Welcome to the Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center!

PNEAC is your direct conduit to experts and reliable information on environmental issues related to the printing, publishing and packaging industry.

Here you will find information on:

• Compliance - National and State-specific
• Pollution Prevention Opportunities
• Training Resources - Print Processes, Videos, & Manuals
• Answers to Common Questions (Listservs & Archives) - PrinTech and PrintReg
• People and Programs (Contacts) - National and State-specific
• Initiatives - PrintSTEP, National Environmental Performance Track, Design for the Environment, Great Printers Project, P2PRINT, etc.
• Sustainability
• Energy Efficiency
• U.S. Department of Energy's Save Energy Now Program
• Compressed Air Efficiency

If you have additional questions or do not find what you are searching for, PNEAC's technical experts will be glad to assist you. Assistance is confidential and free of charge.

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PNEAC News

Why targeting 4 human emotions is key to marketing sustainability
7.22.14
Source: The Guardian, 7/21/14
Summary: While brands have been remarkably successful at feeding universal human drives, such as the desire for adventure, power or status, sustainability has not been seeing the same success in its messaging. What sustainability needs to create the same impact is a similar level of insight into the best way to embrace the full range of human emotions. Because it's human emotion that's at the heart of what motivates us.

6 reasons technology alone can't solve water scarcity
7.22.14
Source: GreenBiz, 7/21/14
Summary: Sustainably addressing water scarcity will require technology solutions both conventional and innovative -- both the "hard path for water" and the soft path for water.

9 key trends in corporate sustainability reporting
7.22.14
Source: GreenBiz, 7/21/14
Summary: Nearly three-quarters of sustainability professionals ranked CSR above seven out of 10 in relation to their business objectives (with one being low and 10 being high.) Meanwhile, most organizations dedicate between $34,000 and $84,000 of their budget to CSR reporting activity. These are just some key findings from a recent 2degrees CSR reporting survey, which aims to help organizations identify key trends in CSR reporting, stakeholder engagement and materiality.

GreenBiz 101: The core of materiality? What matters most
7.22.14
Source: GreenBiz, 7/22/14
Summary: If you're a sustainability professional who got his or her start in environmental affairs, chemistry or toxicology, the word "materiality" probably wasn't part of your core curriculum. But the concept may be invaluable when it comes to prioritizing sustainability initiatives and communicating progress toward them -- especially as awareness of these matters grows in the chief financial officer's office. With that in mind, we offer this brief accounting lesson.

Reinventing the Chief Marketing Officer: An Interview with Unilever CMO Keith Weed
7.22.14
Source: HBR Blog Network, 7/21/14
Summary: A marketing revolution is under way and nowhere is that more visible than in the CMO's transforming role. Unilever CMO Keith Weed embodies this new order as an architect and leader of the firm's plan to double revenue while halving its environmental impact. In this edited interview, Weed describes a new breed of marketing organization and the CMO's increasingly strategic role.

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