Book Industry Reaches Significant Environmental Milestone - Page 2 of 2

Over two hundred publishers now have commitments in place to increase recycled and FSC certified fiber, eliminate impacts on Endangered Forests, and a range of other initiatives (including Random House, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Chronicle Books, New World Library, Baker Publishing Group, Lantern Books, Thomas-Nelson, Chelsea Green, and a variety of others)

New Industry Progress
The BIEC is finalizing a green publisher certification program and logo that will be launched in Spring of 2010. It is a points-based system similar to LEED that awards environmental leadership across 22 environmental performance areas and will be identifiable on books

This national eco-label will set a rigorous environmental performance standard and qualifying publishers will be audited

Contact: Kelly Spitzner, Communications Coordinator, 952-223-3364, kelly@greenpressinitiative.org