Indigo's Environmental Paper Policy
To reach our goals, we've set ambitious targets and adopted a range of progressive practices. Our environmental paper policy favors the use of post-consumer recycled paper in our paper purchases.
Our Internal Paper Objectives:
- By 2012, Indigo will achieve an average of 30% post-consumer recycled content
in Indigo copier and printer paper; corrugated packaging products; catalogues
and marketing materials within 12 months, 40% within 24 months, and 60% within
5 years.
- We're benchmarking our current paper consumption and measuring our
efforts to reduce it. By 2012, we will reduce our use of paper by 25%. We're
also working
with individual vendors and the publishing industry to reduce over-production
by the industry, and to ensure they get more out of the paper they use.
- While we give preference to high-recycled content paper, Indigo recognizes
the importance of better forest management practices. So, for paper products
containing virgin fibre, Indigo will favour those that are eligible for labelling
according to FSC standards. To learn about FSC certification, please go to:
fsccanada.org
Our External Paper Objectives
Indigo created its paper policy as a catalyst for change in the way that books are printed and to work with the publishing community to use more environmental papers in its products. To facilitate this change, Indigo has established a number of targets and publishers will strive to attain the following standards and time lines:
Vendor Product Objectives
Post consumer recycled paper content
for UNCOATED books and magazines |
20% in 12 months
30% in 24 months
50% in 60 months |
Post consumer recycled paper content
for COATED books and magazines |
10% in 12 months
20% in 24 months
50% in 60 months |
Post consumer recycled paper content
for marketing and packaging |
20% in 12 months
40% in 24 months
60% in 60 months |
Please note that Indigo has incorporated its Environmental Paper Policy into
its Vendor Terms of Trade Agreement.
To view Indigo's Environmental Paper Policy in full, please click here:
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