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Green Task Force: Greening the Factory Join ICMA for Our New “Greening the Factory” Initiative In an effort to further improve the card manufacturing industry, ICMA is launching another phase of the Green Task Force, “Greening the Factory.” The purpose of this new Task Force is to develop an ICMA Green Factory Credential program based on existing industry procedures, current ISO specifications and best practices. The program will be available to ICMA members and will become the industry’s “green” card manufacturing endorsement. To kick-off this new Task Force initiative, ICMA is holding a meeting on December 8, 2009 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.at the As a part of the new Task Force you can: • Create opportunities and recognition for you and your company throughout the industry • Be a part of an initiative that can position your company in a positive light and lead to new or increased business for your company ICMA members, sign up now! Email info@icma.com or call 609-799-4900 to let us know of your interest in participating. Hotel information: Green Task Force: Eco-labeling A series of meetings are being held to address the need for a green standard in card manufacturing, with members of ICMA as well as non-members from related industries attending. Participants include major card issuers, manufacturers, substrate vendors and other stakeholders in plastics recycling, led by moderators Al Vrancart, co-founder of ICMA and Green Task Force Chair, Brad Paulson of Thor Engineering. The sessions are recorded by Task Force Secretary, Terry Schindler of Q-Card. At the initial launch meeting, participants were given the opportunity to speak their minds about concerns and objectives in an effort to eventually come to a consensus on measuring the environmental impact of the card manufacturing industry. Issues such as what the word “green” means to the industry, how to communicate the benefits of environmentally responsible products to the consumer and how transportation carbon footprint and other energy factors will be considered in the development of the standard were all raised at the meeting. At the end of 2009, the Task Force intends to develop what it called an “industry-specific system of eco-labeling.” ICMA has held a variety of Task Force meetings in 2009. The result of the first meeting was to determine a preliminary mission statement, which is open to modification throughout the year: ICMA Green Task Force mission statement (work in progress): The ICMA Green Task Force shall establish meaningful and understandable criteria for the measurement and comparison of parameters for the environmental impact of cards, supported by the card industry. The task force shall establish an industry-specific system of eco-labeling.
Green Task Force Meetings
For more information, email Al Vrancart or Brad Paulson. Pre-existing Green Certification Criteria for Plastics from Around the Globe
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