sg360° engages multiple efforts to ensure our role as responsible stewards of our shared environment.
Working with a variety of regulatory agencies and environmental organizations, we actively pursue initiatives to product our natural resources and reduce our energy usages.
Forest Sustainability
- The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC C013141)
- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI-01004)
- Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC/29-31-318)
We continuously strive to use low-VOC emitting materials, as well as state-of-the-art VOC emission control and energy saving devices, including thermal oxidizers, catalytic thermal oxidizers and dryer/oxidizers.
Efforts to mitigate facility emissions and waste materials are focused on four key areas:
Air emission
Energy usage
Industrial waste disposal
Hazardous waste disposal
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (ILEPA)
- County of Cook, IL
- Village of Wheeling, IL
Additionally, we:
- Hold FESOPs (Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits) for each of our printing facilities and a CAAPP permit for our corporate office.
- Report to CDP and EcoVadis.
- Report our GHG (Green House Gas) emissions annually to ILEPA.
- Provide training to our employees on the minimization of hazardous chemicals usage so that fugitive and stack VOC emissions are reduced.
- Pass ILEPA’s annual FESOP permit compliance and hazardous and industrial waste disposal audits.
Environmental benefits of sg360°'s digital press
Reduced energy usage
Our digital press can reduce energy use by as much as 70%.
Lower VOC emissions
Our digital press uses toner or water-based inks that emit minimal volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Less production waste
It prints directly from digital files, which means no plates, no chemicals, and no wash-up solvents – reducing production material waste by 80-90%!
Reduced energy usage + lower VOC emissions + less production waste = Overall Smaller Carbon Footprint
Environmental benefits of sg360°'s LED lights
In 2024, sg360° replaced 100% of the fluorescent lights in our Gilman pressroon with LED lights. the benefits of LED lights include:
Lower energy consumption
LED lights use about 50% less electricity than fluorescents.
Reduced material waste
LED lights last between 25,000-50,000 hours compared to 8,000 hours for fluorescent lights.
Lower heat emissions
LED lights produce less heat.
