FSC Certification: Is It Worth It?
“More important than the logo...is communicating that we’re sensitive to this kind of thing,” says Magee.
As an alternative to FSC certification, Magee is looking into the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership. (SGPpartnership.org)
Just Like the ISO Frenzy?
Part of Magee’s skepticism about FSC may stem from his experiences working at an AlphaGraphics printing franchise. A few years ago, that company decided to get all of its shops certified using the ISO 9000 standard.
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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
