Printing
ANZ case study. Cutting the carbon cost of printing
12/08/11 17:09
More huffing and puffing over carbon debate
30/03/11 12:34
LIA sheds light on carbon debate
01/03/11 13:48
The LIA put the spot light on carbon tax in an attempt to give printers insight into what affect carbon economics will have on the industry as compliance costs come into play. Read the full article from i-grafix.comMore here...
Carbon debate at LIA function
23/02/11 13:08
Carbon tax was a hot issue at last night’s LIA seminar featuring Phillip Lawrence and Christopher Sewell from Gaia. Read the article from Print21More here...
Why CO2 should be measured at a tranactional level in Print
23/02/11 10:34
An excerpt from talk at L.I.A. function Five Dock. "The benefits of measuring CO2 at a transaction level in printing".
Listen as Peter Sharpe from ANZ outlines their vision. More here...
Listen as Peter Sharpe from ANZ outlines their vision. More here...
Print community clocks up CO2counter
24/02/10 16:39
One month after its launch and printers are continuing to consult new research from RMIT on the carbon impacts of paper manufacture. Read the full article in Print 21
The path to the independent and honest measurement of carbon emissions in printing
15/02/10 16:18
The printing industry is doing a much better job of reducing its environmental footprint than many of the other marketing channels available in this use-now –and-throwaway society.
The trouble is they don’t believe you. The substrate you use was once a home for a cuddly koala so no amount of Green Star Ratings or ISO14001 logos will make a difference . They hold the keys to the marketing coffers and currently they are not going to spend what they once did on paper-based communications.
More here...
The trouble is they don’t believe you. The substrate you use was once a home for a cuddly koala so no amount of Green Star Ratings or ISO14001 logos will make a difference . They hold the keys to the marketing coffers and currently they are not going to spend what they once did on paper-based communications.
More here...
Carbon impacts of paper manufacture literature review study
01/12/09 14:12
The Gaia Partnership commissioned the Centre for Design at RMIT University to provide an overview of life cycle assessment studies (both local and international) focussing on carbon impacts related to the manufacturing of paper. Carbon Impacts of paper manufacture literature review by RMIT
" rel="self">Read the full reportMore here...View more documents from Christopher Sewell.
The dangers of being tainted by the 'Carbon Neutral' tag
05/02/09 17:06
Engaging a carbon auditor (definitely a species that is not on the endangered list) to take a look at your books and have a stroll around your company is a very fashionable exercise these days. The result is a report that shows the shoe size of your carbon footprint.
Now that you are enlightened as to the contribution you are making to world pollution and global warming, you can walk around any given corner and run into a gaggle of carbon off-setters who will magically change your CO2 into a majestic stand of whispering casuarinas. All for the price of just a few pieces of gold.More here...
Now that you are enlightened as to the contribution you are making to world pollution and global warming, you can walk around any given corner and run into a gaggle of carbon off-setters who will magically change your CO2 into a majestic stand of whispering casuarinas. All for the price of just a few pieces of gold.More here...
Greening the internet by the Americans?
31/10/08 18:04
What are these green painted bike paths doing in the middle of Manhattan? Was the land of consumption really starting to care about the state of the planet?More here...
The carbon impact of printing. A simple guide
25/07/08 16:30
1. Paper. Manufacturing of paper stock is the biggest cause of carbon in the supply chain. It accounts for over 70% of the footprint in most printing processes. Reviewing your paper stock specifications to a lower carbon emitting paper is the quickest way to reduce your footprint. Do not be misled by the carbon neutral label. Ask about the energy source.More here...
Beware of the carbon neutral lure
25/07/08 16:25
In Australia there has been a rapid growth of marketing services companies claiming ‘carbon neutrality’, and built-in offsets’.
Regardless of how many trees you pay to plant the point is the emissions are still occurring in the first place.More here...
Regardless of how many trees you pay to plant the point is the emissions are still occurring in the first place.More here...
The Hidden Carbon Culprit
25/07/08 16:20
The paper industry continues to cop the brunt of the environmentalist anger when it comes to the evils of carbon emissions. Some of this is justified. But there is another CO2 monster lurking in the office.
Marketers tend have a simplistic catch-cry of ‘move away from paper based communications and go on-line’. So let’s have a look at some basic facts and figures about on-line. More here...
Marketers tend have a simplistic catch-cry of ‘move away from paper based communications and go on-line’. So let’s have a look at some basic facts and figures about on-line. More here...