BOOK INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS 2016

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PUBLISHER RESPONSES In total 11 publishers participated in the survey. While the largest number of responses came from midsized publishers (revenues of $10-$100 million) three participating publishers had revenues of over $100 million with two of the three having annual book revenues greater than $500 million. WHAT WERE YOUR COMPANY’S TOTAL REVENUES FROM PUBLISHING BOOKS AND COLLATERAL PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS IN 2014? 4 NUMBER OF RESPONSES 2 1 1 3 RANGE IN ANNUAL BOOK REVENUES Based on 11 responses. All participating publishers used recycled paper in 2014, and the vast majority (82%) expected to use the same amount of recycled paper in 2015, while 18% expected to use more recycled paper in 2015 than in 2014. None of the participating publishers expected to use less recycled paper in 2015 and none used agricultural or alternative fiber in 2014. Nearly all of the participating publishers (91%) used FSC certified paper in 2014, and as with recycled fiber, the majority expected to use the same amount of FSC certified paper in 2015, though a relatively larger percentage of those using FSC certified paper expected to use more in 2015 (40%). A slight majority of publishers (55%) used SFI or PEFC certified paper in 2014 and of those publishers most (83%) expected to use the same amount in 2015, with the remaining publishers expecting to use more SFI or PEFC certified Paper in 2015. Only two publishers reported their company having a specific recycled fiber target for the year 2020 or sooner. One in the range of 11% to 15% and one in the range of 21% to 25%. Three publishers reported having a policy with a general goal to increase recycled fiber but no specific target and one had a specific target, but the timeline extended beyond 2020. 4
Four publishers indicated their company’s environmental policy had a specific target for increasing third party certified paper and all of those targets were in excess of 90%. An additional three publishers reported that their corporate policy included a general goal to increase the use of third party certified paper, but not a specific target. The charts and tables below summarize additional finding from the publisher surveys. PUBLISHER FIBER/PAPER USAGE 100% 0% 18% 82% 0% 91% 9% 40% 60% 0% 55% 45% 17% 83% 0% Based on 11 responses. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CONSUMPTION BASED OR OTHER PAPER RELATED INITIATIVES THAT YOUR COMPANY HAS IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS? Based on 11 responses. 5
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Page 3: TRENDS IN RECYCLED FIBER IN BOOK PA
Page 7 and 8: EXPLANATIONS FOR WHY COMPANY DOES N
Page 9 and 10: FIBER TESTING 27% 73% 67% 33% 67% 3
Page 11 and 12: Only two printers reported specific
Page 13 and 14: DOES YOUR COMPANY CURRENTLY POSSESS
Page 15 and 16: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIB
Page 17 and 18: PAPER MANUFACTURER RESPONSES In tot
Page 19 and 20: Nearly all fiber used by participat
Page 21 and 22: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GOALS OR REQ
Page 23 and 24: CONCLUSION AND COMMENTARY The data
Page 25: CERTIFIED FIBER DECLINE Perhaps mor

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