Tinton Falls, NJ - Hatteras, provider of commercial printing and fulfillment services for global and emerging brands, today announced that it has achieved certification by the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP).

As a certified SGP facility, Hatteras has demonstrated its commitment to exceeding sustainability targets by reducing waste, conserving energy, sourcing sustainable materials, lowering its carbon footprint, and creating a safe workplace.

"Sustainability is very important to us as a company,” said Bill Duerr, President of Hatteras. “We’re making every effort to be environmentally responsible and we’re also seeing more of our clients ask us about our sustainability initiatives. Achieving SGP certification demonstrates to them that we’re following industry best practices and taking a leadership role in helping to protect the environment through green printing practices."

SGP is the leading accrediting authority in sustainable printing in the U.S. and Canada, certifying that printers are maintaining the highest environmental operating standards. Hatteras becomes one of just sixty-two printing and packaging companies in the United States to have passed SGP’s comprehensive facility audit and achieve certification.

“For the last decade we’ve kept a sustainability focus throughout all aspects of our operation – from upgrades in our offset, digital and large format printing equipment, to our robust recycling programs, to purchasing renewable energy that fuels our facility,” said Morgan Sprengel, VP of Customer Success for Hatteras. “The experience we’ve had with the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership and the certification process has validated all of our efforts, while creating a framework for measuring results and continuous improvement.”

More information about Hatteras’ sustainability initiatives and green printing practices can be found here: www.hatteras.us/sustainability.