Sustainable Green Print courses hit the mark
Sydney printer, Standard Publishing House, gets ready for next week’s Sustainable Green Print (SGP) course.
Printing Industries national manager, learning and development, Ian Walz, said courses were also underway in Melbourne and Brisbane and currently being scheduled in others states.
“Sustainability practices are a very important part of any printing business operations and I urge all companies to schedule the time and resources to secure this very important certification,” he said.
“Some 17 companies have already achieved their SGP certification across the different levels offered and dozens of others at various stages of training and implementation.”
An example of those undertaking the program is Sydney’s Standard Publishing House (SPH) who are working on achieving their Level 2 certification and are using a consultant to assist them with implementation.
“One of the first things that struck me was the integrity of the accreditation system,” consultant Narelle Monaghan said.
“SPH is already meeting many of the requirements of the SGP system, but we need to document this and put systems in place to ensure they continue to improve.
“We are really looking forward to being able to demonstrate our high standards, with the green ticks to prove it,” she said.
Walz said the Sydney SGP course was still accepting enrolments and would begin on Monday 31 May with the Level 1 introductory course. This would continue on 15 June and be followed by the Level 2 course on 28 June.
“In Victoria the Level 1 and 2 courses are already underway with more scheduled for 14 and 28 July 2010. Queensland Level 1 courses are also underway with Level two scheduled over 2 and 9 June.
“Level three courses, which include the option of completing the ISO14001 audit, are also in the pipeline,” Walz said.
More information on Sustainable Green print including courses in other states is available on www.sustainablegreenprint.com.au or by contacting Ian Walz on (02) 8789 7362. E-mail: ian@printnet.com.au