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Regulations and certifications play an important role in how companies put into effect their green working practices. This subject is reviewed, along with the issue of inks, carbon footprinting and CSRs, as well as printing versus electronic media. The reasons to go green, forest certification, paper and adhesives are all assessed, as well as the technology trends in printing and post press in a sector-by-sector analysis of the industry, highlighting the major sustainability issues.
This e-book examines how organisations can operate in a more environmentally aware manner as well as how those who have made a start can continue to review their working practices with profit-generating results. It also explores the drivers and barriers involved as well as the cost, including what metrics can be used to help make the all-important calculations.
Introduction and methodology
- Scope
- Objective
- Methodology
- List of definitions
What is sustainable printing?
- Definition of sustainable printing
- Drivers
- Barriers
- Metrics for sustainable printing
- Who pays?
Print and the environment
- Regulations
- Certification
- Inks
- Carbon footprinting
- Print vs electronic media
Industry dynamics
- Going green
- Forest classification
- Paper
- Adhesives
Technology trends
- Offset
- Sheetfed litho presses
- Web-offset litho
- Heatset web presses
- Litho developments
- Sheet-fed litho
- Web-offset litho
- Heatset web
- Gravure
- Environmental considerations
- Solvent recovery
- Digital printing
- Types of digital printing
- Electrophotographic technology
- Inkjet printing systems
- Digital developments
- Environmental considerations
- MIS
- Postpress
- Design developments
- Foiling
- JDF
End-use trends
- Books
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Catalogues and directories
- Report and accounts
- Advertising print
- Office stationary
- POS
- Screen printing
- Commercial printing
- Security printing
- Labels