The deadline for entries to the Heidelberg environmentally publishing Award presented by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be finish of February 2011. Print shops have obtained since October 2010 to submit entries to the international environmental award for sustainable publishing in the sheetfed offset sector. Given the considerable interest generated by the competition so far, it may be determined that even more entries will be accepted till the finish of February. The company has set aside a complete prize fund of EUR 50,000 for the award, which is divided into two categories: “Sustainable companies” and “Forward-looking solutions”.

All entries have to be submitted in written form. Entry types are available online at www.heidelberg.com/eco_award. The Heidelberg environmentally publishing Award will be presented in June 2011.

The environmental award focuses in unique to the sustainable use of options and energy, climate protection, and environmentally conscious management practices. These factors of sustainability can relate to a company being a whole, or to exceptional one-off solutions in prepress, press, postpress, logistics, and corporate culture. Winners must set a benchmark for the entire industry and motivate others to adopt sustainable business practices and solutions.

Entries welcome from all sheetfed offset print shops
The Heidelberg environmentally publishing Award is open up to any print shop that operates at least one sheetfed offset press. The number of presses is unimportant, as is the volume of production, the vertical range of manufacture, and the dimension of the print shop. Print shops from wherever in the globe that use any sort of substrate (paper, card, or foil) can submit an entry.

An independent international panel of judges, including representatives of the publishing industry, environmental scientists, and members of environmental associations, will examine the entries and opt for the winners in the two categories
(Gold Printing)