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  • Green Book Alliance
    • Jun 21, 2021
    • 1 min read

GBA Presentations

The Green Book Alliance has recently taken part in, or hosted, presentations at:



You can still catch us online on July 1st as part of the Online Book Fair (LBF):


Thursday, 1 July 2021

11:00-12:00| Event time (GMT+1)

Free registration required


Sustainability and eco-consumers are here to stay and in response, the book industry needs to reduce waste, use more green energy, promote the circular economy and maximise green efficiencies. Our industry needs to be able to monitor its position and not only measure its progress and successes but promote and share them. International collaboration and sharing best practices (both established and new) are vital as this needs to be a concerted effort globally. BIC, as the long-established dedicated supply chain organisation for the book industry, is at the heart of leading the greening required and in June 2020 was instrumental in the creation of the Green Book Alliance with BISG in the US and Book Net Canada.


In this session, attendees will hear from the United Nations directly about their Sustainability Development goals and how the Green Book Alliance’s international initiative is working towards making them a reality.



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  • Green Book Alliance
    • Jan 14, 2021
    • 1 min read

Sneak Peek At The “Green” Survey Results To Date

Last month, the Green Book Alliance, led by BIC, BookNet Canada, and BISG, launched its first survey, built to gather information about some aspects of the current state of sustainability in the global book trade. The survey remains open, but we’ve received enough responses to provide a sneak peek:


  • 88% of those responding indicated they either have (60%) or are planning to adopt (28%) an environmental policy. Almost half (46%) have a department or person responsible for their environmental efforts.

  • The top three commitments made to date include reducing waste, recycling materials, and lowering energy consumption.

  • Efforts to reduce companies’ carbon footprint are led by greater use of on-demand printing, shorter print runs, and avoiding overprinting.

  • A quarter of respondents purchase at least some carbon offsets, and another 30% have plans to do so.

  • More than 80% of those responding expressed interest in being part of industry forums or discussions hosted by the Green Book Alliance.

  • We’re just getting started, but those responding put high value on the Green Book Alliance providing research results, case studies of sustainability initiatives, and a resource directory. A compilation of environmental events fell a bit behind that group.

  • Among research projects, early favorites included documenting the industry’s carbon footprint and understanding the environmental impact of current practices. Other topics of interest are partnering with other industries, developing metrics to inform certification, and highlighting efforts within the industry.


The survey remains open through January 29, with a full report planned for late February. The survey remains somewhat weighted toward responses from publishers, and we’re still looking for greater participation from manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and libraries. Take the survey!

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