HUP and the Green Press Initiative
As a publisher of books on science and the environment, Harvard University Press (HUP) is especially aware of the impact of publishing on the environment, particularly regarding the use of wood fiber as a source of book paper. In an effort to reduce our use of virgin fiber, we have joined over 100 other U.S. publishers in becoming a member of Green Press Initiative (GPI). GPI is a nonprofit organization working to help publishers and printers increase their use of recycled paper and decrease their use of fiber derived from endangered forests. By signing the GPI's Book Industry Treatise on Responsible Paper Use in 2006, HUP agreed to increase our use of recycled paper containing at least 30% post-consumer waste, from current levels to a 30% average overall by 2011.
This commitment is part of a related effort at HUP to reduce the use of paper for memos, reports, and other in-house materials that can serve their purpose equally well in electronic form. HUP has made significant strides towards an all-electronic workflow for publishing books, the ultimate goal being to move from author files all the way to printer-ready files without a single paper proof.
In the end, we cannot publish without paper, but we can make do with far less, which will help protect the environment, as well as make us a more efficient and better publisher.
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Media coverage of one of our largest paper suppliers, the New Leaf Paper Company. New Leaf Paper leads the paper industry in the development and distribution of environmentally superior printing and office papers.
NBC TV, Washington DC
Paper Specs--New Leaf Paper Wind Power write-up
"That's Crispy"--March 1st interview with Jeff Mendelsohn
