SGIA Announces 2017 Sustainable Business Recognition Recipients

For Immediate Release April 20, 2017 Contact: Kate Achelpohl, SGIA 703.359.1364 kate@sgia.org Fairfax, Virginia — SGIA is pleased to present its Sustainable Business Recognition honor to 22 member companies. The program encourages SGIA member companies to create and adopt sustainable business practices and to set an example for other companies to follow. “Sustainability is about more than the environment. It’s about business efficiencies, reducing waste and conserving resources. And it’s critical to your success,” said Marci Kinter, SGIA's Vice President, Government & Business Information. “That said, reductions in air, water and power usage all have a very real impact on your bottom line, and streamlined operations can save labor as well as materials and utilities, improving all-round efficiency.” SGIA’s Sustainable Business Recognition award spotlights member companies that have implemented projects that improved employee safety and health, reduced environmental impact and Improved business efficiency. Congratulations to the 2017 Sustainability Recognition Program Award Honorees:

• 3M Commercial Graphics, Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Arjowiggins Graphics, Stamford, Connecticutt
• Auto Trim Design Inc, Concord, Ontario, Canada
• Avery Dennison NTP AS, Gaupne, Norway
• Boston Barricade Company, Vero Beach, Florida
• CanvasPop LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada
• DesignTex Surface Imaging, Portland, Maine
• Douglass Screen Printers Inc dba DPRINT, Lakeland, Florida
• Empire Screen Printing, Onalaska, Wisconsin
• GFX International , Grayslake, Illinois
• Global Products Inc, Saint Peters, Missouri
• iPrint Digital Limited, Kingston, Jamaica
• LSG, LLC. - Tampa, Tampa, Florida
• Meisel, A Division of RR Donnelley, Carrollton, Texas
• Ministicks.com, Buffalo, New York
• Modernistic, Stillwater, Minnesota
• Piedmont Plastics Inc, Charlotte, North Carolina
• SENFA - DECOPRINT , Selestat, Bas Rhin, France
• Sihl The Coating Company, Fiskeville, Rhode Island
• Spector and Co, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
• TASUS, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• Yunker Industries Inc, Elkhorn, Wisconsin

All companies can further their sustainability journey with SGIA's Sustainability Resource Center. This one-stop shop offers tools, information and updates to fit all of your sustainability needs. SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community Having its origins in the screen printing industry, SGIA embraced the digital revolution early on and is now the trade association of choice for professionals in the industrial, graphic, garment, textile, electronics, packaging and commercial printing communities looking to grow their business into new market segments through the incorporation of the latest printing technologies. SGIA membership comprises these diverse segments, all of which are moving rapidly towards digital adoption. As long-time champions of digital technologies and techniques, SGIA is the community of peers you are looking for to help navigate the challenges of this process. Additionally, the SGIA Expo is the largest trade show for print technology in North America. “Whatever the medium, whatever the message, print is indispensable. Join the community — SGIA.”