Resources

In this webinar, we explore how to anchor sustainability initiatives in lasting values, even as external pressures shift. Together with two insightful panellists, GBA will unpack what it takes to create resilient strategies that withstand short-term distractions and long-term industry changes.

Free to download, BIC’s Sustainability 101 Guides are a series of short, “back-to-basics” introductory level papers on sustainability topics of interest to BIC Members and non-members alike.

For medium and large organizations, compliance with EUDR will be required by December 30, 2025, and for smaller organizations by June 30, 2026. Use these resources to better understand how this may affect your organization's practices.

In this webinar, we explore the role of carbon calculations in sustainable publishing.

GBA's overview and set of recommendations to address data collection and reporting for the publishing industry, leading up to a workshop at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

EUDR is the new regulation brought in by the EU to replace EUTR (European Union Timber Regulations). EUDR
came into force on 29 June 2023, but large organisations are not required to report under the regulations until
31 December 2024, and for smaller organisations this will be 30 June 2025.

On February 13th, 2024, GBA held a webinar to discuss using the Printer-Publisher Checklist.

31 December 2024, and for smaller organisations this will be 30 June 2025.

Sustainability is a disruptive and unavoidable force. Although it is driven by concerns for the climate and often described in environmental and purpose-driven language, that misses—and obscures—the point for most companies. A BISG Supply Chain Lunch & Learn

The aim of this project was ultimately to help the industry make environmentally friendly purchasing decisions and allow for key sustainability data to be included in the ONIX feeds from publishers to the wider world. The project researched and vetted all industry applicable sustainability accreditation standards/badges and applied the most suitable to a curated supply chain ‘map’ highlighting where each might be used. A gap analysis was also produced detailing areas not yet addressed by current standards/badges or schemes.

came into force on 29 June 2023, but large organisations are not required to report under the regulations until

Klaus van Krogh and Andreas Stopperup of design firm 2K/Denmark discuss the use of typography as a vehicle for reducing page count and carbon footprint while maintaining or improving readability.

In this particular post, we will walk you through the what, why, and how of greenhouse gas audits, including recommendations for what steps to take once the audit is done based on our organizational journey to reduce emissions and ultimately, achieve net zero.

Book industry leaders EJ Hurst from New Society and Jen Knoch from ECW Press talk about their work and progress in making their operations greener. Brian O’Leary from the Book Industry Study Group shares insight into the mission of the Green Book Alliance, the resources they have made available, and what they’re hoping to accomplish in the near future.

The checklist was created to help publishers and printers ask and answer questions about sustainability.

A webinar introducing Scope 1, 2, and 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the publishing industry.

The Book Chain Project have just released their very first Environment Report, designed to help provide essential emissions data for the publishing industry.

This report details the findings of the BIC Task and Finish Working Group (T&FWG) regarding the BIC Project Design for Recycling, Part 1 Life Cycle Assessment.

Last year, we explored the impact of the Canadian book supply chain on the environment. This time around, we’re going to take a closer look at what Canadian book consumers and readers have to say about it.

This guide contains checklists and recommendations for publishers to support climate action within the book industry. From the Australian Publishers Association.