Green 2.0

At Goetz, we understand the need for healthy and sustainable business practices—and so do our customers. We're proud to lead the way by taking concrete steps to reduce the environmental impact of our operations while empowering our customers to make educated environmental choices about the paper used to create their print collateral.

FSC and PEFC Certification

Goetz is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).

SFI Chain of Custody Certification

The SFI sustainable forestry certification program is one of the largest in the world. This program promotes responsible environmental behavior and sound forest management, including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk, and forests of exceptional conservation value. Chain-of-custody certification means a company has a tracking system in place that identifies the amount of certified, uncertified and recycled content in the forest products it buys, uses or sells. Our SFI chain of custody certification also connects us with a strong network of progressive suppliers of environmentally-friendly paper products.

Goetz is 100% Carbon Neutral

By participating in Carbonfund.org's CarbonFree program, Goetz Printing offsets 100% of its electrical consumption through a blend of wind and solar certificates and neutralizes its remaining carbon emissions footprint (natural gas and transportation) through its support of reforestation projects based both in the United States and abroad.

“Goetz Printing has a history of being eco-conscious: it’s certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative and the Program for the Endorsement of Forestry Certifications,” said Eric Carlson, Executive Director of Carbonfund.org. “Now Goetz Printing is taking the natural next step of offsetting its carbon footprint. We’re proud to help it go CarbonFree.”

Other Sustainable Business Practices

All of the inks and coatings we use are non-petroleum and vegetable based. Spent fountain solutions are handled in accordance with EPA and state regulations and we recycle all excess paper and metal plates.

If you would like more information on our environmental initiatives, please contact Kevin McKenney at 703.569.8232.

 

More Information

About PEFC

The PEFC Council (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, founded in 1999 which promotes sustainably managed forests through independent third party certification. PEFC provides an assurance mechanism to purchasers of wood and paper products that they are promoting the sustainable management of forests.

Learn more at www.pefc.org

About the FSC

The Forest Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organization. It promotes and monitors environmental responsibility, socially beneficial and economically viable solutions that constructively balance the need to manage and maintain the world’s forests and ecosystems with the practical need for wood and fiber based products.

Learn more at www.fsc.org

About SFI Inc.

SFI Inc. is a non-profit organization responsible for maintaining, overseing and improving the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program.

Learn more at www.sfiprogram.org

About Carbonfund.org

Carbonfund.org is one of the country's leading carbon reduction and offset organizations, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact.

Learn more at www.carbonfund.org