Special Report: Celebrating 'Green' Publishing
Publishers’ “green” efforts took center stage at the 3rd Annual SustainPrint Awards Dinner, held March 23 at New York City’s Marriott Marquis Times Square, during the Publishing Business Conference & Expo. Two book publishers were recognized for their significant achievements in environmental sustainability: Melcher Media—winner of the Newcomer of the Year Award in Book Publishing (awarded to a company that recently implemented significant environmental sustainability efforts)—and the University of California Press—winner of the Longtime Leader Award in Book Publishing (awarded to a company with a significant history of environmental sustainability). Boho magazine and Ogden Publications received this year’s SustainPrint Awards in magazine publishing. ‘Green’ Beginnings
Melcher Media—whose books are based on big-ticket brands like HBO and Harley-Davidson—developed its corporate environmental policy this year. Included are goals to measure the company’s carbon footprint by the end of the year and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to the company’s publishing operations by 20 percent by 2020, and by 80 percent by 2050.