August 6, 2008

The Garvey Group has proudly obtained company-wide Chain-of-Custody certification. Bureau Veritas, a leading inspection, verification, auditing, testing and certification company, certified all four of our facilities. Bureau Veritas is recognized as an expert in helping clients comply with standards and regulations relating to Quality, Health & Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility. Chain-of-Custody tracks paper products throughout their life cycle beginning with proper forestry management all the way to consumption by the end-user. Companies like The Garvey Group play a vital role in maintaining integrity throughout the entire distribution chain.

We are proud to have earned this status as environmental stewards. This status has brought awareness and change within our company to not only produce products with sustainability in mind but to change our mind set in how we produce and where our resources come from. Lowering our environmental exposure and reducing our impact on the environment has evolved into a way of doing business and a way of reducing our carbon footprint.
As we take these necessary steps, we hope that you, our loyal customers, will take similar steps to ensure the sustainability of our environment. You can now depend on us to provide you with your printed material on certified papers through our chain-of-custody with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). We’re also using lower volatile organic compound (VOC) press solvents and solutions and virtually zero VOC-emitting inks, coatings and UV inks to benefit the environment.

Garvey’s facilities are now certified for two independent forest management agencies. These certifications place us in a small group of commercial printers that have obtained dual certifications from both FSC and SFI.

Forest Stewardship Council - FSC

The FSC has developed a set of principles and criteria for responsible forest management that is consistently applied to all FSC-certified forests worldwide. The program certifies wood products recognized as coming from "well-managed" forests adhering to strict environmental and socioeconomic standards.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative - SFI

SFI is a program based on nine principles that address economic, environmental, cultural and legal issues, in addition to a commitment to continuously improve sustainable forest management.
 
In partnership with these two national environmental groups, we are proud to be able to promote sustainable forestry management throughout the world.

Edward J Garvey, Jr.
Owner and CEO
ed.garvey@thegarveygroup.com