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Delta Helps Standard Register Exceed Its Own Carbon Expectations

05.19.2011

In this article posted on YahooFinance and other news outlets, Delta Institute's carbon consulting program shines as an example of what a dynamic non-profit with the right expertise and drive can do for a large company's carbon footprint and sustainability planning:

Standard Register’s “Green” Efforts Surpass Its Own Expectations

Carbon Disclosure Project score is in the top 5% of all participating companies

US EPA Awards Delta Institute $200,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant

08.15.2011

CHICAGO – Delta Institute has been awarded a grant of $200,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of the success of its Lake Michigan Forum and Lake Michigan Watershed Academy.  Announced today by Susan Hedman, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Manager, this grant will enable Delta Institute to continue its 10 years of work with a broad range of stakeholders in the Lake Michigan basin to implement a Lakewide Management Plan.

Delta Institute Helps Standard Register with Environmental Reporting; Standard Register Scores in Top 5% in Carbon Disclosure Project

05.27.2011

CHICAGO – Ohio-based Standard Register (NYSE: SR), a recognized leader in management and execution of critical communications, knew it was a pretty “green” company, but didn’t know how green until it measured and reported its greenhouse gas emissions to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) at the request of one of its biggest customers, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S.

“Although Standard Register’s green initiatives had been a part of our business model for some time, we had never measured and reported our carbon emissions in a rigorous, standardized way,” said Steve McDonell, Standard Register’s vice president of engineering. 

Delta Hosts Community Forum to Discuss the Oak Park-River Forest Sustainability Plan

11.09.2010

The Delta Institute and Seven Generations Ahead are working with the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation on the development of a Sustainability Plan. The project, PlanItGreen, focuses on community engagement in 10 topic areas. To date, outreach has included: an online survey that has been completed by 600 people, a screening of Carbon Nation, presentations to various stakeholders, and a community forum on November 4, 2010, attended by 60 people. More information can be found at http://www.sevengenerationsahead.org/index.php/programs/planitgreen.

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