We firmly believe that all printed collateral should consider the environmental impact of each and every step of the process – from the forest through manufacturing to the final delivered product. Directed understands that being truly eco-Aware involves replacing harmful practices with greener alternatives while integrating sustainability into your corporate philosophy. To be “enviroaware” these days it doesn’t have to cost more, your partners need to practice these initiatives.

Paper

We invite our customers to be good environmental stewards as well by offering consumables that are green, recyclable and manufactured in a sustainable manner.

Directed Online & Partners are also FSC® Certified and SFI® Certified.

  • Post-consumer Fiber Foamboard
  • Post–consumer Fiber Poster Paper
  • Recyclable Banner Vinyl
  • Bio-degradable Styrene
  • Bio-degradable Banner Vinyl
  • Recycle Poster Paper
  • Bio-degradable Poster Paper
  • EnviroCling
  • Fabric banner materials

Ink

Biolocity is an innovation in environmentally responsible sheetfed ink technology that delivers superb lithographic performance and print quality with extremely low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Biolocity sets a new industry benchmark for green formulation technology using high percentages of bio-derived, renewable materials and is environmentally responsible technology for printers looking to operate a greener pressroom.

Biolocity provides fast setting and drying performance allowing reduced times to bindery while the press-stable formulation minimizes make-ready time and color shift during the run.

Biolocity delivers rub resistance and durability on a broad range of substrates and is suitable for UV coating (off-line), aqueous and lamination, while conforming to the ISO 2846-1 color specification, allowing the printer to run to ISO 12647-2 and G7 in the pressroom.

Biolocity’s extremely low VOC content is formulated with 23% or more vegetable oils, does not contain petroleum-derived ink solvents and contains a minimum of 60% bio-derived, renewable and sustainable materials.

Corporate Responsibility

Environmental Philosophy

We are committed to continuous innovation, customer satisfaction and sustainable environmental stewardship. To support this commitment, we will maintain a companywide focus on environmental performance and sustainability.

At Directed and with our partners we constantly strive to improve our environmental performance by continuing to lead the industry and by going beyond compliance. We were an early advocate and adopter of environmental protection practices in our industry. We will continue to do so. It is our philosophy is that we can operate and grow a highly successful business while e­ffectively managing our impact on the environment today, and into the future.

Environmental Strategy

We are “committed to sustainable environmental stewardship,” and that “we will maintain a companywide focus on environmental performance and sustainability.” To achieve this performance expectation that we have placed on ourselves, we will:

  • Realize growth in revenues and reduced operating costs,
  • Continue to strengthen customer and employee satisfaction,
  • Continue to strengthen our reputation as a company,
  • Improve relationships with stakeholders,
  • Help shape future environmental regulations in our industry.