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Webinar Recap: Reporting Sustainability Data - Calculating Carbon

Green Book Alliance
11 minutes ago1 min read

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On January 15, 2025 GBA hosted a webinar to talk about Carbon Calculation. One of GBA's focuses in 2025 is sharing information and best practices for collecting sustainability data.


In this webinar, we explore the role of carbon calculations in sustainable publishing, and feature EJ Hurst, Sales Manager at New Society Publishers, Jen Knoch, Senior Editor at ECW Press, and Andreas Stobberup, Project Lead at 2k/Denmark.


This webinar covers:


  • Why It Matters: Learn how understanding your organization’s carbon footprint can drive impactful change.


  • Getting Started: Practical tips for collecting carbon data, including key resources, time considerations, and effort required.


  • Making It Count: Discover how organizations are leveraging carbon data for strategic decision-making, transparency, and achieving sustainability goals.


  • Finding Support: Explore available tools and resources, including innovative solutions like carbon calculators, to support your journey toward environmental responsibility.





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GBA's 2024 in Review

Green Book Alliance
Dec 2, 20242 min read

In this post, we’re revisiting the highlights of 2024: GBA's events, materials, and standout blog posts. Plus, we’ll share a glimpse of what’s next in 2025.


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Webinars and Events

In this webinar, we describe how the Printer-Publisher Checklist was developed in concert with printers and publishers, the best practices it outlines, and how it is currently being used.


In this webinar, we discuss some of the standout similarities and differences between GBA's 2022 and 2024 stakeholder surveys.


Sustainability Data Collection and Reporting (In person, Frankfurt, Germany)

On October 15th, 2024, GBA hosted an in-person sustainability workshop in Frankfurt and proposed a set of recommendations to address data collection and reporting for the publishing industry.


This virtual event on November 21st reviewed GBA's data collection proposal, the Frankfurt workshop feedback, and continued the discussion toward the next actionable steps.


Materials

This document outlines the background and GBA's work to date on supporting the book publishing supply chain with sustainability data.


View the results of GBA's 2022 and 2024 Stakeholder surveys.


This guide was created to help publishers and printers ask and answer questions about sustainability.


Highlighted Blog posts

How EUDR Impacts the Book Publishing Industry Frequently asked questions and resources for navigating EUDR.


What goes into running a Sustainable Press? We did a Q&A with Nine Ten Publications to learn about what they're doing in this area.

We outline some of the costs and benefits of carbon offsetting for companies deciding if it's the right choice for them.


A perspective on why companies need to follow through with their climate promises and sustainability goals.


What's Next in 2025

GBA's main focus is on moving our sustainability reporting project into actionable stages and supporting the various supply chain stakeholders in implementing those steps.


Calculating Carbon for the Publishing Industry

January 15, 2025 - 11am, ET


GBA update at ConTEXT (London Book Fair)

March 10, 2025

In person


GBA Sustainability Workshop (Frankfurt Book Fair)

October 14, 2025

In person


Become a Supporter

The GBA’s work is fully funded by its supporters. Our projects thrive on a shared commitment to sustainability in publishing and the financial backing of companies that believe in this mission.


Your support goes directly toward:

  • Project development (e.g. Standardizing sustainability data collection in publishing)

  • Research initiatives/ dissemination of information (e.g. Navigating EUDR)

  • Resource creation (e.g. The Printer-Publisher Sustainability Guide)

  • Industry events (e.g. GBA's Frankfurt Workshop on data collection)



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How EUDR Impacts the Book Publishing Industry

Green Book Alliance
Aug 22, 20242 min read

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With only 4 months until the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) begins to impact large organizations, this is becoming a key topic across the book publishing industry.


EUDR came into effect on June 29, 2023, and is designed to ensure that products linked to deforestation or forest degradation are excluded from the EU market. It replaced the earlier European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR). For large organizations, compliance with EUDR will be required by December 31, 2024, and for smaller organizations by June 30, 2025.


What products are included?

The regulation targets commodities linked to issues of deforestation such as wood, cocoa, soy, coffee, rubber, and their derivatives like furniture, chocolate, and paper. The inclusion of printed matter like books, was not previously covered under EUTR.


Who is responsible for compliance and what are the consequences of non-compliance?

Non-compliance could lead to fines of up to 4% of the company's EU turnover, confiscation of goods, or exclusion from public contracts. Production areas must adhere to local social and environmental laws, and the onus is on the company placing the product on the EU market to ensure compliance. Companies must follow a specific due diligence process with transparent supply chain information.


How will compliance be monitored?

Regular inspections by national authorities are expected and companies should also prepare for scrutiny from private parties. Compliance now requires traceability from the tree's geolocation to the final printed product. For a book, this involves tracking the source of paper for text pages, endpapers, covers, and jackets. The regulation exempts 100% recycled materials from due diligence requirements, although mixed-source materials will still require documentation.


More resources

from Book Industry Communication (BIC)


from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry


from White & Case Global Law Firm


from the Forest Stewardship Council


Photo by Collie Coburn on Unsplash

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