| First, there were greener inks, followed by | | | | ~~~~~ |
| greener printers, and now, a green font? Yes, | | | | In their September 28th issue, Newsweek |
| indeed it is true. Sure, you can squeeze more | | | | magazine revealed their rankings of the 500 |
| pages onto a single sheet, print on both sides of a | | | | greenest companies in the United States. Each |
| sheet, print in draft mode, and now: you can print | | | | company was rated on an overall Green Score, |
| with holes in your letters. It's called Ecofont, and | | | | an Environmental Impact Score, a Green Policies |
| their producers promise it will utilize 20% less ink | | | | and Performance Score, and a Reputation Survey |
| when compared to normal printing. It is available | | | | Score. HP was ranked as the number one |
| for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems, and | | | | company overall in both Industry Sector and Top |
| closely resembles Arial in appearance. Ecofont can | | | | 500 rankings. In addition to their number one |
| be downloaded for free from the link provided in | | | | rating for Green Score, HP was rated 35th in their |
| the resource area below. | | | | industry and 175th overall for Environmental |
| ~~~~ | | | | Impact, 2nd in Green Policies and Performance for |
| In other green printing news, printing giant Xerox | | | | their industry and 3rd overall, and finally, ranked |
| announced in June its efforts to make printing | | | | 1st for Reputation Survey in their industry and |
| greener by going cartridge-free - their newest | | | | 5th overall. Newsweek credits HP with being the |
| printer model series offers the capability to use | | | | first major IT company to report greenhouse gas |
| solid ink sticks. They claim no stains will be | | | | (GHG) emissions associated with its supply chain. |
| forthcoming. | | | | Dell took home 2nd place after HP in both |
| According to Xerox the new printer produces | | | | Industry Sector and Top 500 rankings. Dell was |
| 90% less waste in ink than other printers, and | | | | rated 32nd in their industry and 160th overall for |
| keeping the Xerox history in mind, their research | | | | Environmental Impact, 1st in Green Policies and |
| and development reports are relatively | | | | Performance for their industry and 1st overall, and |
| trustworthy. | | | | finally ranked 4th for Reputation Survey in their |
| This new development is called a ColorQube, and | | | | industry and 13th overall. Newsweek credits Dell |
| currently costs a whopping $15,000. It might be | | | | with being the industry leader in product |
| necessary to stick with recycled ink cartridges for | | | | take-back and recycling programs. Also worth |
| today but in spite of the ColorQube's high | | | | noting is the fact that Dell headquarters uses |
| expense now, new technology tends to drop in | | | | 100% renewable energy. |
| price eventually. Businesses in the market for | | | | There were no other printer manufacturers |
| high-quality, waste-reducing printing equipment | | | | ranked in the top 10 either inside their industry |
| should consider this new option along with the | | | | rankings or the overall top 500. |
| rest. | | | | |