Special Reviews: SDGs and Printing
Sustainable Environmental Activities and Ikeda Printing Keihinjima Plant: How the Latter Won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
2020 Volume 57 Issue 2 Pages 70-72
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2020 Volume 57 Issue 2 Pages 70-72
Ikeda Printing Co,. Ltd. was founded in 1953 and celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2018. The company was a letterpress printing business when it was founded, but has since expanded to include commercial printing, company newsletters, and newspapers. It also allows for offset printing and post-binding. Ikeda Printing has been developing its printing business with the aim of realizing a sustainable society and acquiring ISO 14001 certification. In particular, the Keihinjima Plant, Ikeda Printing's main plant, has been working to improve efficiency in an environmentally friendly manner since 1995. For its environmental activities, Keihinjima Plant received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 17th Printing Industry Environmental Excellence Awards held in 2018. This article reviews the key points of the Printing Industry Excellence Awards and introduces the environmental initiatives of Ikeda Printing Co,. Ltd.
