Environment

The University of Leicester's in-house printing department AVS Print has become FSC certified - a first for a UK university, it said.

SmartWorks, part of environmental behaviour company Global Action Plan, has launched a training module designed to help SMEs become more environmentally sustainable.

Independent Paper has revealed plans to achieve accreditation for all its stock within the year, after its flagship brand Amadeus was awarded PEFC certification.

Fedrigoni's Freelife Aroma grade has been used by publisher Museums and Galleries Marketing to publish its Eden Carbon Neutral greeting cards.

Wiltshire-based Superior Creative Services has become the first UK printer to invest in the Avalon N8-50 - part of Agfa's latest series of platesetters.

Envirowise has launched Rippleffect - a resource efficiency initiative that aims to warn printers about the millions of litres of water that are wasted daily in the industry.

PaperCo's digital display division Europoint Display has launched a range of initiatives in response to rising demand by blue chip companies for greener materials.

Paper merchant Antalis has produced a new copy of its environment brochure, the Antalis Environmental Policy, which outlines details of paper's environmental impact and how it can be managed.

Peterborough-based Printondemand-worldwide.com (POD) has launched its Eco-book as part of an initiative to become a "carbon-positive company".

Suffolk printer and publisher, Southwold Press, has been awarded a government grant towards the purchase of a Presstek Vector TX25 platesetter, due to its environmentally friendly credentials.