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The recently announced Green Press Initiative
membership program provides benefits and resources for
individuals and companies interested in reducing the social and
environmental impacts of publishing. Currently corporate
membership is only available to companies in the book industry,
though a membership program for the newspaper industry is in
development.
Joining Green Press Initiative is a simple way to demonstrate
your environmental commitment, gain access to valuable tools and
resources, and support the efforts of a pioneering organization.
The Green Press Initiative (GPI) provides its members with the
expertise and resources to design, implement and evaluate
successful, socially responsible business policies and
practices.
Member Benefits:
In addition to supporting efforts of the Green Press
Initiative to promote an industry-wide transition towards more
socially and environmentally responsible practices, member
companies receive the following:
• Use of the Green Press Initiative
Logo (In accordance with
logo use guidelines)
• Consulting and Employee Training
(Policy development consultation and basic and/or in depth
training)
• Research and Tools (Free
Environmental Trends and Climate Impacts and future paid
reports, endangered forest risk assessment,)
• Networking Opportunities (through
participation at annual GPI-coordinated industry event)
• Discounts on Industry Events
(Publishing Conference & Expo and others)
• Discounts on products and services to
help reduce impacts (recycled office paper, carbon offsets,
efficient lighting, etc). Click
here for details
• Environmental Calculations and
Analysis (annual environmental savings, carbon footprint
calculations)
Who is Eligible?
Publishers and Suppliers
Eligibility includes:
treatise signatories, companies with an
environmental policy, or commitment to develop one, or companies
that meet other specific criteria defined by GPI.
GPI supporting organizations
(nonprofits, trade associations and other companies)
Eligibility includes:
nonprofits, trade associations, booksellers, librarians and
other companies or organizations that want to support
environmental innovations in the book industry through GPI
membership.
If the organization itself publishes, then the same guidelines
for publishers and suppliers apply. Preferably have signed the
Treatise.
GPI supporting individual
All are welcome
Dues:
Membership dues are based on a sliding scale
according to a company’s gross annual revenue as outlined below:
| Gross Annual
Revenue |
Annual Dues |
| Individuals
(authors, consultants, advocates) |
$50.00 |
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Nonprofits, government agency,
trade association |
$100.00 |
| Business under
$1 million |
$100.00 |
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Business over $1million and
under $5 million |
$200.00 |
| Business over
$5 million and under $10 million |
$300.00 |
| Business over
$10 million and under $20 million |
$500.00 |
| Business over
$20 million and under $50million |
$1,000.00 |
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Business over $50 million and
under $100 million |
$1,500.00 |
| Businesses over
$100 million and under $500 million |
$2,500.00 |
| Businesses over
$500 million and under $1 billion |
$3,000.00 |
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Businesses over 1 billion |
$5,000.00 |
Become a Member:
There are two ways you
can signup for membership. You may join securely online using a
credit card, or you can download and complete a paper invoice
which you can
send via mail or fax.
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