Environment

Paper inlay can be laminated with other paper and board materials for full recyclability

Arjo targets plastic card alternative with smart paper

ArjoWiggins has developed a new paper inlay for smart card applications that has the potential to offer a more sustainable, recyclable alternative to plastic cards.

UK Greetings will offset close to 10,000 tonnes of CO2e annually

UK Greetings joins Carbon Balanced Paper programme

A major greetings cards manufacturer and publisher will offset close to 10,000 tonnes of CO2e relating to the manufacturing of the board used to produce its cards annually after signing up to the...

Helen Greener (R) with Richard Boon started at Webmart 17 years ago

Webmart appoints finance and sustainability director

Webmart has appointed a longstanding employee as its new finance and sustainability director.

New tool allows brands to "explicitly understand what their packaging choices mean"

DS Smith unveils circularity tool

DS Smith is claiming an industry first with a new tool that allows customers to rate the sustainability of their packaging choices.

Scott: "I have never seen anything like the demand we have now"

UPAC combines secondhand box businesses

Independent packaging supplier UPAC Group has combined two of its businesses into one division to create what it claims is the UK’s largest secondhand box merchant.

Walker said there would be “a massive reallocation of capital” due to climate change

Climate change: 'the investment opportunity of the century'

Virtual.Drupa marked Earth Day 2021 with a compelling keynote presentation from climate change expert Dr Gabrielle Walker.

Large: "A fracture between the UK and EU is counterproductive"

CPI joins calls for link between UK and EU emission trading schemes

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) and The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) have joined calls for the UK government and the EU Commission to work together on climate change...

MacroArt said it was determined to instil true, measurable and transparent sustainability

MacroArt launches new initiative to reduce environmental impact

Wide-format printer MacroArt has commissioned a formal ‘top to bottom’ review of its green credentials from Green Circle Solutions as part of a new initiative to reduce its environmental impact.

Willsow: aiming to grow sales of plantable books

Willday scoops Selfridges spot with plantable books

SME printer Willday Printers has scooped a prestigious spot in Selfridges & Co’s Project Earth initiative for its Willsow range of plantable children’s books made with seeded paper.

Lessebo: achievement "made possible by our focus on sustainability"

Lessebo celebrates gold eco standard

Lessebo Paper has been awarded Cradle to Cradle gold certification for part of its paper range –the first paper maker worldwide to achieve the accolade.