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Featured Partner: Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
ABOUT SPECIALTY GRAPHIC
IMAGING ASSOCIATION (SGIA)
The Specialty Graphic Imaging
Association is a North American
trade association. SGIA represents
manufacturers and distributors of
wide-format printing equipment and
suppliers, as well as printer members
that produce products using screen
and digital printing technologies. The
SGIA community supports digital
and screen printers in the United
States and Canada by providing the
industry with up-to-date information
on relevant topics. SGIA also is a key
resource for education and regulatory
information for members.
For more information on SGIA's
operations, please contact:
Allison Lundy at allison@sgia.org
or visit SGIA's website:
www.sgia.org
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SGIA prides itself on being an environmentally conscious organization,
and is a proud supporter of the SmartWay program. Sustainable practices
should be implemented at all levels of an organization, including shipping.
SmartWay makes it easy for shippers to keep track of freight emissions and
gives them credibility when it comes to being sustainable, which is why SGIA
ships with SmartWay carriers. As an affiliate of the program, we encourageA
our members to do the same.
— Ford Bowers, CEO, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association

WHY SMARTWAY?
SGIA became a SmartWay Affiliate in 2015, and over the past three years has
actively supported the program's message to ship sustainably. SGIA encourages
members to conduct business responsibly and sustainably. SGIA encourages
its members to consider the chemicals they use, the energy used to create
products and energy used to keep their buildings running. SGIA discusses ways
to transport its industry's products in the most efficient way. The SmartWay
program provides members an opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint
thereby increasing their sustainability profiles and the program provides
recognition for efforts in this arena. As an Affiliate, SGIA educates members about
SmartWay, as well as best practices related to supply chain efficiency.
SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT SMARTWAY
As a SmartWay Affiliate, SGIA's role is to support the program through education
and outreach. Through a series of webinars, SGIA introduced SmartWay to
its members and encouraged those attending to join as Partners. The first
two webinars were for Canadian and American companies, respectively, and
focused on program basics — what is SmartWay, how they can get involved,
and the value of participating. The third webinar was a collaboration with the
SmartWay program and YRC, a SmartWay Carrier. This webinar provided more
in-depth information on registering as a SmartWay Shipper and the benefits of
improving sustainability in an organization's shipping operations by working with
a SmartWay Carrier.
In addition to the webinars, SGIA continues to market SmartWay through other
venues. In 2015, fliers about the SmartWay program were included in SGIA's
Sustainability Zone at its annual EXPO. In April 2016, Sign Media Canada, a trade
publication for the specialty graphics industry, featured an article that touted the
benefits of SmartWay and sustainable shipping.
SGIA also incorporates the use of SmartWay Carriers in its operations. SGIA ships
with UPS and YRC and both are SmartWay carriers. SGIA also encourages its
members that use UPS or YRC to register with SmartWay.
EPA-420-F-21-016 | January 20211 SmartWay Transport Partnership | epa.gov/smartway
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Featured Partner: Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (continued)
RESULTS AND SUCCESS STORIES
SGIA supports its members' efforts to comply with environmental regulations, and encourages
them to seek opportunities to go above and beyond compliance in their sustainability efforts.
SmartWay is a great tool for engaging with the organization's member companies on
sustainability issues in a substantive way, by giving actual examples of how being sustainable
helps the environment and can help them.
SGIA sees its role in SmartWay as supporting the program through educating members and
encouraging active participation in the program. Being a SmartWay Affiliate helps give SGIA
sustainability efforts more credibility by showing its industry members that SGIA is walking
the walk. Participating in the program makes it easier for business associations like SGIA to
convince members to join.
Being an Affiliate also gives SGIA many opportunities to coLLaborate with other organizations.
For example, SGIA has reached out to other EPA program offices, including Energy Star.
The SmartWay program also helped improve relations with like-minded companies and
has opened up networking opportunities with other organizations that share common
sustainability goals.
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WHAT'S NEXT
In the upcoming year, SGIA will continue to educate its members on the benefits of
sustainable freight. SGIA plans to update its fliers to include information on SmartWay
Shippers affiliated with SGIA, and will extend its sustainable shipping goals by
encouraging all exhibitors at upcoming SGIA conferences to ship using SmartWay
Carriers. SGIA works closely with the SustainabLe Green Printing Partnership, a
certification program for printers, and will continue to champion efforts to integrate
SmartWay strategies into the certification criteria. SGIA was proud to be an honoree for
the 2015,2016 and 2017 SmartWay Affiliate ChaLLenge, and will strive to continue to
successfully support the program over the coming years.

Please visit the SmartWay website at www.epa.gov/smartway
for more information about our Partners.
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