Environment

Margaret Hodge, the minister of state for industry and the regions, has called for the print industry to step up its environmental credentials and improve profits at the same time.

Sheffield based commercial printer ProCo is the latest in a host of print companies to gain both FSC and PEFC accreditations.

News International and HarperCollins will go carbon neutral by the end of 2007.

As a manufacturing industry, print has often been derided for its impact on the environment. But the recent spate of printers gaining certificates proving that their paper is sourced from sustainable...

Print management company etrinsic has gained ISO 14001 accreditation, which it hopes will help it attract top-tier clients as well as satisfy the eco-concerns of its existing client base.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has reduced fines against Arjowiggins and a Spanish paper firm in its investigation into price cartels in the carbonless paper sector.

Only a quarter of the UKs top 200 print companies have the ISO 14001 accreditation according to a damning survey into the industrys environmental credentials.

The Hampshire Flag Company has backed a swimmer in his successful attempt to swim 140km in 10 days around the Maldives, in a bid to raise awareness of climate change.

Huntingdon Magistrates Court has handed a 6,000 fine to the Astron Group for failing to comply with packaging waste regulations.