Pulp Fiction
14 February 2014
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner We recently came across an environmental story that is just too good to be true, and yet it…
Sustainability
Deinking Simmering Along
31 January 2014
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner We have had a terrific response to the idea that the industry would benefit from a deinking standard.…
Complete book production workflow on show with LumeJet
29 January 2014
LumeJet’s S200 printer LumeJet has joined with Transeo Media and Ashgate to show a complete high-end web to finished book production at an open day…
Awards Idea Looking for a Home
27 January 2014
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner OK so here’s the thing. We would like to see an environmental award initiative for the graphic arts…
Sustainable model wins accolade for Ricoh
22 January 2014
Ricoh has been rated as one of Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world for the tenth time and was presented with the news…
Customers Starting to Care
17 January 2014
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Pushing the value of environmental awareness has been tough over the last forever of business slump and economic…
Fespa Sustainability Awards
6 January 2014
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Fespa has added a Sustainability category to its prestigious international awards programme. We are honoured to have been…
Eco drive leads to HP
6 January 2014
Director of Colourset Tom Phelan A recent purchase of four wide format HP LX260 printers from CWE Solutions, is helping Nottingham-based Colorset to make great…
HP Indigo makes environmental developments
16 December 2013
The free take-back services for HP Indigo supplies that HP offers its customers is now expanded to include series four binary ink developer (BID) base…
Deinking
2 December 2013
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Most people accept that recycling is a good thing. Take paper for instance: in 2011 70% of European…
High response to ISO 16759
25 November 2013
Strong interest in the new ISO 16759 standard for quantifying and calculating the carbon footprint of print media has been reported by Digital Printer contributor…
Print Saves Trees Campaign
18 November 2013
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner We recently came across a US industry association representing 350 printers on the midAtlantic coast, campaigning with much…
About Time
11 November 2013
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner For those of us who find the concept of patience anathema, progress on sustainability is taking too long.…
Environmental PR Fail?
4 November 2013
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Dear Sir or Madam, or Dear Laurel the emails from PR companies begin. Then follows a boast of…
Preaching Print’s Sustainability
14 October 2013
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Preaching to the converted has always seemed a little self-indulgent. And since the converted already agree with you…