Archive for the ‘Environment and Sustainability’ Category

It’s Here - an “Earth-Friendly” Laminate!

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Gail Nickel-Kailing has the scoop on “Earth-Friendly” Laminate over at the WhatTheyThink Going Green — Environment & Sustainability section. The thermal laminate sold by GBC is based on is derived from a wood-based polymer biodegradable. Check out Gail's article all the details.

California Bad Dreamin’: Panelists at WOA “Offset and Beyond 2008” Urge Printers To Get Ready for Low-VOC Solvents

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Coming, maybe, to your state: air-quality rules mandating the use of press solvents containing no more than 100 grams of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) per liter. Coming, perhaps, to your pressroom: problems you didn’t anticipate with s-l-o-w press washups, funky residues, and strange chemical side effects such as “tearing” (as in ...

UN Cracks Down on Carbon Trading

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

With the current environmental and sustainable trend, many companies are looking at carbon credits as method to sell away there inability to cut their own carbon-dioxide emissions. An article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal looks at recent action by the UN to tighten requirements and "Some Carbon-Credit Projects Find a Tougher ...

WhatTheyThink Launches “GOING GREEN - Environment & Sustainability” Special Interest Section

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

WhatTheyThink has launched of a new special interest section called “Going Green” on WhatTheyThink.com. The new section will be managed by Gail Nickel-Kailing, a long time WhatTheyThink editor and contributor, Going Green is for readers of WhatTheyThink.com who want to learn more about saving money, saving the earth, and “doing ...

AAP Details Sustainability Issues for Publishers in “Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment”

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Those struggling to keep up with the issues and terminology of sustainable printing will find much of the information they’re seeking in Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment, a recent report from the Paper Issues Working Group of the Association of American Publishers (AAP). The 61-page document is the ...

Paper Recycling Hits Record High

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

The American Forest & Paper Association is reporting an all-time high for paper recycled in America: In 2007, an all-time high of 56 percent of the paper consumed in America was recovered for recycling, achieving a significant industry goal five years ahead of schedule. Announcing the achievement today, the American Forest ...

Business of Green Media Conference Podcasts Online

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Podcasts from the Business of Green Media Conference held at the end of January at Cal Poly are now available online. The one day conference hosted by the Graphic Communication Institute of Cal Poly and SustainCommWorld focused on what the graphic communication industry is doing and can do to take ...

SGP, FSC, SFI - Do We Need Another Certification Program?

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

“Green” certification is turning into alphabet soup and we’re all getting lost in the acronyms! Confusion is swirling around not only the SGP guidelines, but also FSC and SFI certification. What does this all mean? Should my company consider one or all of these certifications? Let’s do a quick comparison of ...

Sustainable Green Printing Partnership Releases Draft Sustainability Guidelines

Monday, March 24th, 2008

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership has announced the released an initial draft of guidelines for becoming a "sustainable, green printer" under the partnership's registration program: Announced at the NEHS Conference general session on March 12, the criteria will guide printers on their journey toward sustainability. Printers who meet these requirements and ...

The Art of Greenwashing

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I might be late to the party on this cartoon, but this it says so many things about the current state of corporate responsibility and ill attempts at embracing sustainable business practices: Check out some of Tom's other cartoons on marketing. (Via the SustainCommWorld Newsletter)