However, the study also found that fewer than 5% of firms have been independently audited as carbon neutral, which is the same as 2007’s figure.
The research also suggests that two-thirds of the industry is directly involved in recycling and 75% of fibrous raw material used is waste and recovered paper. It also showed that, since 2004, the amount of direct mail sent has been cut by almost 300m items.
Printers embrace environmental accreditation
More than 40% of the UK's top 200 printers are ISO 14001 certified, according to GI Direct research - a rise of 17% on 2007 figures.