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Is Print on Demand Fashion a More Sustainable Model?

Laurel Brunner discusses Kornit Digital's 2020 Impact and Environmental, Social and Governance Report. The report shares how fashion brands are responsible for 20% of global waste water every year and how digital textile printing reduces water use by 95% and energy use by 94%.

09-03-2022

Sustainability

Kodak’s Sustainability Report

Laurel Brunner shares the findings from Kodak's sustainability report for 2020 which covers the period from 2018 - 2020. Laurel emphasizes that sustainability is as much about a company’s survival as it is about the environment.

03-03-2022

Printeriors at FESPA Global Print expo 2021

Interior Printing

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Printeriors at FESPA Global Print expo 2021

FESPA Printeriors took place at FESPA Global Print Expo 2021 in October at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam. FESPA Printeriors featured illustrations and graphic elemnets designed by Jasper Goodhall, a highly respected photographer and illustrator.

01-03-2022

Printeriors at FESPA Global Print expo 2021

Business Advice

Lifecycle analysis: polyester vs cotton

Environmental consultant Clare Taylor of Clare Taylor Consulting on why understanding lifecycles allows you to identify where you can make a difference, using cotton and polyester as an example.

21-02-2022

Sustainability

Climate change risk assessment

Clare Taylor discusses the importance of understanding the climate risks in your business. Doing so means you can take protective action, improve your business resilience and reassure customers of continuity of supply.

18-02-2022

Business Advice

Renewable energy: Solar power and your business

In the first of a series on sustainable energy, we look at the environmental and business benefits of solar in your print business.

18-02-2022

Tomorrow's World

A roadmap to profiting from the three Ps approach

In his final article, Matthew Parker, Founding Director of Profitable Printing Relationships, describes simple steps for implementing a people-planet-profit (3Ps) principle in your business.

18-02-2022

Sustainability

How To Print Sustainably

The climate crisis requires the need for all businesses to take responsibility and ensure their businesses are as sustainable as possible. What can printers do? Sonja Angerer discusses the current opportunities for printers to ensure their businesses are sustainable.

16-02-2022

Sustainability

Sustainability begins at home

Laurel Brunner discusses how more businesses are investing in environmental sustainability. These investments are good for the planet and the environment but also for businesses with some being more ambitious than others.

11-02-2022

Sustainability

"Green" large format printing pays dividends

Purchasers of LFP systems focus mainly on aspects such as productivity, possible applications or investment and profitability levels. However, sustainability is gaining ground as a criterion – not only due to corporate values, but also because it is increasingly seen as a social and political requirement.

10-02-2022

Cutting

Full line-up of major exhibitors confirmed for FESPA Global Print Expo 2022

FESPA Global Print Expo and European Sign Expo 2022 (31 May – 3 June 2022, Messe Berlin, Germany) are set to bring together the strongest line-up of exhibitors since 2019, with more than 250 suppliers already contracted to exhibit and many more active discussions in progress.

07-02-2022

Sustainability

Climate change realities from Epson

Epson, the Japanese developer and manufacturer of wide format digital printers and other electronic kit, has recently published the results of a global survey. Laurel Brunner shares the key findings from this survey.

31-01-2022

Tomorrow's World

Build bigger profits following the three Ps

In the second of three articles, Matthew Parker, Founding Director of Profitable Printing Relationships, describes how following the people-planet-profit principle is the route to sustainable success.

21-01-2022

Digital Printing

Speciality print: an industry in motion

FESPA's Head of Global Business Development and Global Print Expo, Michael Ryan discusses the upcoming FESPA Global Print Expo 2022 and European Sign Expo 2022 exhibitions. Michael also shares his thoughts on the importance of live events in the industry.

20-01-2022

Vehicle Wrapping

Why Independent Textile Testing Houses are so important

Debbie McKeegan discusses the importance of verifying your products and claims. The production and trading of textiles requires testing, inspection, and certification services to ensure that they conform to international quality related standards.

23-12-2021

3D Printing

Coastruction aims to save coral reefs with 3D print

Dutch start-up Coastruction has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support its efforts to manufacture a 3D printer it said could be used to help save reefs around the world.

21-12-2021

Tomorrow's World

People, planet, profit: an alternative approach to creating a leading print company in the 2020s

In the first of three articles, Matthew Parker, Founding Director of Profitable Printing Relationships, discusses how the ‘three Ps’ can make your company more innovative, sustainable and profitable.

21-12-2021

Business Advice

Reshoring to the rescue? Sustainable resilience in supply chains

Supply chains across the board have been hit hard in recent times. With sustainability also high on the agenda, is it time for companies to bring operations home?

20-12-2021

Sustainability

Designed to be Sustainable

Laurel Brunner discuss 3 key objectives of having a Circular Economy, which includes designing products that eliminate waste and pollution; keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible; and supporting the regeneration of natural systems.

20-12-2021

Sustainability

COP 26 – what happens next?

Clare Taylor discusses what happened at the COP 26 that was held in Glasgow, Scotland in November . One of the biggest outcomes was the commitment to Net Zero by not just the Parties involved in the COP but also by a large group of companies, financial institutions and other bodies.

08-12-2021