Our Commitment to
THE ENVIRONMENT

What is the FSC?
Established in 1993, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. FSC developed the first independent labeling system for forest products. It is now active in 66 countries on five continents.

To be certified, sites must adhere to 10 Principles of Forest Stewardship* that define good forest management. These techniques ensure water, soil, and wildlife are protected during the production processes. They are global standards and can apply to any forest anywhere in the world.

To be certified, an FSC-accredited organization inspects and audits forest operations. Products that come from FSC-certified forests and that are covered by a Chainof- Custody certificate may be labeled with the trademark FSC logo.

What is Chain-of-Custody (CoC)?
The CoC process is defined by the FSC as “the path taken by raw materials harvested from an FSC-certified source through processing, manufacturing, distribution, and printing until it is a final product ready for sale to the end consumer.”

CoC certification allows companies that manufacture and market forest products to label them with the FSC brand consistent with FSC policies. This allows consumers to identify products that provide an assurance of social and environmental responsibility on the part of the producer. The FSC system requires that material be tracked from the certified source through the CoC. Each client is recertified annually through an onsite audit.
  FSC and RR Donnelley
RR Donnelley pursued and obtained FSC CoC certifications at all of our U.S., Canada, and China printing sites as well as our Reynosa, Mexico, facility. RR Donnelley has more U.S. FSC certified facilities than any other printer.


*10 Principles of Forest Stewardship

  • Compliance with laws and FSC principles
  • Tenure and use rights and responsibilities
  • Indigenous peoples’ rights
  • Community relations and workers’ rights
  • Benefits from the forest
  • Environmental impact
  • Management impact
  • Monitoring and assessment
  • Maintenance of high conservation value forests
  • Plantations


“RR Donnelley has a deep and abiding commitment to our environment that dates back at least to 1907.” — Gaylord Donnelley


Air Toxic Emissions
Since 1987, RR Donnelley has reduced its toxic releases by more than 80 percent. We are achieving reductions ahead of the dates proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and reducing amounts by more than EPA’s targets. The Toxins Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available EPA database that contains information, reported annually, about toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities.

Energy
RR Donnelley has been undertaking energy-specific initiatives for several years. A variety of technologies are implemented to reduce overall energy demand. Currently, we are pursuing eight different technologies across almost 50 of our plants. Existing and identified opportunities will save an estimated amount of energy equal to 1.36 trillion BTUs or 11 million gallons of gasoline. This equates to the energy consumed by about 12,300 average households per year. Electrical reductions from these projects will produce 53,300 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide, which equates to the annual emissions from more than 10,000 averagesized cars. 		  Energy Efficient Oxidizers
Oxidizers are devices used to control emissions from printing processes. RR Donnelley has invested in the latest technology that uses significantly less natural gas while achieving better overall performance. Worldwide, 52 such oxidizers are installed in RR Donnelley facilities and another 11 units are planned for installation. Existing oxidizers save the equivalent of 6.7 million gallons of gasoline every year over alternative designs. This equates to the amount of gas used annually by nearly 12,000 cars.

Lighting Upgrades
Lighting technology has progressed in recent years. RR Donnelley has completed lighting system retrofits in 27 of its domestic and international plants. These improvements save more than 65 million kilowatt (kWh) hours per year, which is the equivalent to the total energy consumed by more than 2,200 households in a year. Additionally, this will result in producing almost 39,700 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. This equates to the annual emissions from about 7,600 average-sized cars.


Pollution Prevention Efforts
Our locations use a variety of methods to prevent pollution, some unique to their operations, with others being standard across our print production platforms. Examples of these methods include:
  • Product Substitution – Alcohol replacements in the fountain solution; recycled papers. Although our customers ultimately choose the grades of paper on which we produce their work, we work cooperatively with them to consider recycled paper grades.
  • Air Emission Reductions – Low volatile organic compound (VOC) inks; low VOC solvents to minimize the contributions to air pollution; digital printing for short-run products; equipment preventive maintenance to ensure cleaner and more efficient operation; professional corporate staff to support sites in the selection and operation of air pollution control devices.
  • Energy Reductions – Energy efficient ballasts and light bulbs; and Energy STAR compliant computer equipment.
  • Water Conservation – Computer-to-plate which eliminates the wastewater discharges associated with film processing; digital printing for short run work; and water management practices to reduce fountain solution discharges.

Packaging Minimization Efforts
Many locations have waste and material minimization programs in place. RR Donnelley works with our customers to ensure that packaging and other materials meet their environmental specifications (e.g. minimum amount of post-consumer fiber used in the paper). Examples of the types of packaging minimization initiatives that we use today include: 		 
  • Returning wood pallets to the vendor for reuse
  • Reusing the bubble wrap received as wrapping around our thermal papers
  • Using the end of roll paper as packing material
  • Reusing paper cardboard wrappers and roll headers as packing material between layers
  • Reusing Polystyrene wrap to affix printed rolls on pallets
Solid Waste Reduction Efforts
As with our pollution control efforts, our locations use a variety of methods to reduce the amount and type of solid waste that they generate. Examples include:
  • Recycling of materials when feasible, including: paper, cardboard, plastic wrap, aluminum printing plates, CDs (shredded), end rolls (also used as packing material), bare cores (cardboard), carbon interleave, bound and stapled waste, negatives, plastic wrap, add roll trim, paper tear off, and office paper
  • Reclaiming silver from the spent photo fixer, where used
  • Use of cloth shop towels that are laundered and reused
  • Returning forklift batteries to battery vendor for recycling
  • Sending used oil to a third party for recycling
  • Processing contaminated ink to new ink specifications or re-mixing it into the black (key) inks
  • Repairing and reusing broken/damaged pallets
“Our customers and prospects are increasingly interested in solutions that include sustainability as part of our value proposition. RR Donnelley’s extensive Forest Stewardship Council certifications and other programs position us to take a leadership role in helping customers achieve goals related to sustainability.” — Tim Portz, Sales Manager

DIFFERENTIATION THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental Sustainability means so much more than merely “continuity of supply”. At RR Donnelley, we believe that sustainability means working in cooperation with our customers and suppliers to develop supply-chain solutions that enable positive outcomes for the natural environment. It means ensuring that raw materials are harvested responsibly and that recycling is a vital part of our operating practices. For example, on the following page, you will learn about RR Donnelley’s leading role in achieving Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certifications. We also believe that this leadership differentiates RR Donnelley and offers our customers another reason to choose us to provide printing services to them.

As consumers become increasingly aware of, and concerned about, sustainability issues, RR Donnelley’s ability to help our customers demonstrate that printed materials have been produced with regard to sound environmental practices offers yet another point of distinction. Our own 2006 Annual Report carries the FSC logo, a printed verification that the paper used in its production was drawn from responsibly managed forest resources. RR Donnelley’s FSC certifications provide our customers the option to choose to display the FSC logo on their own materials. The ability to offer this resource across the unmatched breadth of our product line, and through facilities internationally, has actually proved decisive in helping our sales professionals to win business opportunities.

Our customers trust us to portray their brands accurately as we produce printed materials bearing their logos, proprietary names, colors, and other elements of their graphic identities. As those brands expand to encompass sustainability, we can offer our customers added value by aligning our environmental stewardship initiatives with theirs. We continue to improve our processes to reduce waste, increase recycling, and to play a leading role in assuring that sustainability is an important consideration across the length of the supply change.

Sustainability not only makes a difference, it differentiates RR Donnelley.
Our Commitment to
EXCELLENCE

FSC CoC
As we close 2006, all print facilities in the U.S. and Canada have been certified under the Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody (FSC CoC) program. In addition, our sites in China and Reynosa, Mexico, have also achieved this distinction.

ISO 14001
ISO 14001 is designed to provide a tool to allow a site to control the environmental impact of its activities, products or services, and to continuously improve its environmental performance. In 2005, W.E. Andrews, an RR Donnelley company in Bedford, Massachusetts, became the first U.S. RR Donnelley facility to achieve ISO 14001 certification from the Internationa l Standards Organization. This distinction means this site has exemplary environmental, health and safety programs.


Who is ISO?
ISO, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, represents a network of 157 different countries’ National Standards Institutes. ISO is a nongovernmental organization that acts as a bridge between the needs of business and the needs of society, including groups like consumers and users.

Since January 2000, 10 of our global document solution sites in Europe have achieved ISO 14001 certification. Our Flaxby Moor facility in the UK was recertified in 2003. Both our Shanghai and Shenzhen facilities in China earned ISO 14001 certifications in 2003. These facilities’ environmental processes and procedures have been found to meet ISO’s criteria and have been audited by an independent third party to confirm results.

VPP Star Status
Four North American sites also have achieved Star status under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). 		 
Certification History

These sites are “VPP Star” – OSHA’s highest level of certification
  • Lynchburg, VA (RR Donnelley)
    Initially Certified 2005
  • Reno, NV (RR Donnelley)
    Initially Certified 2004
    –First gravure printing plant awarded Star status
  • Roanoke, VA (RR Donnelley)
    Initially Certified 2001
    Recertified 2006
  • Senatobia, MS (RR Donnelley)
    Initially Certified 1997
    –First U.S. printing plant awarded Star status Recertified 2001 and 2006

OHSAS
The Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Specification (OHSAS) 18001 is earned by sites that have implemented safety and health management systems to make safety more efficient and integrated into overall business operations. With the certification of our Shanghai, China facility in 2003, RR Donnelley now has a total of three sites certified to 18001 standards. The other two facilities are located in Krakow, Poland.

SASST
Our Tlalnepantla, Mexico site earned the Sistema de Administración de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo (SASST) in 2004 from the Mexican Labor Secretariat (STPS). This certification is for accreditation of the facility’s management systems and security in the workplace.

 

Additional information can be found on our corporate website
www.rrdonnelley.com.