Our Partnering Companies
Progressive Canadian companies understand that their wood and paper choices have very real consequences for the survival of both our ancient forests and their own business viability. In today’s market driven economy, the increasingly informed consumer is demanding more from companies than simply addressing the bottom line; corporate responsibility is increasingly becoming an expected part of doing business.
In growing numbers, socially conscious businesses are taking responsibility for the preservation of the world’s environment, and are putting this understanding into action.
Markets Initiative applauds the following Canadian companies for implementing policies which are safeguarding the world’s ancient and endangered forests.
Eight Top Business Reasons to go Ancient Forest Friendly
A List of Markets Initiatives’ Signatory Companies:
| Bell Canada The Body Shop Canada Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada Inc. Chesterman Property Group Citizens Bank of Canada Clairol Canada Communicopia Happy Planet Foods Hollyhock |
Husky Injection Molding Systems Kinko's Inc. Mountain Equipment Co-op Nike Canada Renewal Partners Company Roots Shared Vision Magazine Vancouver Folk Music Festival |
Canadian Book Publishers Safeguarding Ancient and Endangered Forests:
| Anchor Canada | NeWest Press |
| Arsenal Pulp Press | New Society Publishers |
| Banff Centre Press | Penguin Canada |
| Broadview Press | Polestar Books |
| Doubleday Canada | Press Gang Publishers |
| Douglas & McIntyre | Raincoast Books |
| Greystone Books | Random House Canada |
| Groundwood Books | Ronsdale Press |
| Heritage House | Seal Canada |
| House of Anansi Press | Tundra Books |
| Key Porter Books | University of British Columbia Press |
| Kids Can Press | Vintage Canada |
| Knopf Canada | Whitecap Books |
| McClelland & Stewart |
Bristol & Glass |
| Macfarlane, Walter and Ross | Harbour Publishing |
| McGill-Queen’s University Press | University of Alberta Press |
The Literary Press Group (LPG) is committed to working with its 44 member publishers to eliminate papers originating from ancient forests. Several LPG members have developed their own individual commitments (these publishers appear in the list of publishers above). Member publishers of the Literary Press Group are:
| Anvil Press Arsenal Pulp Press The Banff Centre Press Beach Holme Publishing Limited Brick Books Broken Jaw Press Maritimes Arts Projects Productions Buschek Books Coach House Books Conundrum Press Cormorant Books Incorporated Coteau Books Creative Book Publishing DC Books ECW Press Ekstasis Editions Gaspereau Press Goose Lane Editions Hargios Press Inc. House of Anansi Press Ltd. Insomniac Press J. Gordon Shillinford |
Kagedonce Press Mansfield Press The Mercury Press NeWest Press New Star Books Ltd. Nightwood Editions Oolichan Books Penumbra Press Playwrights Canada Press The Porcupine’s Quill Pottersfield Press Red Deer Press Ronsdale Press Seraphim Editions Signature Editions Talon Books Theytus Books Ltd. Thistledown Press Ltd. TSAR Publications Turnstone Press Vehicule Press Wolsak & Wynn Publishers XYZ éditeur/XYZ Publishing |
An International Community of Friends:
| 3M Corp. (USA) Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (USA) Arjo Wiggins Appleton (UK) B&Q (UK) BBC Worldwide Publishing (UK) Beiersdorf (Germany) Bristol Meyers Squibb Co. (USA) Courtaulds Dell Computer Corp. (USA) Do It All (UK) Estee Lauder Co.s (USA) Great Mills (UK) Haindl (Germany) Harcross (UK) Home Depot (USA) IBM International (USA) Ikea (Sweden) Jewson’s (UK) Johnson & Johnson (USA) Kinko’s Inc. (USA) KNAUF (Germany) Larch-Lap (UK) Lenzig (Austria) Levi Strauss & Co. (USA) Liz Claiborne Inc. (USA) |
Lockheed Martin Corp. (USA) Magnet (UK) MD Papier (Germany) Menards (USA) Meyer International (UK) Mitsubishi Electric of America (USA) Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America (USA) Mother Jones Magazine (USA) Mutual Omaha Insurance Co National Geographic (USA Nike Inc. (USA) Otto (Germany)) Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (USA) Patagonia (USA) Quantum Corp (USA) Rugby Group (UK) Sainsbury’s Homebase (UK) Schwank (Germany) Seventh Generation (USA) The McGraw-Hill Co.s (USA) Union Carbide International (USA) United Stationers Supply Co. (USA) Utne Reader (USA) Wickes Lumber (USA) Wybert (Germany) |