GREEN: It’s the Right Thing to Do
Social and Economic Concerns
The common theme of all of these efforts is that not only environmental criteria are identified. In addition, and given equal weight are social and economic concerns. The “Triple Bottom Line” is not only to do no harm to the environment, but also to treat people ethically and with economic fairness. In other words, people, planet and profits.
Vic Nathan Barkin has more than 35 years of experience in the printing, paper and wood products industries and currently owns a consulting practice specializing in business development, workflow, and technology implementation, focusing on “Green Procurement and Production” practices. Vic is a QMS Lead Auditor certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards, is a consultant for the Rainforest Alliance as an FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood senior auditor, is an FSC, SFI and PEFC lead auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and SGS North America, and has engaged in more than 700 site assessments and audits.
