“Releafing” print industry paper consumption
19 July 2018
The company automatically plants trees equivalent to the paper used by printers and converters PrintReleaf is a global print industry sustainability and reforestation standard,…
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Bakergoodchild aims to eliminate single-use plastics
12 July 2018
Audley Travel uses the substrate to wrap its quarterly publication, Audley Traveller magazine Birmingham-based direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Bakergoodchild has…
The Verdigris blog: European Union bans single-use plastics
18 June 2018
It’s official (almost). Single use plastics are to be banned in the European Union (EU) by 2019, at least they are where sustainable and affordable…
Innotech Digital increases range of PVC-free wide-format media
30 April 2018
There is increased demand for more environmentally friendly alternative banner materials Wide-format media supplier Innotech Digital has increased its range of PVC-Free wide and…
Hop Industries publishes report on lamination alternative
27 April 2018
Hop-Syn synthetic paper is an environmentally-friendly and low-cost lamination alternative Hop Industries, manufacturer of Hop-Syn synthetic paper, has published a report on the environmentally-friendly and…
Xerox partners with PrintReleaf to help customers reach sustainability goals
27 April 2018
Xerox will help customers select the managed forestry projects where their trees will be planted A new partnership with PrintReleaf gives Xerox managed print services (MPS)…
The Verdigris blog: Cutting insurance costs through certification
16 April 2018
Insurance companies are starting to pay more attention to certifications in the graphics industry. If you can prove that you run your business well, for…
Antalis launches green site
12 April 2018
The website is designed to help customers refine their sustainable and environmental footprint Antalis has created a dedicated environmental microsite designed to provide customers…
The Verdigris blog: communications and energy demands
9 April 2018
In his Bruno Kessler Lecture last year, Roberto Viola, Director-General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology at the European Commission, said that energy usage by…
The Verdigris blog – banning plastic for the good of the environment
5 March 2018
First China and now Europe are taking big steps to clean up the environment. Their initiatives could create opportunities in the graphics industry, or be…
The Verdigris blog: plastic versus paper packaging
26 February 2018
There is a lot of chat going around as to the negative impact of plastic packaging on the environment. On the one hand there’s eight…
The Verdigris blog: Product Category Rules for printers and publishers
5 February 2018
The importance of and interest in Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in the graphics industry is probably nil. At least at the moment. But at…
The Verdigris blog – life-cycle environmental impacts
15 January 2018
It’s hard enough getting to grips with carbon footprinting, but that is only a small part of the environmental impact calculation. In 2018, regulators and…
Arjowiggins turns rainmaker
14 November 2017
Cocoon is Arjowiggins Graphic’s range of FSC Recycled certified papers engineered from high-quality office waste paper Cocoon from Arjowiggins Graphic will be an official…
New Standard Supporting the Environmental Impact of Print
13 November 2017
In this week’s Verdigris blog Laurel Brunner considers the implications in making an environmental impact declaration for print and calls for a new standard that…