DANVERS, MA and DALLAS, TX – Dec. 19, 2008 – RISO, Inc., a leader in digital printing technology, today announced that the company’s Dallas branch has donated two trees to the Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas, TX. Members of RISO’s Dallas branch will join Audubon Texas staff and volunteers at the Trinity River Audubon Center for a dedication event later today to plant the two trees, which were specially selected for the surrounding wetlands.
“We greatly appreciate this generous donation by RISO,” said Chris Culak, Director of Trinity River Audubon Center. “Located on reclaimed land, these trees will help us meet the Center’s goal of turning a municipal liability into a major asset. In addition, these new trees tie into our other sustainable efforts, which include the Center’s vegetated roof, rainwater collection system, energy efficient systems and use of recycled materials.”
RISO, a provider of environmentally-friendly high speed color inkjet printers and duplicators, launched a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation earlier this year to help plant 100,000 trees. To further this effort with the Arbor Day Foundation, RISO has implemented a tree planting campaign with the company’s branch offices across the United States.
“It is an honor to make this donation to the Trinity River Audubon Center,” said Michael Samson, Dallas Branch Manager for RISO, Inc. “The Center is much in line with the goals of RISO’s tree planting campaign, which is to work to improve our local community and have a positive impact on the environment in the process.”
In addition to planting trees, RISO’s various printing products have a lower environmental impact than traditional printing technologies that in turn help customers conserve energy, reduce waste and use environmentally-friendly features such as soy-based inks. For example, RISO’s digital duplicators earned the ENERGY STAR rating for low energy use, requiring as little as two amps electrical current when producing copies, or less energy than three light bulbs. In a recent study comparing electricity consumption, RISO digital duplicators showed 95 percent cost savings over many traditional toner-based copiers or MFPs.
To request more information about RISO’s complete suite of digital printing solutions or ISO’s environmental programs, call 1-800-876-7476.
About RISO, Inc. RISO, Inc., headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts, is a wholly owned subsidiary of RISO Kagaku Corporation, Japan's leading manufacturer and distributor of production printers, digital duplicators and supplies. RISO sells high-speed color and monochrome printing solutions throughout the Americas. RISO's high-speed color printers provide fast and affordable full color digital printing for everyday communications, at speeds of up to 120 pages per minute. Its line of digital duplicators includes one- and two-color systems that reliably produce millions of copies, are environmentally friendly, and are easy and inexpensive to use.
About The Trinity River Audubon Center Sustainably built and LEED-certified gold, the Trinity River Audubon Center is situated on 120 acres of the Great Trinity Forest, the largest urban bottomland hardwood forest in the U.S. TRAC represents a combined $37 million restoration and capital improvement project that was funded and built by the City of Dallas. The Center is a partnership between the City of Dallas and the National Audubon Society. Located just eight minutes from downtown Dallas, TRAC is the flagship for Audubon’s science education and conservation initiatives in Texas. The Center is located at 6500 S. Loop 12, Dallas, TX 75217. More information can be found by calling 214-370-9967 or at www.trinityriveraudubon.org.
About the Arbor Day Foundation The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit, conservation and education organization of nearly one million members, with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. More information on the Foundation and its programs can be found at www.arborday.org.
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