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On Wednesday, September 12th SVC welcomed New Leaf Paper’s Deb Bruner to tell us all about Recycled Paper, Soy Ink, and Al Gore. Deb had a number of great resources to share with us, and here (ta da!) they are:
www.conservatree.org
Conservatree has a comprehensive site covering recycled papers, fiber sources, inks, listings of papers, and much, much more. This is a fabulous resource!
www.greenpressinitiative.org
Green Press Initiative is primarily focused on the book publishing sector, but this is a great resource for inquiring minds. Sign up for their seasonally emailed newsletter and peruse their website pages for all sorts of info.
www.marketsinitiative.org
Based in Canada, Markets Initiative has been a powerful NGO that has caused major transformations in purchasing practices in just 6 years. They focus on the book, magazine, and newspaper sectors, but are a terrific resource for anything related to forestry, including FSC news, logging practices, and much more. MI was instrumental in getting the Harry Potter books published on recycled paper!
www.coopamerica.org
This group is focused on consumers and covers a wide range of topics – not just paper. Look to Co-op America for all sorts of eco-related news.
www.edf.org
The Environmental Defense Fund works in a number of areas as you’ll see from their website. They have focused on paper issues in the past with their paper task force.
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Great time today! The workshop was informative. It left me with much to consider in my own life. I like what Marty was talking about, being carbon neutral.
Comment by Melissa C. May 31, 2007 @ 6:05 amI’d love it if you would offer this seminar again (soon!) I bet there were a lot of people who couldn’t attend for one reason or another. Please repeat it!
Comment by PS May 31, 2007 @ 6:44 pmAlthough it was interesting to hear people in the “green design” movement, I would have liked more concrete examples of the 101 things such as practical techniques for presenting a “green” strategy to clients. It would have been good to hear specifics about how to make your office green without a consultant which may be cost prohibitive for some smaller design studios. I also think that your seminar would do well to target print buyers and production managers since they share a large part in making those final paper and printer decisions especially for larger corporations.
Also, it would be helpful on your website link to have have a green dictionary to define terms like “carbon neutral” and “3BL” and even “sustainable”. They were thrown about without much clarification and if your mission is to educate people you must first explore the language.
It would be nice if your next one could be held outside if weather permits. Participants can always see the powerpoint pdf presentation and the speaker’s websites afterwards which would be an incentive to log on and really find out more.
Kudos to all involved.
Comment by Carina May 31, 2007 @ 7:35 pmKnowing there is a green-aware design community is very helpful and encouraging. Having a group to share ideas with going forward will be wonderful. I too wish there were more concrete examples of how to pitch green to clients. Many of the presentations talked about the same thing and I wish that they had been more different with more specifics. Overall, however, it was inspiring and I will bring a lot of useful information back to my team. Thanks for organizing this. It’s the first step to get a larger audience on the same page.
Comment by Cassandra June 1, 2007 @ 1:40 amI thought the workshop was fantastic. The variety of perspectives and contributions that your speakers shared were both inspirational and moving. I’m actually glad that you didn’t present it as a strict “how-to”. Yes, being green has a learning curve, but frankly, the “how-to’s” of it can easily be googled, or read in a growing selections of books. I preferred the real-life stories — it opened my mind, left me free to imagine my own approach, and still has me thinking….Thank you!
Comment by Stephanie C. June 1, 2007 @ 3:02 amGlad I was able to attend the event. Life is more hopeful knowing how many people care!
I wish Marty’s talk was in the morning. Banding Green is not something easily absorbed late in the day…
Somehow a NW Green Design Conference came to into my mind… Larry? Wendy? (Thank You!)
Turning green as I conclude!
Comment by Iris June 1, 2007 @ 4:22 amThat sounds like a really cool workshop!
Keep up the good work!
Comment by officedoodles July 13, 2007 @ 8:22 pmwow, this blog is awesome. I’ll definitely be trying to do more green friendly design work. Hope the clients buy into it.
Comment by jeremy October 9, 2007 @ 5:36 pmThis list is fabulous, but I did think of some other ideas. Here is my modest list of 8 things IT managers can do to help the environment:
http://www.helpdesknotes.com/2007/10/are_you_environmentally_aware.html
Comment by Linda Marie October 16, 2007 @ 4:54 amWhat a great blog you have! I just added a link to your blog on my recycling blog.
Comment by Debbie October 20, 2007 @ 6:36 pmDesigners, instead of recycling all the pretty print samples, use them first. I made them into little gifts. Check out my little green projects. I’d also love to hear your ideas!
Comment by Iris November 20, 2007 @ 5:13 am