1. The business incorporates principles of sustainability into each of its business decisions
From our inception, Ink Forest's motto has been, "If we couldn't print green, we wouldn't print at all." We truly care about our environmental impact, hence we underwent the rigorous certification process through Green America to become a Green-Certified Business. Ink Forest is the only Green-Certified, Woman-Owned screen printing business in the U.S.
2. The business supplies environmentally friendly products or services that replaces demand for non-green products and/or services
Ink Forest has aligned itself with other like-minded businesses. We use ethical clothing suppliers that offer organic, Fair Labor, Fair Trade, and made-in-America, sweatshop-free apparel. Further, our water-based inks are 100% vegan.
3. The business is greener than traditional competition
Ink Forest uses simply the greenest and most environmentally-conscious screen-printing tactics. We only use water-based inks and we also use locally sourced, soybean-based solvents in our cleaning process. Conventional screen printing inks contain PVCs and Phthalates whilst water-based inks do not and do not need Benzene for clean-up. Printing green keeps chemicals off of our shirts and Benzene out of the groundwater. By locally sourcing most of our supplies we also keep a fairly small carbon footprint making our printing safer and cleaner for the wearer as well as the environment.
4. The business has made an enduring commitment to environmental principles in its business operations
Ink Forest will continue to be re-certified every year. We will continue to research and stay up-to-date on the most sustainable, greenest methods of business. We will continue to print manually instead of using automatic presses, limiting the amount of electricity used. Printing manually also allows us to keep a very close watch on quality control. We can see exactly how every shirt is printed which cuts down on waste.
Ink Forest holds itself to the highest standards of printing and our very satisfied clients do as well.
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