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ISO 16759 approved: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: The Verdrigris Project's Laurel Brunner celebrates as ISO 16759 for the quantification and communication of the carbon footprint of print media products is finally approved – but there is still plenty more work to be done.

European sustainability simmering for all: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: The European Commission is turning up the heat on its sustainability policies, so the rest of the world should take note since it will affect international trade.

Taking another step forward with ISO 50001: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: Laurel Brunner looks at how gaining ISO 50001 certification could help Agfa save energy and money.

Tougher than it looks: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: Verdigris's Laurel Brunner looks at why ISO TS 14067 failed to make the grade, and what impact that could have on the forthcoming ISO 16759.

Photosynthesis and bio batteries: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: Laurel Brunner looks at Sony Japan's new bio battery, which will run on waste paper, and how it promotes print's sustainability.

FEATURES

The idiocy of the Paperless 2013 campaign: the Verdigris blog

Print companies should hang Google out to dry for the misleading environmental claims made as part of its Paperless 2013, urges Laurel Brunner.

By the numbers pt 2

The second part of Verdigris's feature on calculating a carbon footprint.

By the numbers pt 1

Part one of Verdigris's new article on calculating a carbon footprint.

Cleaning away the greenwash: eco papers

Laurel Brunner looks at greenwashing and eco papers on the market.

Can we calculate the carbon footprint of a book?

Laurel Brunner looks at measuring the life cycle of a book.

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Being green pt 3

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Being green pt 2

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Being green pt 1

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Creative destruction offers print an opportunity. Why? Because necessity is the mother of all invention

NEWS

Ricoh named one of 'World's Most Ethical Companies' for fifth year

APP suspends forest clearing after global pressure

Ricoh named in Global 100 Most Sustainable for ninth time

Paperless 2013 campaign ignites print industry backlash

Fujifilm WaterAid initiative raises almost £25k in six months

And they call it pulpy love: the pulp and paper industry

Heidelberg latest to sign up to Verdigris

Océ celebrates fifth birthday for VarioPrint carbon offset scheme

VIDEO

OPINION

Print to store: the Verdigris blog

Laurel Brunner considers the long-term archival options for our photographic or written collateral in her latest Verdigris blog.

A supply chain problem taxing our brains: the Verdigris blog

In her latest Verdigris blog, Laurel Brunner considers how the whole supply chain can make a real difference to print's environmental footprint.

A new green print certification: the Verdigris blog

Verdigris's Laurel Brunner takes a look at how a Moscow-based PSP is helping to drive environmental awareness and impact reduction with self-certified 'green' labels.