Environmental Printing Awards

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HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRINTING AWARDS

First Annual Environmental Printing AwardsThe inaugural Environmental Printing Awards was held in February 2006 and featured Dr. David Suzuki as the keynote speaker. To an audience of more than 250 people, Dr. Suzuki spoke about the importance of reducing humanity’s impact on the environment and emphasized how conservation can coexist with business practices.

The night’s attendees also saw seven companies take home awards for their innovation in reducing environmental impact in their operations.

Awards were presented to the following companies:
Environmental Innovator
JETRION LLC (FLINT GROUP) for its inkjet ink development; low VOC continuous inkjet ink and HAPs-free wide-format inkjet ink.

Community Environmental Involvement (Gold)
ST. JOSEPH COMMUNICATIONS for its Partners in Growth program.

Community Environmental Involvement (Silver)
HEMLOCK PRINTERS for its Off Cuts for Charity program. Most Environmentally Friendly

Corporation or Vendor in Canada (Gold)
HEWLETT-PACKARD CANADA.

Most Environmentally Friendly Printing Company in Canada (1-49 Employees) (Gold)
THISTLE PRINTING.

Most Environmentally Friendly Printing Company in Canada (50+ Employees) (Gold)
HEMLOCK PRINTERS.

Best Environmental Printing Project (Gold)
WARREN’S IMAGING for the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Viewbook.

Best Environmental Printing Project (Silver)
THISTLE PRINTING for its Greenpeace Canada magazine.

Best New Environmental Process (Gold)
HARRIS PRINTING for its installation of Agfa Azura chemistry-free technology.

 


 

YEAR TWO

The Second Annual Environmental Printing AwardsThe second annual Environmental Printing Awards was held in February 2007. The event featured the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, named as Canada's greenest Prime Minister. Renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky presented an environmental-themed multimedia photo presentation during the event.

A total of 29 awards were presented across 11 categories for the evening. Below are the winning individuals and companies and their respective categories.

Environmental Innovator
Silver: Larry Warren, Warren’s Imaging & Dryography Inc.
Bronze: John Piggott, EcoSafe

Environmental Community Involvement
Gold: Canon Canada Inc., The Canon Envirothon
Silver: St. Joseph Communications, Partners in Growth

Most Progressive Environmental Process (Vendor)
Gold: Fujifilm Canada Inc., Pro-T technology
Silver: EFI, BioVu Ink
Bronze: Agfa Canada Inc., Thermofuse technology
Bronze: Cascades Inc., Fine Papers Group, BioGas Energy

Most Progressive Environmental Process (Printer)
Gold: DistribuTech Inc., Dox Returns Application
Silver: Warren's Imaging & Dryography Inc., Waterless printing
Bronze: Transcontinental Inc., VOC-free Initiative

Most Environmentally Progressive Print Consumer in Canada
Gold: Mountain Equipment Co-op
Silver: Quarto Communications, explore Magazine

Most Progressive Environmental Printing Project
Gold: Hemlock Printers Ltd., Holiday Gift Wrap Set
Silver: Warren’s Imaging & Dryography Inc., WWF Case for a Living Planet
Bronze: JBR La Maison du Papier, JBR Environmental Guide
Bronze: Webcom Inc., The Red Pages 2006/2007

Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project
Gold: Farnell Packaging Ltd.

Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor in Canada
Gold: Cascades Inc.
Silver: HP Canada Inc.

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada (1 to 49 employees)
Gold: Taylor Label Inc.
Silver: Colormark Ltd.
Bronze: Skytone Printing & Graphics Ltd.

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada (50 to 100 employees)
Silver: Informco Inc.
Bronze: Maracle Press Ltd.

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada (100-plus employees)
Gold: Hemlock Printers Ltd.
Silver: The Lowe-Martin Group
Bronze: St. Joseph Communications

 


YEAR THREE

The Third Annual Environmental Printing AwardsThe third annual Environmental Printing Awards was held in February 2008. The event featured renowned diplomat Stephen Lewis.

A total of 43 awards were presented across 16 categories for the evening. Below are the winning individuals and companies and their respective categories.

Environmental Innovator
Gold: CEO, Forest Stewardship Council Canada, Antony Marcil

Environmental Community Involvement
Gold: HP Canada
Silver: Canon Canada
Bronze: St. Joseph Communications

Most Progressive Environmental Process, vendor
Gold: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
Silver: Enviro Image Solutions (Metropolitan Fine Printers)
Bronze: Komori Corporation

Most Progressive Environmental Process, printer
Silver: Jones Packaging
Silver: CardPak
Bronze: C.J. Graphics

Most Environmentally Progressive Print Consumer in Canada
Gold: Wildfire Publishing

Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor in Canada
Gold: Enviro Image Solutions (Metropolitan Fine Printers)
Silver: Cascades Fine Papers
Silver: Tembec
Bronze: Sun Chemical

Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project
Gold: Farnell Packaging Ltd.

Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor in Canada
Gold: Enviro Image Solutions (Metropolitan Fine Printers)
Silver: Cascades Fine Papers
Silver: Tembec
Bronze: Sun Chemical

Most Progressive Environmental Printing Project, offset
Gold: Metropolitan Fine Printers
Silver: Flash Reproductions
Silver: The Lowe-Martin Group
Bronze: Parker Pad & Printing

Most Progressive Environmental Printing Project, digital
Gold: Kempenfelt Graphics Group
Silver: Parker Pad & Printing
Bronze: Gilmore Global

Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project, flexible
Bronze: Farnell Packaging

Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project, rigid
Gold: CardPak
Silver: Grafikom
Bronze: C.J. Graphics

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 1 to 49 employees
Gold: Taylor Label
Silver: Warren’s Waterless Printing
Bronze: Accell Graphics

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 50 to 100 employees
Gold: Informco
Silver: Patient News Publishing
Bronze: Colour Innovations

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 100+ employees
Gold: The Lowe-Martin Group
Gold: Hemlock Printers
Silver: St. Joseph Communications

Most Progressive Environmental Product
Gold: Sun Chemical
Silver: Taylor Label
Bronze: Majestic Inkjet



YEAR FOUR

 

On February 12, 2009, PrintAction was proud to host the fourth annual Environmental Printing Awards at the Eglinton Grand in Toronto. The event's featured speaker was Forest Ethics' Tzeporah Berman.

Below are the winners for this year's awards.

Environmental Innovator
Gold: Nicole Rycroft, Markets Initiative

Environmental Community Involvement
Gold: St. Joseph Communications, Partners in Growth program

Most Environmentally Progressive Manufacturing Process, Vendor
Gold: Hewlett-Packard Canada, Closed-loop plastic recycling system
Silver: Cascades, Carbon emissions plan

Most Environmentally Progressive Product or Service, Vendor
Gold: Hewlett-Packard, HP Designjet L65500 with HP Latex Inks
Silver: Agfa, GreenWorks program

Most Environmentally Progressive Product or Service, Printer
Gold: Colour Innovations, www.colourinnovations.com

Most Environmentally Progressive Print Consumer in Canada
Gold: Town Media, Paper supply policy

Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor in Canada
Gold: Hewlett-Packard Canada
Silver: Unisource Canada

Most Progressive Environmental Printing Project, sheetfed offset
Gold: Metropolitan Fine Printers, Wilderness calendar
Silver: C.J. Graphics Inc., Tree Portraits
Bronze: RP Graphics Group, Coast Paper environmental promotion

Most Progressive Printing Project, electrophotography
Gold: The Lowe-Martin Group, Not Just An Invitation
Silver: Colour Innovations Inc., Environmental self-promotion brochure
Bronze: The Lowe-Martin Group, The Cooperators

Most Progressive Environmental Printing project, web offset
Gold: Dollco Printing, Canadian Geographic, wheat sheet

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 1-49 Employees
Silver: Taylor Label

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 50-100 Employees
Gold: Colour Innovations
Silver: C.J. Graphics
Silver: Gilmore Printing Services
Bronze: Patient News Publishing

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 100+ Employees
Gold: The Lowe-Martin Group
Gold: Hemlock Printers Ltd.
Silver: Webcom Inc.
Bronze: Farnell Packaging

 

Our keynote speaker for the Fifth Annual Event

Peter Robinson

PETER ROBINSON, CEO of Vancouver-based David Suzuki Foundation, has a diverse background spanning four decades in business, government and the not-for-profit sectors to the Foundation. Beginning his career as a park ranger in B.C., where he was twice decorated for bravery by the Governor General of Canada, Robinson worked at B.C. Housing, a provincial crown corporation, eventually becoming its CEO. Before joining the David Suzuki Foundation in January 2008, he was the CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op, the country’s largest outdoor equipment retailer. A long-time humanitarian volunteer, Robinson has monitored prison conditions with the International Red Cross in Rwanda in 1998 and led a team for seven years that monitored detained asylum seekers in B.C. He is also currently the Chair and Chancellor of B.C.-based Royal Roads University. Robinson holds a Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management, a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, and diplomas in Community Economic Development and Fish & Wildlife Management.


The venue

Eglinton Grand Banquet Hall

The Fifth Annual Environmental Printing Awards was held at the Eglinton Grand Banquet Hall on April 8, 2010. Formerly The Eglinton Theatre, this historic landmark has been restored to its original 1936 grandeur. It is located at 400 Eglinton Avenue West in Toronto.

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