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| Laurel Brunner's Verdigris blog 2013 |
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Print to Store
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – 18 March |
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| Verdigris articles 2013 (more below) |
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The Beast that is the European Union’s Eco-Label
Fortunately for printers and print media buyers Intergraf, the international industry association of print associations, has been much involved in the development of the EU EcoLabel. By Laurel Brunner |
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Food for thought
Recycling the daily newspaper has, happily, become second nature for most people, as putting rinsed milk bottles out for the milkman was a regular evening task of yesteryear. By Morwenna Kearns |
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Less Google better than ‘Go Paperless’
Google's campaign is nothing more than a clumsy attempt to market its services and conveniently ignores the environmental impact of its own activities. By Knud Wassermann |
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| Laurel Brunner's Verdigris blog 2012 |
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Deinking Drama
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – 15 October |
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HP Indigo
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner… - 07 May |
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VITO
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner… - 23 April |
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Welcome
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner… - 16 April |
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| Two Sides initiative corner (scroll down) |
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TNT Post UK joins Two Sides
Leading postal operator TNT Post UK has joined the Two Sides campaign to dispel common environmental misconceptions… |
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Two Sides nearing 300 members
Industry representative bodies, Picon and BCF, join the campaign and help spread awareness through their own members… |
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| Verdigris articles 2012 (more lower down) |
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By the Numbers
It has taken a long time, but we are finally beginning to see progress in carbon footprint calculations. By Laurel Brunner |
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Being green
We talked to three printers that have put their environmental policy at the heart of their business. By Nessan Cleary |
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Misconceptions and Myths of Green - Part 1
The first of a two part Verdigris article examining some of the myths and misconceptions preventing printing companies from adopting a more aggressive environmental strategy for their businesses. By Laurel Brunner |
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| Manufacturers' initiatives 2012 (more below) |
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| Printers' in support of the environment 2012 |
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| Verdigris articles 2011 (more lower down) |
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Paperback Writers
HP has recently published the results of its Life Cycle Assessment of different paperback book printing options. By Laurel Brunner |
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Sustainable standard
It can be hard for individual printers to develop a measurable environmental policy but the forthcoming ISO 16759 should address this. By Laurel Brunner |
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Carbon Conundrums
PrintCity, the nebulous alliance of industry suppliers offering advice to the industry, has published another of its cross industry special reports. By Laurel Brunner |
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Pulp fiction
The ability to de-ink and recycle paper makes it a very environmentally friendly solution, but will the increasing use of inkjet printers threaten this? By Nessan Cleary |
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Right of bills
Should a state intervene to decide the format of the invoices that companies issue to their customers? By Laurel Brunner |
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Deal or No Deal?
We recently participated in a climate change event sponsored by HRH the Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change. …we were shocked that not a single printer or publisher was present amongst 200 business leaders. By Laurel Brunner |
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| Environmental resources for printers |
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| Manufacturers' initiatives 2011 (more below) |
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EFI joins the Verdigris Project
EFI, the specialist in end-to-end digital print products, solutions and workflows, is supporting the Verdigris environmental initiative as an associate member… |
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Heidelberg extends environmental commitment
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG takes active role in dialogue on climate protection between politicians and business leaders, where environmental protection demands an integrated approach… |
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| Printers' in support of the environment 2011 |
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| Printers' moves in support of the environment |
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Axis Printing's new beginnings
Building an offset and digital business with Fujifilm where environmental responsibility forms a big part of the company’s ethos… |
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| Verdigris articles 2008 - 2010 (more below) |
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Work to be Done
At the beginning of the year as part of the Verdigris project, we published an online survey. By Laurel Brunner |
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Lifetime analysis
Printers are feeling the pressure from customers to reduce the carbon footprint of their own production, but how can they account for the environmental impact in manufacturing their printing presses? By Gareth Ward |
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Staying dry
Although waterless printing has been around for a while, it's mostly seen as a niche technology, but with greater awareness of environmental issues, more printers are now looking at it. By Nessan Cleary |
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Making a good impression
Is conventional offset more environmentally friendly than digital printing? Or is it the other way around? By Laurel Brunner (revised copy version posted on 25 November 2010) |
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Hug a tree
One of the biggest ways in which printers and publishers can make a difference to the environment is through the paper they use. By Nessan Cleary |
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Paper Tigers hear them Roar
Can it really be true, as so many tree huggers believe, that pulp and paper production are major contributors to global warming? By Laurel Brunner |
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Colour Me Carbon
What’s the hottest topic in print these days? Judging by the spate of recent announcements, it’s carbon calculators. By Laurel Brunner |
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Green Grøset Trykk
Fortunately a growing number of printing companies around the world are using their brains and have recognised that green habits are good for business as well as the planet. By Laurel Brunner |
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Pulp facts
Paper is arguably one of the most useful commodities every invented, one that most of us make use of every day, and yet few people know exactly how paper is manufactured. By Clare Taylor |
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The Ultimate Plate
We’ve seen processless plates, and plates with low chemistry requirements, but what about a CTP plate with no coating or chemistry whatsoever? By Laurel Brunner |
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In the wash
De-inking used paper is a major step towards making recycled paper, but can established de-inking processes keep up with advances in printing technology? By Nessan Cleary |
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Computer-to-Plate goes green
Environmental considerations have never played such an important role in CTP. Tony King takes a look at the latest products and asks which is the greenest of them all? |
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The GHG Protocol
This tenth article in the Verdigris series addresses the Greenhouse Gas (or GHG) Protocol - what it is and what it means to the printing industry. By Clare Taylor |
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Implementing a Carbon Strategy
With money getting tighter, now is a good time to look at ways to cut costs. Fortunately for the planet, going green is a great way to do this, but sometimes it’s easier said than done. By Laurel Brunner |
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Let’s Get Wasted
Carbon strategies can come in many shapes and sizes, reflecting different approaches to the challenge of better protecting the environment. By Laurel Brunner |
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Closing the recycling loop
This seventh article in the series examines a number of myths about recycling that are frequently mistaken for facts, particularly when it comes to paper. By Clare Taylor |
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Steps on the Carbon Ladder
Eco-warriors just love the printing industry: all those dead trees, all those stinking solvents. And because of the high volumes and the fleeting value of their content, newspapers are an especially popular target. By Laurel Brunner |
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The last resort
The fifth article in this series addresses Carbon offsetting: a major tool in the fight against man-made climate change, yet it is much maligned with some people calling it a permit to pollute. By Nessan Cleary |
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Sustainability in the print industry
The fourth article in this series examines the recently published PrintCity report on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment, which is available free from the PrintCity Website. By Laurel Brunner |
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Sale and return
The third article in this new series. It’s relatively easy to recycle paper, but what can be done about more complex hard wearing materials such as those commonly used for outdoor signs? By Nessan Cleary |
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Welcome to Verdigris!
This is the first of a regular series of articles looking at all things green for printers. By Laurel Brunner |
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| Manufacturers' initiatives 2010 (more below) |
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| Manufacturers' initiatives to 2009 (Scroll down) |
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Lessening Environmental Impact with Digital Print
HP advances initiatives and solutions supporting sustainability in print communications and becomes the first-ever platinum sponsor of the graphic arts industry’s Sustainable Green Printing Partnership… |
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Ten steps to a greener print shop
The green movement is not a fad and the issue of the environment and keeping in step with environmental concerns is critical to doing business. By Paul Haglich, Bytes Document Solutions |
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Growing Your Business by Going Green
Presstek announces 16-page, fully illustrated white paper on the environmental benefits and economic opportunities afforded by Presstek DI presses… |
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Heidelberg pushes ‘Eco Printing’
For a number of years, Heidelberg has been working on solutions for press development, production and utilisation that will limit the consumption of resources, reduce emissions and cut wastage. By Hide Weißer |
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Heidelberg steps up its environmental commitment
Sustainable Printing - A study by Heidelberg, as a forerunner in environmental protection for over 15 years, confirms that 40 per cent of print shops place great value on environmental protection... |
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