Justifying Paper Certification
All things being equal, it's been proven repeatedly, the offering with a green tinge wins. What's your parent organization's position on sustainability? Do you know? Do you embrace it? Are you involved? If not, shouldn't you be? Don't wait for the knock at your door that asks what you're doing to foster your enterprise from an environmental and socially responsible perspective. Being CoC certified may just be the easiest way to increase your department's value to upper management.
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.
