Eco-Friendly

— Last checked August 2025 by Doris Fiedrich.

The Basics

Canopy: An award-winning environmental not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting the world’s forests, species and climate. They have an EcoPaper Database of manufacturers in North America. Visit Site
Forest Products Association of Canada: FPAC is a trade association which represents Canada’s wood, pulp, and paper producers both nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. Visit Site
Forest Stewardship Council Canada: The FSC Canada promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of Canada’s forests. FSC’s website provides resources on identifying and understanding the certification process of wood. Visit Site
“Reducing Environmental Impact Is Now a Business Imperative.” Deloitte Brandvoice, Forbes Magazine, Jan. 22, 2020. Read Article
Trueman, Charlotte. “Why data centres are the new frontier in the fight against climate change.” ComputerWorld, Aug. 9, 2019. “As we continue to generate more data than ever before, how can we stop the data centres that house this information from destroying the planet?” Read Article
Wark, Ciaran. “40 Ways to be More Eco Friendly in 2025.” GreenMatch, Dec. 9, 2024. Explains how to be Eco-friendly. Read Article

Bergsma Manning, Jillian. “Ebooks, Eco-Friendly Printing, and the Environment.” Independent Publisher, [2013]. Includes links to Green Press Initiatives Tools and Resources and other resources. Read Article
Cokeliss Barsley, Zoe. “Is Publishing Sustainable.” OUP blog, Nov. 1, 2022. Read Article
Escamilla Monell, Marta and Jordi Panyella Carbonell. “The environmental impact of digital publishing.” CCCB Lab, May 11, 2021. Read Article
“FIPP Insider Podcast Ep. 4: Publishing and climate change.” FIPP. This page also includes a report on climate change by FIPP in collaboration with UPM Communication Papers and other links to resources. July 28, 2020. Read/Listen Here
“Green Magazine Publishing: Are We There Yet?” Sheridan, Nov. 8, 2019. Read Article
Zara, Aline. “The book industry and the environment.” BookNet Canada, Nov. 15, 2021. Read Article

Barua, Trisha. “How Environmentally Conscious Recycling Can Change Your Life.” Ecowiser, Mar. 31, 2023. Read Article
Electronic Recycling Association: A nonprofit organization that accepts old computers and unnecessary electronic resources in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Visit Site
Green in All Grades: Shows that recycled paper is always the best environmental choice, especially when used in magazines and other printing/writing papers. July 23, 2012. Read Report
Recycle My Electronics by EPRA British Columbia: Where to recycle display devices, phones and pagers, computers and peripherals, printers, photocopiers and multi-function devices, audio-video and gaming systems, IT and telecom equipment. Visit Site
Recycling Council of British Columbia: RCBC provides different information on how to recycle your products, including curbside pick-up programs to reduce items going into landfills. Visit Site

Which includes online magazine content.

Dellinger, AJ. “The environmental impact of data storage is more than you think — and it’s only getting worse.” Mic, Jun. 19, 2019, updated Feb. 20. 2024. Read Article
Isberto, Michael. “What Is The Environmental Impact of a Data Center?” Colocation America, May 3, 2018. Read Article
Jacob, Joe. “Data Centers: A Latent Environmental Threat.” Duke, Mar. 8, 2017. Read Article
Kazeem, Adeyomola. “What is Green Cloud Computing? The Status of Green Cloud Storage in 2024.” Cloudwards, Nov. 18, 2024. Read Article
McNerney, Michael. “The Data Center Dilemma: Is Our Data Destroying the Environment?” Data Center Knowledge, Apr. 19, 2019. Read Article