Mercury lamps on the out
27 November 2023
Legislation across the world is spelling the end for the mercury arc lamp used in UV curing, with 2025 as the deadline in many places.…
27 November 2023
Legislation across the world is spelling the end for the mercury arc lamp used in UV curing, with 2025 as the deadline in many places.…
6 November 2023
As the limitations of fully migrating retail customer loyalty programmes to digital platforms become apparent, there has been a renewed interest in digital print, says…
7 August 2023
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is an approach to carbon emissions reduction that's more squarely aimed at the private sector. Laurel Brunner explains
10 July 2023
Book publishers are the biggest print offender in environmental terms, argues Laurel Brunner, as wastage is built in to the business model
26 June 2023
From the artisans with their sustainably harvested honey to producers of handmade kitsch, we should all be asking our partners and supply chains for details…
13 June 2023
ISO 16759 is becoming flavour of the month with services that implement the standard, cropping up in a couple of carbon calculator services, finds Laurel…
25 April 2023
Tanya Howe, sales director for Ricoh Graphic Communications, gives practical advice to SME leaders on how they can improve diversity within their teams and how…
17 April 2023
The increasingly essential role of a chief sustainability officer will require some determination to carry though, especially if it's not a sole responsibility, says Laurel…
14 March 2023
Recent global events, from Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine, rising costs and Brexit, have led many brands to look into bringing their print sourcing…
7 March 2023
The first ISO standard for communication of environmental performance of print processes has been published. Laurel Brunner explains what it means
21 February 2023
Laurel Brunner hails the Sustainability Industry Forum recently established in the UK by the Independent Publishers Guild as a step forward but says that more…
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…
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…
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…
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…