For immediate release

Portland, 1st of May, 2009

Irwin Hodson Press Announces Their Climate Neutral Printing Certification.
How does it feel to print climate neutrally? Innovative and responsible

Irwin Hodson Press can now offer its clients climate neutral print products. Hereby, all CO2-emissions evolving in the course of a print job will be calculated and neutralized by emission certificates from acknowledged climate protection projects. For Irwin Hodson Press, the possibility to print climate neutrally was yet another step in a broad sustainability strategy. Thereby the focus will continue to be on additional long-term development of the company’s internal environment philosophy and the diminution of the impacts on the climate.

From the carbon footprint to a climate neutral print product
Due to a large sense of responsibility, it is important for Irwin Hodson Press to keep the entry of environmentally relevant greenhouse gases as low as possible. In a printing plant CO2-emissions evolve in the course of the usage of energy, transports, paper, inks, coatings and other factors. The ClimatePartner California Inc. has calculated all the emerging CO2-emissions for the whole company [carbon footprint] and presents guidance for the reduction of emissions by means of the results. With an individualized emission calculator Irwin Hodson Press can report to their client the amount of emissions produced per print project. As an additional service, the emissions can be neutralized by investing in high quality emission-reduction-certificates from acknowledged climate protection projects.  Therefore every brochure, catalog, poster, etc can be printed climate neutrally.

Environmental responsibility – no longer a foreign word
Irwin Hodson Press has been a role model for environmentally responsible activities in the region for a long time.  “We’re not only FSC-certified and participate at the PGE – campaign “Save more, matter more”, but we also support the usage and establishment of renewable energies in Oregon”, says Ken Kozol, Vice President of manufacturing.  Furthermore, the ambitious company has decided to participate in the Climate Leaders-program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which aims at the development of sustainable climate protection strategies from and for enterprises. Also, they have installed the lowest VOC printing process available and offer clients bio-renewable coatings. Therefore the employment of highly efficient and environmentally friendly technologies for the printing plant is self-evident for Irwin Hodson Press. The printing plant is very ambitious to pass the environmental engagement to the employees who are encouraged to carpool, use public transport or ride bicycles to work.

Writing on the wall
“We are proud of our sustained engagement and want to pass this down to our clients”, explains Ken Kozol proudly. “With ClimatePartner we have found a competent resource.” “We are happy to see that Irwin Hodson Press has recognized the value and advocates so actively. ClimatePartner has already gained broad expert knowledge on the European and German market on the topic “sustainable media production” and is a quality leader in voluntary climate protection in the printing industry”, says Katharina Riess, ClimatePartner California Inc.

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For further information please contact:
Climate Partner California, Inc.
730 Montgomery Street
94111 San Francisco, CA
Phone +1 42 42 28 42 27
California@climatepartner.com

ClimatePartner avows itself to be a strategy advisory and application developer in climate protection. With more than 300 consultancy projects for more than 150 clients, ClimatePartner has gained expert knowledge in the topics climate protection and sustainability in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece and the USA within only three years. ClimatePartner develops solutions, which are characterized by their integration into the business models of its clients and are thereby scalable, whereby they contribute to an effective climate protection at the same time.  The headquarters of the company are in Munich, Germany. ClimatePartner California is located San Francisco.