Environment

Government announces nearly £1bn support for SMEs
The government has unveiled a nearly £1bn package of support for SMEs ahead of today's Autumn Statement, including £500m of new bank lending under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) Scheme.

Ofcom accuses Royal Mail of anti-competitive behaviour
Ofcom has accused Royal Mail of setting its access prices in such a way as to "discourage or even prevent competition in bulk mail delivery".

Premier Paper plants 3,000 trees at UK’s largest continuous new native woodland
Independent paper merchant Premier Paper Group has planted more than 3,000 trees in a single day at a site that is set to become the UK’s biggest continuous new native woodland.

Prinovis details UK environmental performance
Prinovis UK has published its first environmental report.

Consumers trust certification labels, PEFC survey finds
More than 80% of consumers globally want companies that source certified material from sustainable managed forests to use certification labels to communicate their responsible sourcing practices,...

Arjowiggins Graphic campaign funds education for 500 children in Madagascar
Arjowiggins Graphic has hit its target for its latest Cyclus marketing campaign and funded the education of 500 children in Africa.

Interview: ‘You can’t hide eco slip-ups and we don’t want to’
It’s safe to say that for the past decade, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) was regarded as one of the bogeymen of paper manufacturing, vilified by environmentalists and NGOs across the globe for its...

Killer app: Elvis & Kresse turns consumables into accessories
At first glance it would be easy to think that lifestyle accessories producer Elvis & Kresse’s new £250 luxury briefcases are made from leather or moleskin.

Innovative printing techs to help keep consumers healthy
Horsemeat in our lasagnes and campylobacter bacteria on our chicken packaging: two of the higher-profile food scares to hit our headlines of late. Understandably given the stakes, grocery food...

Heidelberg to launch new colour contracts at open house
Heidelberg will launch a series of new colour management contracts at its open house event on Wednesday and Thursday (12-13 November).