The John Roberts Company (Minneapolis, MN) announced that it's the first printer in Minnesota to achieve tri-certification after recently receiving additional certifications from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (The PEFC Council). Previously, the company received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification through SmartWood, an FSC-accredited body.

Cal Poly's student operated and managed printing and publishing company, University Graphic Systems (San Luis Obispo, CA), was recently awarded Forest Stewardship Council Certification. Cal Poly is one of only two university printing facilities to ever receive this distinction. The certification is given by the SmartWood program of the Rainforest Alliance.

"The preparedness and seriousness with which the students undertook the FSC certification process was nothing less than impressive," said SmartWood consultant Vic Barkin. "If this group of dedicated individuals is representative of the future of the printing industry as it pertains to sustainable printing practices and implementation, then it will be a bright future indeed."