By mid October, around 15 print businesses will have graduated as Truly Green printers, well on their way to ISO14001 certification, according to GASAA. One of the first Truly Green graduates, the NSW Department of Lands, Bathurst, recently obtained their ISO14001, within 3 months of graduating from the course.

Other graduates include CDMPrint, Digitalpress, J A Wales Printers, Rawson Graphics and Shepson Printing. Current course participants from New South Wales and Victoria include Centrum Printing (NSW), Excel (VIC), Gippsland Trade Printers (VIC), Look Print (NSW), Printmode (VIC), Snap CBD Printing (NSW), Snap Westpac (NSW) and Total Print Control (NSW).

The Truly Green certification has also recently achieved ACCC and IP Australia trademark approval. The process and rules of certification of the course have been thoroughly scrutinised by the ACCC and were formally accepted mid August. The trademark is now in the final stages of registration.

Garry Knespal, executive officer of GASAA says, “The ACCC and IP Australia approval of the Truly Green certification process shows that the course is not just the first comprehensive Environmental Management Course of its kind for the industry, but that GASAA is also fully committed to ensuring the branding of the Truly Green tick of approval meets regulatory requirements and gains public recognition.”

The association is now accepting applications for the next rounds of the Truly Green course.

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