TAGGED: VERDIGRIS PROJECT

Getting the Go Google-less message: the Verdigris blog

Getting the Go Google-less message: the Verdigris blogOPINION: Following her Verdigris blog last week, Laurel Brunner has received a 'torrent of response' to the Go Google-less idea. She explores the argument in more detail in her follow-up.

The idiocy of the Paperless 2013 campaign: the Verdigris blog

The idiocy of the Paperless 2013 campaign: the Verdigris blog

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

Answering customer calls for environmental accountability

Answering customer calls for environmental accountability

OPINION: A lot of big international brands are starting to get heavy about their carbon footprint.

Heavy metal carbon calculators

Heavy metal carbon calculators

OPINION: The mega traditional press manufacturers have been relatively slow to embrace sustainability. However, once the turn is underway it is slow but decisive.

Being green pt 3

FEATURE: The final part of Verdigris's look at the UK's growing environmentally conscious print market, it's Formara Print's turn to comment.

Being green pt 2

Being green pt 2

FEATURE: Cambrian Printers is the second company highlighted in Verdigris's series on green printers.

Being green pt 1

Being green pt 1

FEATURE: In the first part of a series from Verdigris looking at UK printers that have gone green, Severnprint is put under the spotlight.

Misconceptions and myths of green vol 2, pt 2

FEATURE: Part two of the second volume of Verdigris's report on environmental myths.

Misconceptions and myths of green vol 2, pt 1

FEATURE: The second volume of Verdigris's look at some of the misconceptions and myths of going green.

Misconceptions and myths of green vol 1, pt 2

Misconceptions and myths of green vol 1, pt 2

FEATURE: Verdigris examines some of the myths and misconceptions preventing printing companies from adopting a more aggressive environmental strategy for their businesses.

Misconceptions and myths of green vol 1, pt 1

FEATURE: Verdigris examines some of the myths and misconceptions preventing printing companies from adopting a more aggressive environmental strategy for their businesses.

Paperback writers pt 2

Paperback writers pt 2

FEATURE: HP has recently published the results of its Life Cycle Assessment of different paperback book printing options.

Paperback writers pt 1

Paperback writers pt 1

FEATURE: HP has recently published the results of its Life Cycle Assessment of different paperback book printing options.

Sustainable standard pt 2

Sustainable standard pt 2

FEATURE: It can be hard for individual printers to develop a measurable environmental policy but the forthcoming ISO 16759 should address this.

Sustainable standard pt 1

Sustainable standard pt 1

FEATURE: It can be hard for individual printers to develop a measurable environmental policy but the forthcoming ISO 16759 should address this.

Carbon conundrums pt 2

FEATURE: PrintCity, the nebulous alliance of industry suppliers offering advice to the industry, has published another of its cross industry special reports.

Carbon conundrums pt 1

FEATURE: PrintCity, the nebulous alliance of industry suppliers offering advice to the industry, has published another of its cross industry special reports.

Print industry urged to help develop eco standards

NEWS: Non-profit print environmental research initiative Verdigris Project is encouraging those in the printing industry to join a working group launched to establish a set of standards covering the environmental effects of print.

European sustainability simmering for all: the Verdigris blog

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.

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.

Taking another step forward with ISO 50001: the Verdigris blog

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.

Photosynthesis and bio batteries: the Verdigris blog

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.

A new green print certification: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: 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.

ISO 16759 racing into the final furlong: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: The news that ISO 16759 (calculating the carbon footprint of print media) is galloping towards its final furlong prior to publication has caused a flurry of interest.

Slow and steady making progress: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: Laurel Brunner's Verdigris Project has seen plenty of change in print's environmental awareness over its five years, but there is still a lot to be done.

The effectiveness of digital advertising questioned by eBay: the Verdigris blog

The effectiveness of digital advertising questioned by eBay: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: Laurel Brunner considers an investigation by eBay into the effectiveness of search engine marketing (SEM) in her latest Verdigris blog.

Print to store: the Verdigris blog

Print to store: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: 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

A supply chain problem taxing our brains: the Verdigris blog

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

Regulation stepping up: the Verdigris blog

Regulation stepping up: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: The new European Timber Regulations have just come into force. Laurel Brunner looks at the reasons behind the legislation in her Verdigris blog.

The mobile opportunity for print: the Verdigris blog

The mobile opportunity for print: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: Laurel Brunner spies an opportunity for printers at the crossover point between print and the ever-expanding smartphone market in her latest Verdigris blog.

APP to halt clearing of Indonesian tropical forests (again): the Verdigris Blog

APP to halt clearing of Indonesian tropical forests (again): the Verdigris Blog

OPINION: Laurel Brunner is positive but cautious about the news that Asia Pulp and Paper has suspended its natural forest clearance in her weekly Verdigris blog.

Still a steep hill to climb: the Verdigris blog

Still a steep hill to climb: the Verdigris blog

OPINION: Following research conducted by Ricoh at EcoPrint 2012, Laurel Brunner looks into what printers consider critical when it comes to the environment.

The eco-nomics of print: the Verdigris blog

The eco-nomics of print: the Verdigris blog

FEATURE: In her latest Verdigris blog, Laurel Brunner notes the relationship between sustainability and efficiency, and is delighted to find the idea propagated at the FESPA Global Summit.

Heidelberg latest to sign up to Verdigris

Heidelberg latest to sign up to Verdigris

NEWS: The Verdigris Project – led by print expert Laurel Brunner and supported by Output – has won over Heidelberg, which joins other major players in the not-for-profit initiative.

Xerox supports Verdigris with Founder Member status

NEWS: Xerox has become a Founder Member of non-profit print sustainability research organisation Verdigris.

EcoPrint Europe joins Verdigris as associate member

NEWS: Non-profit sustainability research initiative Verdigris has announced EcoPrint Europe has joined the campaign as an associate member.

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