"Its the right thing to do for the world"

Today, Nordstrom Inc., the Seattle-based chain of 98 department stores, said it plans to begin using 30% recycled paper for all its catalogs and annual reports. The company also announced it will use paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

"It's something we believe in very strongly,'' Linda Finn, executive vice president of marketing at Nordstrom, said in an interview yesterday. "It's the right thing to do for the world.''

Kudos to Nordstrom. Read more about the announcement here.