February 1, 2008...10:35 am

With Green being the new Black… its only right - Right?

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The Isabella Egan Gallery is aiming to be the first Eco sensitive gallery in Vancouver. Its a big undertaking for a new company to take but it is important in today’s age to do your bit.Yesterday I had a meeting with a wonderful new company called Green Printing. I can highly recommend them for their professionalism and dedication to their cause.  Its an interesting website as well. With each new printing order you can actually see the number of trees you’ve preserved for the future, the gallons of waste water you’ve saved, lbs of solid waste not generated and the lbs of greenhouse gases prevented. Basically on top of that you can physically see the reduction of your carbon footprint and know that you are doing your bit to help preserve this beautiful planet of ours.On top of that, in order to become the first green gallery in Vancouver, the Isabella Egan Gallery will be sourcing and using energy efficient lighting. All our in house printing will be done on recycled paper and we are going to endeavour to source a eco sensitive printing house for our artists.  We hope that our clients and collectors will embrace this concept of a green gallery in Vancouver. We feel that its important that each business is socially conscious and the Isabella Egan Gallery intends to bring environmental issues to the forefront of people mind. By buying and supporting young artists through the Isabella Egan Gallery, clients are inadvertently doing their part for the environment.Keep and eye on the gallery and its eco conscious mandate. 

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  • Now that’s impressive! Kudos to you for paving the way. I look forward to it.

  • A gallery is a good first step, and perhaps there is a larger role to play in terms of standardizing papers. I have found a wide array of so-called green paper, however, there are many factors, such as whether the pulp mill uses pulp from lumber companies that are certified under best practices in the forest industry; whether the paper is carbon neutral and if the paper is duly registered by the FSC Mixed Sources. How does one actually comply with so many diverse approaches for a small company that uses paper products?What I need is information.

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