A leaner book publishing sector would be a greener one
6 February 2023
Printing more books is generally seen as good for the printing industry, but it might be better for the planet if there weren't quite so…
Blogs
Time to achieve Net-zero
23 January 2023
Laurel Brunner welcomes the publication of the ISO's Net-zero Guidelines as a comprehensive and thorough platform for defining the steps to net-zero carbon emissions by…
The United Nations Publishers’ Compact
9 January 2023
The United Nations Publishers’ Compact has attracted hundreds of signatories, with the aim of implementing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, but it'll need…
Steps towards a circular economy
15 November 2022
The idea of digitally watermarking printed products to aid in their sorting for appropriate end-of-life recycling offers considerable promise, but requires concerted cross-industry efforts to…
The circular economy could be the next greenwash
20 September 2022
For companies to truly support the circular economy, they need to look at their whole cycle from raw materials to waste, replacing or reducing at…
Understanding sustainability reporting
17 August 2022
Sustainability reporting in increasingly expected but there aren't yet standards for meaningful content or comparison, says Laurel Brunner
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
11 July 2022
Laurel Brunner examines how at least some of the lofty goals of the UN can quite easily be met by printers
Improving print’s environmental aspects communications
3 May 2022
Progress towards an ISO standard for reporting the environmental impacts of print is at an advanced stage, reports Laurel Brunner
Emissions reductions too often fudged
19 April 2022
Laurel Brunner casts her eye over The New Climate Institute's latest report, the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022.
The changing face of fashion
4 April 2022
Laurel Brunner asks whether microfactories really can change the face of fashion.
Is paper doomed?
21 March 2022
Laurel Brunner says this might be the year when technology makes possible the synthesising of paper using bacteria and carbon emissions
Is print on demand fashion a more sustainable model?
7 March 2022
In this, her latest blog, Laurel Brunner examines Kornit Digital's efforts to revolutionise the fashion industry...
Kodak’s sustainability report
21 February 2022
Laurel Brunner looks at what Kodak's recent sustainability report tells us.
Sustainability begins at home
7 February 2022
Laurel Brunner outlines how we have seen more organisations investing in environmental sustainability.
Climate change realities from Epson
24 January 2022
Epson's recent global survey, The Climate Reality Barometer, has highlighted some worrying findings.