Now celebrating its 10th year in operation, Canopy has played a significant roll in North American printing. As it continues to push innovative technology such as the wheat sheet, here is a quick look back at some of Canopy’s achievements over the past decade:
- Harry Potter was named the greenest book in history during 2008 with 23 publishers of the popular series switching to ecological paper;
- Indigo Books and Music Inc. became the first international book retailer to implement an environmental policy that engages its entire supply chain on greening books;
- The Globe and Mail was the first North American daily newspaper to develop an overarching environmental policy;
- Canadian Geographic Magazine hit newsstands in 2008 on the first ever paper made with wheat straw in North America.
- Three out of four of Canada's largest magazine conglomerates developed environmental paper policies that shift away from endangered forests. These publishers control 20 percent of magazine grade papers used in Canada.
- 650 book publishers, magazines, newspapers and printers have developed environmental policies with Canopy including Lonely Planet, Transcontinental and Rogers Media.
- 18-million trees have been saved as a result of publishers and printers switching away from papers originating from carbon and species rich forests and onto eco-friendly alternatives;
- 25-million hectares (60-million acres) of rich intact forests in British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest and North America's Boreal Forest have and are being protected;
- 11 countries, including China, Germany, the United Kingdom and United States developed environmental publishing campaigns under Canopy's mentorship; and
- More than 150 new environmental papers have been created in response to Canopy-generated green market demand and are now available for industrial and individual consumers.
Now celebrating its 10th year in operation, Canopy has played a significant roll in North American printing. As it continues to push innovative technology such as the wheat sheet, here is a quick look back at some of Canopy’s achievements over the past decade: