Wise Ink

This World Environment Day, Wise Ink is pleased to announce our partnership with Seneca Environmental to bring clean energy to book publishing. 🌳📚

Our first title published and printed with renewable energy, “When We’re Under the Same Roof” by author-illustrator Ngân Huỳnh, is launching this month. Each copy includes a sustainability note that states it was “published and printed with electricity generated from a pollinator-friendly solar farm in Minnesota (mowed by sheep!).”

The renewable energy certificates (RECs) are procured through Seneca Environmental, a tribally owned business, with REC issuance and retirement tracked through CleanCounts, the nonprofit clean energy registry headquartered in Minneapolis. The CleanCounts registry keeps the official record that the RECs were created, claimed by Wise Ink, and taken out of circulation.

This collaboration with Seneca Environmental connects Wise Ink’s publishing mission with a growing market for renewable energy certificates that deliver a deeper story than electricity alone. The RECs supporting Wise Ink’s commitment come from a Minnesota solar farm that supports pollinator habitat.

♻️Visit wiseink.com/impact to learn more about our sustainability initiatives!

Photo credit: Rob Davis of CleanCounts

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“Just because you are physically apart, doesn’t mean you lose your memories, heritage, and language.” —Ngân Huỳnh

Today’s the day! We’re celebrating the launch of “When We’re Under the Same Roof,” written, illustrated, and designed by Ngân Huỳnh, one of Wise Ink’s design assistants. 🚂

Châu absolutely can’t wait to see her family again! Count down the days with her as she packs for her trip and reflects on her special traditions, relationships, and memories from growing up in Vietnam.

Selected as a Kickstarter Project We Love, “When We’re Under the Same Roof” is a children’s book about returning and remembering.

Available for purchase here: https://buff.ly/h5T8maW

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