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Sustainability
Inspires Innovation
Sustainability
We offer the most comprehensive range of sustainable print options in the market, producing the highest quality product with the lowest environmental footprint.
As a large purchaser of paper, our advocacy and purchasing preferences can create positive change all along the paper supply chain. We work with our paper suppliers to grow our use of FSC and post-consumer waste papers. Currently, 70% of all paper we purchase contains post-consumer waste fibre.
Forest Stewardship Council
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Environmental Benefits Statement
Green-eCertification
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) is a global not-for-profit organization that sets the standard for responsibly managed forests world-wide, both environmentally and socially.
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In 2004, Hemlock became the first FSC certified printer in the Pacific Northwest to embrace this gold standard chain-of-custody certification as the leading model for sustainable forest management. We are proud of the continued growth in FSC paper usage by our clients, which now exceeds 90% of the stock on which we print, a 10% increase from 2016.
Post-consumer waste (PCW) paper contains fibres that have served their purpose as a consumer item and been redirected from the landfill. Using paper that contains PCW saves resources such as water, energy and trees and diverts solid waste from the landfill and GHG emissions from entering the atmosphere.
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Hemlock creates customized Environmental Benefits Statements based on the percentage of PCW fibre in a print job, which can be used to clearly demonstrates your environmental commitment.
Green-e paper certification can only be applied to paper that is manufactured at mills which use 100% certified renewable energy, including electricity created by wind, solar, biomass or run-of-river sources.
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Hemlock is the only Green-e certified printer in Canada and certifies our own electricity use under the same program.
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Sustainability
Paper Substrates
As a large purchaser of paper, our advocacy and purchasing preferences can create positive change all along the paper supply chain. We work with our paper suppliers to grow our use of FSC and post-consumer waste papers. Currently, 70% of all paper we purchase contains post-consumer waste fibre.
Ancient and Endangered Forest Purchasing Policy
Coronado SST 100
Forest Landscapes of Hope
Hemlock has established a comprehensive Ancient and Endangered Forest Purchasing Policy which provides the guidelines to help us to continue to grow our use of FSC and Post-Consumer Waste papers, shift to grades that have a lower carbon footprint and ensure that all the paper we buy comes from sources that protect and preserve the ancient and endangered forests globally.
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As part of our commitment to the conservation of the world’s ancient and endangered forest ecosystems, we strongly support the North American commercial scale development of pulp, paper and packaging alternatives that are derived from agricultural residues like wheat straw as a way to diversify the fibre basket and meet our continued need for high quality, cost effective products.
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A shining example our innovation and initiative is the unique partnership with Neenah Paper and Offsetters we established to develop Coronado SST 100, the first paper of its kind certified carbon-neutral throughout its lifecycle. Available only from Hemlock Printers, Coronado is a 100% post-consumer recycled premium uncoated sheet for both digital and offset production and is both FSC and Green-e certified.
Hemlock is conscious of the impacts of sourcing decisions on endangered species, high conservation value forests, communities and climate, in places like the Boreal and the Broadback Forest, Coastal Temperate Rainforests and Indonesian Rainforests. We are working closely with not-for-profit Canopy on policy implementation to ensure we carefully assess our fibre sourcing to avoid ancient and endangered forest regions. Alongside Canopy, we encourage governments and the forest sector to support and advance protection of the world’s ancient and endangered forests. We are committed and proud to contribute to the creation of conservation legacies in these landscapes of hopes.
Offset Technology
Sustainable Operations
These offset purchases support energy-efficient and fuel switching projects that permanently reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring our Burnaby manufacturing facilities and US sales offices operate 100% carbon neutral.
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Sustainability
Partners
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) is an international certification and labeling system dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world’s forests. FSC enables businesses and consumers to create positive change to keep our forests healthy for generations to come.
Canopy is a not-for-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting forests, species and climate. Collaborating with hundreds of leading companies across North America to help ensure their supply chains are sustainable, Canopy believes that businesses can be powerful partners in implementing innovative solutions.
Offsetters is one of the largest, most experienced full-service carbon management teams in North America. Founded in 2005, Offsetters provide a variety of environmental management solutions for businesses.
Climate Smart is a Vancouver-based social enterprise committed to educating businesses and enabling organizations to reduce their emissions through greenhouse gas management training and advising.
