digitaldots.info The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Sustainability is the hot term at drupa this week and we are seeing more and more companies jumping on the bandwagon. And not just companies. Industry associations such as the German VDMA are working with their members to measuring the energy usage and CO2 emissions of printing machines. … Read more
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner These days standards govern every part of a successful printer’s life. Many printers choose to gain accreditation because they understand it’s a good way to keep demanding customers happy. Or because they want to measure their business against a set of external metrics. More and more printers are … Read more
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Agfa Graphics has been working with an independent Flemish institute to find out more about print’s environmental impact, with some interesting results. VITO specialises in research into energy, environment and materials, and has been around for some thirty years. VITO has done a carbon footprint analysis of several … Read more
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Welcome to our weekly Verdigris blog. This is the first of our blogs about what is going on with the Verdigris project, dealing with matters environmental for the printing industry. As we slide into the last few weeks of the pre drupa madness however, we are all being … Read more
We talked to three printers that have put their environmental policy at the heart of their business. Printing, or at least the kind of printing that requires an offset or digital press, is an industrial process. For many people that word industrial means waste and pollution. But those of us working within the print industry … Read more
This is the second part of Verdigris’ look at some of the misconceptions and myths of going green. Developing an environmental strategy for a printing business is really no different to developing one for any other kind of business. However the printing industry has been particularly villified by some lobbyists, with the result that many … Read more
This is 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. There are still many printing business owners who believe that leading the company towards a more environmentally friendly direction is expensive and difficult. Printers want … Read more
HP has recently published the results of its Life Cycle Assessment of different paperback book printing options. The comparative study, “The Environmental Case for Digitally Printed Books”, focuses on the US market but its reasoning is relevant for book markets around the world. The basic conclusion, as you might expect from the title, is that … Read more
It can be hard for individual printers to develop a measurable environmental policy but the forthcoming ISO 16759 should address this. For a growing number of printers, sustainability and working to protect the environment are becoming more important. This is not just because many printing company owners believe in helping the industry to be more … Read more
PrintCity, the nebulous alliance of industry suppliers offering advice to the industry, has published another of its cross industry special reports. This one is called “Carbon Footprinting & Energy Reduction” and we were flattered to have had the chance to peer review it. We also provided reference material for the authors through the Verdigris project, … Read more