Sustainability
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Earth Day Tips: 10 Simple Things You Can Do to Lessen Environmental Impact
Yesterday was the 49th anniversary of Earth Day, the day that marks the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earthday.org describes 1970 like this: “Americans were slurping leaded gas through massive V8 sedans. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly […]
Paper Industry Sustainability is a Team Effort
In February, we gave you an update on the progress we made to advance IWCO Direct’s sustainability efforts in 2017. As a leading provider of direct marketing services, we understand the importance of actively finding new ways to improve our offerings while maintaining our strong role as environmental stewards. Environmental responsibility is a journey, not […]
Why We’re Building a Sustainability Snapshot in 2018
We continue to expand our ecologically responsible practices at IWCO Direct. We’ve helped our clients deliver better mail campaigns using eco-friendly plastics, partnered with industry-leading conservation organizations to enhance company environmental standards, and established the IWCO Direct Environmental Council to monitor our efforts (to name just a few). We’re not content to rest on […]
Humans vs Robots Part 1: Amazon’s New Human Touch on Packaging Algorithms
The deadline for this blog was fast approaching but putting pen to paper (OK – fingers to keys) had to wait until the holiday clean-up was accomplished and the trip to the local recycling center (aka “the dump”) was completed. Our recycling center requires all non-recyclable waste to be disposed of in special bags that […]
How and Why We’re Tracking Our Carbon Footprint
It’s important for companies to take responsibility for their impact on the planet. As a leading provider of direct marketing services that include paper-based communications, IWCO Direct continues to seek positive ways to reduce our environmental impact by measuring our carbon footprint and increasing the quantity of materials we recycle. We take pride in our […]
