Canadian Printing Awards
Environmental
E1: Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Company
Awarded to a Canadian printing company based on its holistic strategy to address environmental impact with emphasis on initiatives undertaken in past year (September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024).
- Please refer to the Awards Entry page at printaction.com/enter-awards for making final submissions, which includes filling out an online Company Information form and payment.
- Eligible companies/facilities must be located in Canada.
- Complete the Environmental Achievements section of this form, which must not exceed three letter-size pages.
- Up to three supplemental documents may be included to support environmental claims.
- Email this form and supplements directly to ncaleb@annexbusinessmedia.com or mail to the address below. The samples must reach no later than September 18, 2024.
Mail Entries To:
PrintAction, Canadian Printing Awards
111 Gordon Baker Rd., Suite 400
North York, ON
M2H 3R1
Nomination deadline: September 18, 2024
If you have questions about the entry process, please contact:
Nithya Caleb, Editor, ncaleb@annexbusinessmedia.com, 416-510-5142
Kim Barton, Sales Manager, kbarton@annexbusinessmedia.com, 416-435-9229
Environmental Achievements
The following list of environmental factors is only a guide to assist in defining areas where your company demonstrates leadership. It is not necessary to address all of these factors in your submission.
• Environmental Policy – Highlight any company-wide commitments to instill and environmentally-conscious company culture. | • Facility Engineering – Demonstrate specific building features or functions to lessen your facility’s environmental impact. |
• Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Compliance – For example, Certificate of Approval for air/noise and municipal sewer-use-bylaw compliance. | • Energy Use Programs – Energy-saving strategies or initiatives applied directly within your facility. (for example, heat reclamation or alternative-energy sources.) |
• Technology Implementation – Integration of new technologies within your manufacturing process to lessen environmental impact. | • Environmental Certifications – Recognized environmental accreditations for facilities or for the use of manufacturing inputs like inks, papers, plastics and plates. |
• Pollution Prevention Programs – Highlight involvement in programs designed to address air or effluent pollution through source reduction, source neutrality (recycling) and/or source control (third-party disposal). | • Carbon Footprint Assessment – Internal and/or third-party assessments to understand the total set of greenhouse gas emissions as the result of a facility’s operation or the manufacture of a product. |
• Environmental Marketing – Define initiatives to promote your environmentally progressive strategies, services or products. | • Environmental Committee – Highlight a group of employees with a mandate to enact environmental initiatives. |
• Environmental Community Programs – Initiatives by your company to promote the environmental responsibility of printing in the public domain or within a defined community. | • Distribution Management – Logistics employed by your company to lessen the environmental impact of delivering products/services to clients. |
• Supply Chain Programs – Initiatives instigated by your company to influence suppliers in the adoption of environmentally progressive practices. | • Not-for-profit/Association Participation – The efforts by your company, or one of its employees, to develop an environmental mandate for a not-for-profit or association. |
Submission for E1: Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Company
(Award finalists will be notified in October. The Canadian Printing Awards Gala will be held Thursday, November7, 2024, at Palais Royale, Toronto.)