Environment

Impression Portugal leads push for greener paper posters in Europe

Impression Portugal has produced the first City Light campaign in Western Europe to be produced on recycled paper.

PaperCo supports WWF's Earth Hour

PaperCo has supported a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative to get people, organisations and companies to switch off their lights for one hour on Saturday (27 March).

EU investigates alleged Chinese paper dumping

The European Commission has launched an investigation after Chinese paper manufacturers were accused of selling coated fine paper into the European market at prices "below normal levels".

PrintCity to highlight importance of environment at Ipex

The PrintCity Alliance will highlight the environmental focus of all its members at this year's Ipex event in May.

International Paper site to be home to 60m biomass centre

International Paper (IP) has signed an exclusivity agreement for the construction of a 60m green energy centre on the site of its former Inverurie paper mill in Aberdeenshire.

Tories pledge to cut Labour's 'tax on jobs'

The Conservative Party has promised to cut Labour's planned increase in employers' National Insurance Contributions (NIC), due to come into effect in April next year, should they win the upcoming...

Stora Enso named one of the world's most ethical companies

Paper manufacturer Stora Enso has been named by think tank Ethisphere Institute as one of the world's most ethical companies in 2010.

The Environment Report

It's no surprise that, aside from the most committed eco print warriors, the environment has slipped down many people's agenda as a result of the economic downturn.

Giving power to the people

The government wants firms to cut costs and their environmental impact by generating their own power, but is it a viable option? Jon Severs investigates

Micro-advances mark way ahead

Evolution - not revolution - is the watchword for further green developments in print, argues Simon Creasey