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UH PRINTING SERVICES AWARDED FSC CERTIFICATION
UH
Printing Services is now officially a certified Forest
Stewardship Council printer, a distinguished designation that
demonstrates its commitment to sustainability. By receiving the
certification, the department will do its part to promote and
use responsibly-produced paper for printing projects.
The Forest Stewardship Council is an international organization
that promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial
and economically viable management of the world�s forest. UH
Printing Services worked extensively with Printers Green
Resource LLC and the Rainforest Alliance to complete the
required FSC audit and training in order to gain the FSC
Chain-of-Custody Certification status. The department has
incorporated FSC-certified paper into its procedures, which
means it is using paper made by companies who help to replant
and maintain forests.
UH Printing Services is the only non-profit printer in the
Houston area to obtain certification and one of seven total
Houston printers awarded. Customers can now request products
made from FSC certified paper in order to promote and support
productive forest management. The FSC and Rainforest Alliance
marks can also be proudly displayed on projects and serve as
encouragement for others to make the same environmentally
responsible choice.
�Through FSC certification and other programs promoting
sustainability such as vegetable inks and the use of paper with
post-consumer waste, we are on the forefront of in-plant print
facility sustainability,� said Sally J. Rowland-Ketley, Director
of UH Printing Services. �We are proud of our record and will
continue to pursue additional venues to lessen our impact on the
environment. I am proud of my team and would like to thank them
for their due diligence during the certification/audit process.�
For more information on UH Printing Services, visit
www.uh.edu/pp.
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