Teaming with Premier sponsors Heidelberg and Kodak, AMERICAN PRINTER, in conjunction with the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), has created the Environmental Excellence Awards. This program will heighten the awareness of environmentally sound practices in the commercial printing industry while honoring the commercial printers who are leading the industry in environmentally conscious manufacturing. "We're proud to salute the efforts of these progressive and forward-thinking companies," says Scott Bieda, group publisher.

An entry form will be distributed in the April and May 2008 issues of AMERICAN PRINTER and also is available online. The deadline is July 15, 2008.

Printers attaining a defined level of environmental criteria will be listed in AMERICAN PRINTER's sister publication, Print & Media Buyer. This listing will take the form of a directory titled "Environmentally Conscious Printers" and distributed to more than 10,000 print buyers and specifiers across the country. This directory will enable print buyers to contribute to the environmental movement by choosing a "green" print vendor. PMB will present brief profiles of the award winners.

Awards are scheduled to be presented at the 2008 Graph Expo show. Environmental Excellence Award winners will be invited to participate in a 90-minute ceremony at the show. In its October 2008 issue, AMERICAN PRINTER will publish a special section honoring the award winners.

For more information, contact Scott Bieda at APeditor@americanprinter.com.