The BPIF Environmental Assessment scheme, first previewed at Mays PPA Magazines 2002, was developed in conjunction with the PPA and will cost 150 per inspection for BPIF members. BPIF advisers will use an eight-level questionnaire to determine firms credentials.
Non-members will pay 750, which is still far cheaper than going for environmental standards like ISO 14001 or EMAS, the federation said.
The BPIF also hopes that the schemes step-by-step basis will encourage companies that wouldnt have gone for other all-encompassing standards.
Clare Taylor of the Sustainable Office Forum, which will audit one in four companies, said the assessment would allow printers to benchmark performance against the industry standard.
Story by Gordon Carson
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