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October 9, 2008
NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Ray Brown, 585-235-7710, rbrown@canfieldtack.com
Rochester, New York – As a part of a broad commitment to corporate social responsibility, Canfield & Tack Commercial Printing & Fulfillment announced today that it has achieved triple Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification by adding Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI Inc.) to its selection of green solutions. Customer requests for a wider variety of responsible products led the company to pursue the rigorous certification route which includes significant process documentation and 3rd party audits by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The ability to print on responsibly produced, SFI certified papers will be available to their customers along with existing CoC programs: Forest Stewardship Council and the Rainforest Alliance.
“At Canfield & Tack, we have a long standing commitment
to the environment. As part of this effort, we offer
our customers many green choices when they partner with
us”, said Jason Henderberg, Canfield & Tack Sustainability
Specialist. “The SFI ® chain of custody certification
provides another option for our customers who want to make
environmentally responsible choices when they select printing
paper for their projects. Achieving this certificate
was the right thing to do - it allows us to do our part
by joining a growing community of companies, land-owners,
and social and environmental organizations all committed
to improving forest practices on a global scale. Chain-of-Custody
certification ensures that a company has a tracking system
in place which identifies the amount of certified, uncertified
and recycled content in the forest products it buys, uses,
or sells.”
“Demand for products from well-managed forests is
increasing worldwide and with today’s announcement, Canfield & Tack joins a growing number of
companies that are demonstrating their environmental commitment through certification
to the SFI program,” said SFI Inc. President and CEO Kathy Abusow. “At a time
when just 10 per cent of the world’s forests are independently certified, Canfield & Tack
has taken a leadership role by supporting global efforts
to improve forest practices.”
About SFI Inc.: SFI Inc. is a 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization, and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program, a sustainable forestry certification program that is internationally recognized and among the largest in the world. Across North America, 152.6 million acres (61.7 million hectares) are certified to the SFI 2005-2009 Standard, which is based on principles and measures that promote sustainability, including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk and forests with exceptional conservation value. Visit: www.sfiprogram.org
About Canfield & Tack: Founded in 1926, Canfield & Tack Commercial Printing and Fulfillment is an employee-owned printing company based in Rochester, NY., employing over 100 people. The company provides offset, digital and wide format printing, image and document management, warehousing, distribution and fulfillment to companies with high-level marketing needs.
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