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Follow on Google News | The Label Printers Wins Environmental AwardsThe Label Printers has won two prestigious Environmental Awards – TLMI’s Environmental Leadership Award, and the state of Illinois’ Governor’s Sustainability Award.
Bill Kane, Chief Executive of TLP discussed the importance of the company’s sustainability efforts. “Generally speaking – businesses should do their part to improve their company’s “ecological footprint”. It’s just plain good for us and our planet to reduce and reuse resources. From a business standpoint you ask, can we save money? Possibly – maybe even probably. But that’s not the point. Customers demand that we find ways to conserve resources, to use more efficient and cost effective packaging. And we need to be responsive to that.” TLMI explains that their “prestigious Environmental Leadership Awards (http://tlmi.com/ “The Governor’s Sustainability Award (http://www.istc.illinois.edu/ 27 Illinois companies and organizations were honored for their significant achievements in protecting the environment, helping sustain the future, and improving the economy. . Since 1987, ISTC has presented Governors awards to organizations in Illinois that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through outstanding and innovative sustainability practices. Winners are selected through a rigorous process of review and examination by ISTC technical assistance experts. TLP's "Green Team" is proud of what they and the company have accomplished in just 3 years. GeorgeTommasi (Director of H.R., and the L.I.F.E. (http://tlmi.com/ Tesch spoke about the company’s “Take Stock for Education” program (included in the submission materials for both awards) saying, “I thought it was nice that [TSfE] stood out to the people deciding about the awards. We’re very proud of that program.” Ries was particularly pleased about their experiences at the Governor’s Award this year. “There were more people and displays at the awards – and more people stopped by our display table. They were impressed with what we had done, and that recognition was nice. I was especially pleased with the remarks of one gentleman who said, ‘You guys really get it.’ That was special.” The team’s pleasure at these awards is matched by their commitment to sustainability and their focus on the customer. Says Ries, “We’re always looking for continuous improvement. A good example of that would be our VOCs – reducing that is a long term process. But we’ve been continuously reducing it since we put our stake in the ground in 2010, and we’ll keep finding ways to reduce it further.” Adds Tesch, “We also continue to add goals and categories. We hit our solid waste goal in the first year of the program.” Lori Campbell, Chief of Operations, points out “I’m very proud of the L.I.F.E. (http://tlmi.com/ The Label Printers is a Certified Member of TLMI’s L.I.F.E. (http://tlmi.com/ About THE LABEL PRINTERS: The Label Printers, Aurora, IL, started in business in 1967, manufacturing simple label constructions in a 1,000 square foot space, with 1 employee, serving the local Chicago market. Today, the company is one of the 100 largest converters in the U.S., operating 2 facilities in Illinois, manufacturing labels and packaging products to thousands of customers in 25 countries. The company’s products are certified to ISO 9001 standards, and their quality is backed up by their 99.6% Quality Acceptance Rating. About the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute, Inc.: TLMI is a member-driven association strongly committed to providing business solutions that enhance the prosperity of its members and the narrow web tag, label, and packaging industries. The organization’ About the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center/Prairie Research Institute: The Prairie Research Institute was created in July of 2008 to house four state scientific surveys under the auspices of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (http://www.illinois.edu) End
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