Two Decades of Environmental Policy at JR

In the late 1980s, John Roberts established an Environmental & Safety Committee in response to growing concerns about air emissions from petroleum-based inks, wetting agents and cleaning solvents, as well as water discharges from the processing of graphic arts films. The Committee instituted procedures resulting
in the recovery and recycling of solvents, the use of substitutes for isopropyl alcohol as a wetting agent, and silver recovery and wash water recirculation systems.

In 1993, the John Roberts Company implemented an Environmental Management System. Modified to conform to ISO 14000 requirements, it defines our environmental impacts and outlines steps to minimize or eliminate them.

Our early efforts to voluntarily seek environmental auditing, corrective action and public disclosure led to a partnership between the Printing Industry of Minnesota and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and eventually became the model for Minnesota’s Green Star Program. The John Roberts Company was one of the first to have achieved Minnesota Green Star status in 1997, and has renewed this status regularly, most recently through 2006.

Our environmental initiatives are an important part of our business objectives. In addition to reducing our impact on the environment, we also continuously strive to minimize risk to the company and its employees, help ensure our future success and that of our customers, and set the pace as an environmental leader in the industry. 

FSC Chain-of-Custody certification and participation in Windsource are John Roberts’ most recent endeavors to better manage our resources. Your sales rep is available to discuss additional ways we can work together to help ensure your projects achieve your business goals while keeping our environment safe and well-managed for future generations.