Environment

Design firm lauds Dixon & Roe paper used in illustration-led calendar

Paper merchant Dixon & Roe's 9lives 55 Silk grade has been used to create London-based design agency Fonda's 2011 calendar.

Printers called on to develop environmental standards

Printers are being called on to take part in developing environmental standards for the print sector.

Arctic Paper launches Pamo Life

Arctic Paper has expanded its Pamo family of book papers with the launch of Pamo Life, an environmentally friendly paper for paperbacks.

Inc Direct achieves FSC certification

Inc Direct has achieved FSC certification after the printer's clients increasingly began requesting the environmental standard.

TJ International receives sustainability award

TJ International has been recognised at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2010 for its ongoing commitment to sustainability.

Printers avoid costly maternity leave increase

SME printers have been saved from costly changes to EU maternity leave legislation after British ministers lobbied against the proposals at a meeting in Brussels last month.

Howard Smith Paper launches carbon calculator service

Howard Smith Paper (HSP) has introduced a carbon calculator service and two "carbon pre-balanced" papers, Greencoat and Think4.

Antalis McNaughton awarded the Carbon Trust Standard

Antalis McNaughton has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after it reduced its carbon emissions by 13.6% in 2010.

WWF Germany's anti-printing PDF campaign exposes internal rifts

The 'save as WWF' campaign launched by WWF Germany this month has not only outraged the print and paper industries but, according to correspondence seen by <i>PrintWeek</i>, has caused a rift within...

Carbon Trust body claims carbon cuts as top investment for business

Carbon Trust Advisory Services has released a paper on how large UK businesses underestimate the financial payback from energy efficiency measures by as much as 1.6bn.