UC Press received the SustainPrint Longtime Leader Award in book publishing in recognition of its role as an industry leader. Ogden Publications received the Longtime Leader Award in magazine publishing, and Newcomer of the Year Awards were given to Melcher Media and Boho Magazine.
UC Press established a corporate environmental sustainability policy in 1995 and uses post-consumer recycled content paper in about 75 percent of the approximately 200 books it publishes each year. An estimated 50 percent of titles are printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paper, and 25 percent on paper certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
UC Press' dust jackets and paperback covers also usually contain recycled content. "We strive to be 'green' from cover to cover," says Director of Design and Production Anthony Crouch.
"University of California Press is honored to be the recipient of this Longtime Leader Award," he adds. "Many university presses are now increasingly supportive of the sustainable approach to our specifying and buying. For me it has been an education on this journey, to realize the legacy that we leave behind from our stewardship of the environment. Each of us can make a contribution toward influencing the future outcome of our endeavors during our professional lives."
During his two decades at UC Press, Crouch has also served on the board of Bookbuilders West, managed a book show for the Publishers Association of the West and chaired the Eco Task Force of the Association of American University Presses. He was inducted into the PrintMedia Hall of Fame in 2005.
The 2009 SustainPrint Awards were selected from nominations by a panel of judges and will be presented on March 23 at an awards dinner held during the Publishing Business Conference & Expo in New York.
About University of California Press
University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Founded in 1893, UC Press publishes about 200 new books and 40 multi-issue journals each year in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its publishing programs represent a full spectrum of intellectual and creative endeavor, from inventive first books by young writers to cutting-edge research by the world's foremost scholars. About one-fourth of current authors are affiliated with the University of California. UC Press' activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu.