Heidelberg USA Launches Green Printing Web Portal

HEI on Green
Heidelberg’s content-rich "Green Printing" pages address sustainable printing from three distinct perspectives. "Green Manufacturing" details Heidelberg’s environmental policy and green manufacturing processes, and provides a list of environmental milestones achieved by Heidelberg over the past 20 years. Here users can view and download Heidelberg’s Sustainability Reports from 2003/4 on, all of which detail Heidelberg’s long-term commitment to environmentally responsible manufacturing. While browsing the "Green Printshop," visitors will learn which Heidelberg products can shrink their environmental footprint by reducing paper waste, energy consumption, VOC emissions and ink residues. A third section, "Green Resources", compiles third-party tools and information on green printing and sustainability. It includes links to industry associations, environmental councils—such as the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership or special programs from the EPA—carbon calculators, chain-of-custody certifications like SFI and FSC, government resources and information on green design. A special subsection on "Making Green Claims" offers guidelines for distinguishing legitimate green marketing claims from spurious competing claims.