News overview
Review of CB Seminar “The sustainable book distribution chain”
We had good discussions and interesting dialogues about how the book trade can be more sustainable with more than 60 booksellers and publishers on 6 October.
Read moreCB receives third Lean & Green Star for CO2 reduction
On 1 September, CB officially received the third Lean & Green Star for CO2 reduction in transport. CB achieved a reduction of 15.6% in the past two years, after having previously reduced CO2 by 20%.
Read more1-millionth POD book of this year printed!
Today we sent a cake to publisher Zomer & Keuning! Last Friday.
Read moreLinda van Zomeren new CEO of CB
As of March 1, 2022, Linda van Zomeren is the new CEO of CB. She succeeds Hans Willem Cortenraad.
Read more‘International book distribution is a lot more sustainable this way'
In the summer of 2020 the international publisher SAGE and CB started a pilot to make the titles of SAGE more available for Dutch bookshops and webshops. The pilot succeeded and also had a positive effect on the publisher's sustainable footprint.
Read more150-year old CB receives Royal designation
The designation was awarded today during a festive online event by the King's Commissioner for Gelderland, John Berends, to Hans Willem Cortenraad, Managing Director of CB, in the presence of the Mayor of Culemborg, Gerdo van Grootheest.
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