So what’s Lego and Levi Strauss got to do with me? Quite a lot as it happens when it comes to environmental messaging and direction.
– By Walter Hale.
“I, as a designer, made the problem. I made the mess. If we can think of ways of designing without making the messes, we will be ahead.” This observation by Paul Dillinger, head of global product innovation at Levi Strauss, was one of the high points at the Sustainable Brands conference in San Diego this summer.
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How Stylographics is turning its own waste into donation drop-boxes for KitAid.
Stylographics has always had a bit of a thing about environmentally friendly products and pushing them into the marketplace. In keeping with that mentality it introduced 100% recycled, recyclable and sustainable Re-board into its portfolio a while back, and now it’s taking its caring ethos a step further – Re-board cut-offs are used for a charitable project called KitAid.
Read MoreFespa has re-launched its Planet Friendly Guide as a series of ‘mini’ guides, with one introductory guide and 10 subject-specific guides. All are available free of charge to members of Fespa’s 37 national associations.
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Fespa encourages printers to adopt sustainable practices with the launch of 11 Planet Friendly mini guides
Fespa has re-launched its Planet Friendly Print Guide in the form of 11 new ‘mini’ guides as part of its wider Planet Friendly Print programme.
Read MoreAntalis is hoping to strengthen its environmental credentials by gathering information on its own suppliers’ regulatory conformity and adherence with new FSC and PEFC standards, as well as the new European Timber regulation. The company is using its Myrmex platform for this purpose, enabling it to evaluate the potential risks linked to certain supplier sources and to take measures to mitigate any likely issues.
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