Is plastic packaging really on the out?
5 February 2019
Plastic packaging is changing at breakneck speed, and Marks and Spencer have a radical plan.
Blogs
Sustainability messaging – part V
29 January 2019
We all know that we should be doing more to reduce environmental impacts, but how to go about doing it is not always so simple.
COP24 Rules of Engagement
21 January 2019
Much of the graphics industry generally responds to environmental anxieties with a collective yawn, even though there are plenty of reasons why we should be…
Message from Katowice and the Conference of the Parties
14 January 2019
Laurel Brunner reports from the Conference of the Parties (COP) talkfest that recently took place in Poland.
The Verdigris blog: Paper made from grass
7 January 2019
Grasspaper is a potential alternative for packaging, as well as being suitable for graphic papers, explains Laurel Brunner.
The Verdigris blog: The carbon footprint of data centres
17 December 2018
Electronic media have a heavy carbon footprint because of the energy they require to exist, says Laurel Brunner.
The Verdigris blog: deinking glass
6 December 2018
Moving away from plastics for packaging means that being able to recycle or reuse glass that has been printed on is becoming more important, says…
The Verdigris blog: ISO 21632 for calculating the energy usage of digital printing devices
26 November 2018
It’s got a long and clumsy title, but what ISO 21632 (Graphic technology – Determination of the energy consumption of digital printing devices including transitional…
The Verdigris blog: Sustainability messaging part 4
12 November 2018
We’ve not forgotten about our effort to provide a ten point plan for companies and associations who want to be proactive with their sustainability messaging.…
The Verdigris blog: Growing momentum for recycling commitments
29 October 2018
Kraft Heinz is the world’s fifth-largest food and beverage company, so it buys an awful lot of print. Recently Kraft Heinz has been paying more…
The Verdigris Blog: Nano particles in inks
8 October 2018
Amazing innovations are going on with inks as the graphics industry works to maintain its competiveness and improve environmental impacts. Nano inks are used for…
The Verdigris blog: de-inking plastics
1 October 2018
Despite all the excitement about cutting out plastic, it’s unrealistic to think that all printed plastics will disappear. However it’s not unrealistic to start thinking…
The Verdigris blog: why the first certification to ISO 20690 matters
24 September 2018
As certifications go, this is probably not desperately exciting to most people. But to the people behind the document (including me), it is very exciting…
The verdigris blog: It’s still all about the data
17 September 2018
For many years now the graphics industry has benefited from cloud computing, initially with the Software-as-a-Service model pioneered by Agfa and latterly with a growing…
The Verdigris blog: Spreading the sustainability message – part 4
10 September 2018
This is the fourth part of a series of blogs suggesting ideas for topics addressed in environmental policy statements. Industry associations serving the needs of…