Do the ingredients in the product meet the criteria for being 'green ingredients', that is, organic and/or natural, high yielding and sustainable? Biospherically Correct Our greeting card packs come from trees harvested without negatively impacting the environment as they are governed using various certified sustainable forest management (SFM) protocols:  trees return higher yields (in general) than than non wood agricultural crops used for paper production such as hemp and kenaf on average, pesticide and fertilizer use is lower than for either hemp or kenaf.  aim to meet the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to provide for themselves  Using recycled...

To what extent does the cultivation and extraction of the raw materials necessary to produce this product;enhance the diversity of life, that is, aids the greater biospheric services of the planet, the localised eco systems (species and habitat protection) and preserves the associated knowledge, customs and prosperity of the indigenous cultures of the territory? Biospherically Correct Our greeting card packs incorporate four important raw material criteria: The use of virgin paper material from sustainable forest management (SFM) practises. The use of recycled paper product to maximise wood resources and eliminate waste. A good balance of sustainable virgin material and pre-consumer (lesser) and post-consumer (greater) recycled material. Soy based inks (crops require no...

How positive for the individual, society and the environment is the function of the product in its final form? Biospherically Correct Using greeting cards to send messages of friendship, gratitude, joy, hope or sympathy is a sensitive, personalised way of acknowledging our shared humanity.These cards are subtly printed with the words love, forgiveness, compassion, tolerance and integrity, encouraging a personal feel good factor and a message of social cohesiveness. Proceeds go to the Vision for Humanity Charitable Trust. Our greeting cards are designed to honour our connection with nature. We believe this is important because of the growing trend towards...

How well do the processes inherent in the manufacturing, packaging and distribution of this product sustain nature? Biospherically Correct Our greeting card packs incorporate two important milling/manufacturing criteria: Pulp processing from PCF, TCF, or ECF mills (in that order preferably- see below)  The use of vegetable based inks to ensure low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs -see Green Ingredients). PCF means "processed chlorine free" (includes recycled and virgin fibre bleached without chlorine or chlorine compounds) TCF means 'totally chlorine free' (non toxic bleaching processes for virgin fibre e.g oxygen, peroxide, and ozone bleaching) EFC means "elementally chlorine free" (free of chlorine in...