Sustainable Group's FSC-Certified 3-Ring "ReBinder”™

Seattle, WA . - June 1, 2009 - Sustainable Group, a company that offers an innovative line of recycled sales, training, and event supplies such as eco-friendly binders, notebooks and folders, pens and presentation materials, is excited to announce that each of its products made from bending chipboard is now certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). This includes the company’s flagship product, the ReBinder(TM), a recycled 3-ring binder.

The FSC sets forth principles, criteria, and standards that span economic, social, and environmental concerns. Being certified means that Sustainable Group now guarantees that these products can be traced back to a certified source, such as a well-managed sustainable forest, and that it supports the practice of sustainable forestry worldwide.

"Sustainable Group enables responsible organizations to increase brand awareness while demonstrating their commitment to environmental sustainability. Now those organizations will also be supporting FSC," said David Stober, CEO of Sustainable Group. "FSC standards represent the world’s strongest system for guiding forest management toward a sustainable future. When an employee, customer, shareholder or partner sees a company with one of our products, they know that company is serious about the environment."

Sustainable Group’s products are the first choice of top marketing initiatives, green teams, event management, and procurement groups within government agencies, major corporations, small businesses and non-profits who are looking to make a statement. All of Sustainable Group’s products are made in the U.S. from locally sourced materials, by a local work-force while still being as cost effective as traditional office supplies. By switching to Sustainable Group’s products, already 5,000+ companies make a measurable positive environmental impact having reduced millions of pounds of greenhouse gasses while saving millions of gallons of water, tens of thousands of trees, tens of billions of BTUs of energy and hundreds of tons of solid waste.

"¨Stober continued, "By switching to Sustainable Group, everyone can do their part to reduce their carbon footprint, solid waste, and raise both brand and environmental awareness across their companies and organizations. Our environmentally conscious products are innovative, durable, and practical yet also help to reduce waste and save money."

ABOUT SUSTAINABLE GROUP

"¨Based in Seattle, WA, Sustainable offers a unique line of recycled sales, marketing, and training and event supplies. Sustainable Group’s products are sourced from the Seattle-area, taking curbside waste and turning it into useful office supplies. Specific pieces can be customized with Sustainable Group’s in-house printing services using water-based inks. Businesses and organizations that use Sustainable Group’s products reinforce a message of being socially responsible. For more information on Sustainable Group’s products and how your company can have a positive impact on the environment, please visit: www.rebinder.com.

Sustainable Group

Sustainable Group

Everyone has an impact on our earth. At Sustainable Group we take a leadership role in environmental stewardship. When used for Sales & Marketing, Events & Training or simply every day internal use, our innovative, durable and practical products raise both brand and environmental awareness while helping responsible organizations to reduce solid waste and lower their carbon footprint. Sustainable Group was started in 2003 with a triumphant goal of creating an alternative to those nasty vinyl binders and CD jewel cases that cannot be recycled. Today, Sustainable Group makes the world’s only FSC Certified line of binders (the ReBinder), additionally, our binders, CD sleeves, journals and presentation/event materials are all made from post-consumer recycled materials.

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