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Welcoming The Development Of LED Based Alternatives In Printing

Welcoming The Development Of LED Based Alternatives In Printing

Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project writes that mercury is a seriously nasty neurotoxin that is steadily being regulated out of products, including in...
Putting Environmental Sustainability At The Heart Of The Organisation

Putting Environmental Sustainability At The Heart Of The Organisation

Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project writes that at the heart of any sustainability initiative is resource management and improved process control. Net-zero by...
The Starting Point For A Sustainability Programme

The Starting Point For A Sustainability Programme For Print Businesses

Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project writes that sustainability one-upmanship from service providers will be a good thing for the printing industry, as long...
Calculating Carbon The Right Way

Calculating Carbon The Right Way

According to Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project, the ISO 16759 document outlines requirements for calculating the carbon footprint of a print run and...
Moving Towards Greater Environmental Sustainability In The Printing Industry

Moving Towards Greater Environmental Sustainability In The Printing Industry

Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project writes that achieving greater environmental sustainability is easier said than done. ISO’s technical committee working on standards for...
Integrity Matters When It Comes To Environmental Claims In The Printing Industry

Integrity Matters When It Comes To Environmental Claims In The Printing Industry

According to Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project, much more needs to be done to change behaviour. In the graphics business we have made...
Printing Companies Should Take Up The Challenge To Achieve Net-Zero

Printing Companies Should Take Up The Challenge To Achieve Net-Zero

Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project writes that ISO have recently published a document to help those in the printing industry make a start...
Sustainability Reporting Is Becoming An Expectation For Printing And Publishing Companies

Sustainability Reporting Is Becoming An Expectation For Printing And Publishing Companies

Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project says big brands tend to write their own sustainability reports with an eye on their shareholders and customers....
Automated Colour Management And Recycling Affect The Environmental Impact Of Print

Automated Colour Management And Recycling Affect The Environmental Impact Of Print

According to Laurel Brunner, writing for the Verdigris project, workflow automation, whereby data flows to a plate or press seamlessly and with minimal human intervention,...
Making The Graphics Industry More Environmentally Accountable

Making The Graphics Industry More Environmentally Accountable

According to Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project, ISO 22067-1 will add greater detail to environmental impact measurements and assessments. This is needed because...