Recent FSC and PEFC confirmation certification in the UK of selected HP wide-format media has given resellers the opportunity to sell chain of custody certified HP wide-format media for the first time in the UK. ArtSystems can now provide these HP certified media with an unbroken chain of custody to resellers.
Read MoreA DuPont LifeCycle Based Solutions programme means retailers can recycle entire Tyvek and Tyvek Vivia displays. To complete the lifecycle of the Tyvek products, DuPont has partnered with Waste Management in the US to create a recycling kit and programme that sees banners recycled and reprocessed into resin, which is then repurposed for a variety of uses.
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Little over a year ago this magazine ran an article entitled ‘EMAS. What’s that?’ Now the UK print industry is leading the way in its adoption. Here’s the lowdown.
Just over a year ago Image Reports ran a feature on the Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and predicted a rise to prominence. Now the UK printing industry is leading the way with EMAS in the UK. By the end of 2013,approaching half of EMAS registered UK organisations will be in print. Hand-in-hand with this, EMAS is starting to appear on tender documents and in organisations print supplier requirements.
Read MoreMondi, the paper and packaging manufacturer, has joined Verdigris, the environmental initiative from graphic arts research group Digital Dots. Mondi is the first representative of the paper industry to join the project.
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Martine Padilla, president of US-based printing strategy company Sophizio and director of the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, shows how printers are now harnessing the power of their sustainability efforts.
When sustainability is broadly defined as ‘global prosperity,’ encompassing fiscal, social and environmental responsibilities, the sustainability priorities of big brands vary – usually driven by the impact of their own footprint. Goals for some companies include simple, passive initiatives such as ‘reduce, reuse, recycle,’ and for others it includes much better-defined goals including reduced waste, natural resource use reduction, emissions reduction, increased use of renewable energy, elevated labour practices and entire supply chain lifecycle analysis.
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