Some of you have asked about our Green Press initiative that you see on all the emersion books. Here is some info. on Baker's Green Press/ Recycling.
Recycled Paper Time-line at Baker Publishing Group
2003: Baker Publishing Group begins purchasing recycled paper selectively for non-fiction paperbacks.
2004: BPG directs the printer, Bethany Press International, to permanently stock recycled paper for BPG's use.
2005: To promote responsible paper use, BPG mailed a sample copy of a book, using recycled paper, to the CEOs of all ECPA member publishers. // Baker Publishing Group becomes the only Evangelical company listed as a member of the Green Press Initiative. http://www.greenpressinitiative.org
2006 - All paperback non-fiction now uses recycled paper, both new titles and later all reprints. // The Green Press logo is adapted for use on the copyright page of all our books using recycled paper. // In November, BPG submits a stewardship advocacy piece to the ECPA e-link.
2007 - In January, BPG hosts a lunch meeting at their office for four local Christian publishers and two Michigan printers. Two representatives from Green Press Initiative lead a discussion on recycled paper choices. // BPG adds the following categories to the books using recycled paper: hardback, academic, and Short Run. // Baker Publishing Group is one of five publishers on the Leadership Council of the Book Industry Treatise on Responsible Paper Use.
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