Certifications and Quality Control
BFC is proud to be certified or to be in the process of certification
by the bodies listed:
Conserving resources while maintaining quality and value has always been one of our objectives. With new eco-friendly options and technologies emerging, BFC decided to deepen their shade of green by incorporating additional environmentally responsible products, equipment and policies.
FSC
To demonstrate our commitment to the environment, BFC has become certified to the Chain of Custody requirements stipulated by the Forest Stewardship Council by an independent third party registrar in November 2008. The FSC’s mission is to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. The requirements for this standard include the ability to maintain traceability of the FSC certified paper from receipt, throughout all production processes, and up to delivery to our customer’s. The paper’s origin and content can be traced to the forest floor of well managed forests throughout the world. Our certification allows us to use the FSC label on our client’s printed pieces when they would like to further communicate their commitment to sustainability and the use of responsible sources.
SFI
Continually proving its commitment to the environment, BFC has also become certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Chain of Custody Program. Similar to the FSC certification process, SFI’s standard includes much of the same requirements and is also focused on principles and measures that promote sustainable forest management. With the SFI chain of custody certification, BFC can demonstrate and has maintained the records needed to provide our clients with the correct claim of the paper used such as post consumer recycled fiber or the applicable percentage of sourced fiber. The SFI on-product label can also be used on these printed pieces for marketing purposes.
GreenWorks
BFC has been steadily building its reputation in the region as an environmentally-sensitive printer. And now BFC is a recognized recipient of the GreenWorks Environmental Recognition Award, a special green initiative developed by Agfa Graphics. Agfa, one of the world’s leading imaging and information technology companies.
ISO
Honoring our commitment to good management practices, BFC has implemented processes to meet the requirements of two recognized standards. The first, ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System, requires an organization maintain documented procedures and records to demonstrate continual improvements of their processes with customer satisfaction being in the forefront of the overall objective. The second, ISO 27001 IT Security Management Systems, requires an organization have objectives and controls in place to ensure and maintain the security of both the organization and its customer’s information while under the organization’s control. Information can include PHI (personal health information), PII (personal identifying information; i.e. credit cards, ss#, etc.), trade secrets, marketing strategies, art files, etc. BFC has anticipated becoming certified to both standards in 2010 by an independent third party auditing registrar.
SGP
BFC is currently an applicant and is awaiting certification by the Sustainable Green Printing (SGP) Partnership. The mission of the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership is to encourage and promote participation in the worldwide movement to reduce environmental impact and increase social responsibility of the print and graphic communications industry through sustainable green printing practices.
