The Verdigris blog: inks matter
23 April 2018
The packaging industry is ripe for disruption, especially when it comes to inks. The sector’s in the sights of digital press manufacturers, print service providers…
Blogs
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…
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: sustainability auditing
26 March 2018
Doing something to improve the environmental sustainability of your business should be easy, but it can often seem scary. We have found that business owners…
The Verdigris blog: Kodak’s Sonora Plate Green Leaf award winners lead the way
19 March 2018
Every year Kodak recognises printers around the world for their sustainability progress. To qualify for the Kodak Sonora Plate Green Leaf Award printing companies must…
The Verdigris blog: look beyond the environmental label
12 March 2018
The Greenguard certification scheme for indoor graphics use has been updated to reflect different categories of use, so you need to make sure you’re looking…
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: ISO 20690 for easier cost of ownership calculations
19 February 2018
Equipment buyers these days make their investment decisions based on various criteria. They consider the overall capital cost, the cost of finance, monthly service charges,…
The Verdigris blog: the price of eco-printing
12 February 2018
Publishers tend to know what they want to publish, although they may not know how they want it printed. It’s a step too far to…
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: invisible print
29 January 2018
Printing and publishing companies produce media communications. They print books, magazines, newspapers, catalogues, signs and displays and all manner of transactional prints. These are the…
The Verdigris blog: Kodak’s KodakOne
22 January 2018
Great news for one of the graphics industry’s best supporters of environmental sustainability. Kodak has entered into a partnership with Wenn Digital to build and…
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…
The Verdigris blog: 2018 expectations
9 January 2018
What should the graphics industry expect for 2018? This is easy to answer: more of the same. It would be great to hint at exciting…