Sector focus: Printing industry

Do you want to be able to demonstrate environmental credentials, broaden the range of work you can handle, differentiate yourself from the competition and make potentially significant cost savings? You can do all this with help from Envirowise.

Companies in digital printing are now looking to save money, comply with environmental legislation and improve their environmental performance. This has promoted Envirowise to produce the Digital Printing Good Practice Guide. The guide is packed with practical information, advice and tips on becoming more resource efficient and sustainable. It was developed in conjunction with the Envirowise Digital Printing Advisory Panel, including representatives from the British Association of Print and Communication, Copy Shop News, Formara, Konica Minolta and Ricoh.
http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/digital-print/

Futher to this for the print industry, Envirowise have produced a quick reference booklet that helps printers to use good environmental practices to save money and to demonstrate their 'green' credentials to customers.
http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/greenprinter

Additional resources

Productivit-E NewsLetter

You can sign up for an eNewsletter aimed specifically at the printing industry at: www.envirowise.gov.uk/print

Free Publication: EN281 How to Become a Green Printer

A quick reference booklet that helps printers use good environmental practices and save money while demonstrating ‘green’ credentials to clients.

Case studies

Williams Lea, specialist in Corporate Information Solutions, provides expert management of all printed and digital information an organisation shares with its internal and external audiences. Along with 50 of its suppliers, Williams Lea have saved over £1m by working together to find ways of using resources more efficiently and improve environmental performance.
Read the Williams Lea case study in full at: www.envirowise.gov.uk/print