Print the Change co-operative
22 October 2019
A new cooperative for green printing has been set up for sheet fed offset printing companies.
Blogs
Toppan pushing the boundaries
14 October 2019
We all know the advantages of going direct to press for the environment. Direct digital printing requires no intermediate steps to create a printing forme.…
Colour me green
7 October 2019
These days interest in sustainability and reducing environmental impact appears to be high. At least it is amongst consumers and governments, but although lots of…
Workflow and waste
24 September 2019
When we are out and about working with Digital Dots consulting clients, we spend an inordinate amount of time explaining workflow management. But rarely do…
Human health as well as the planet’s
9 September 2019
We worry a lot about the environmental impact of the graphics industry but the health of people working at the job of printing and publishing…
Unintended consequences
3 September 2019
The graphics industry is at the heart of the recycling industry, but when it comes to environmental accountability, how solid are its credentials?
Processless plates the new reality
12 August 2019
Processless platesetting, makes for more efficient and sustainable production, because it removes the need to chemically remove unexposed plate coatings.
Offset and the environment
6 August 2019
We need major players to take a much more active environmental leadership role.
The beast that is HP Inc.
15 July 2019
HP Inc is without doubt the biggest player in the graphics industry. Net revenue in 2018 was a cool $58.3 billion.
European Union reclassifying papers
8 July 2019
The EU has a special board that, among other things, determines evaluation criteria for the EU Ecolabel for products and services.
Plastics out at Waitrose
1 July 2019
Waitrose has joined the growing list of retailers trialing new approaches to packaging.
Ricoh awards sustainability prize
24 June 2019
It’s surprising that there are so few sustainability prizes that award cash, but Ricoh is leading the way, especially in the USA.
Danish printing company building a circular economy
17 June 2019
There are signs that Circular Economy thinking is gaining traction in the printing business.
Offsetting carbon
10 June 2019
For graphics businesses looking to satisfy their customers’ eco itches, try CarbonCo’s offsetting programme. This organisation works with the World Land Trust to provide money…
Composting plastic
3 June 2019
We’ve come across a rising number of compostable alternatives to plastic of late. The ideas are heading in the right direction, but there needs to…