[CLIFTON, NJ, March 20, 2006] -- Sandy Alexander, Leaders in Printing and the Environment, has announced its participation as a major underwriter and presenting sponsor of “Grow: Design for Sustainability,” a full-day symposium on the integration of the graphic arts industry with the global business shift toward sustainable practices. The sold-out symposium, to be held Saturday March 25, is being presented by of the New York Chapter of the AIGA. “As an environmental leader in printed and digital communication, Sandy Alexander is proud to lend its support to events that can move our industry toward more sustainable practices,” says Chip Stine, Sandy Alexander’s Senior VP of Sales. “We expect this AIGA symposium to have a positive impact on the thinking of New York design professionals. Every new sustainability minded designer can help reduce printing’s environmental impact on the planet, and that holds true whether or not they print with us.” “Grow: Design for Sustainability” will feature presentations by opinion leaders from business, product development, packaging, and communications design. In addition to Sandy Alexander and fellow presenting sponsor Mohawk Paper, “Grow: Design for Sustainability” will feature presentations from sustainability leaders representing IDEO, Russell Design, Cook+Fox Architects, Material ConneXion, Flag, Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Osram Sylvania, ValueNewsNetwork.com, UN Global Compact, and Earth Pledge, among others.