Sustainability Spotlight
Sustainability Spotlight offers informative and actionable advice around environmental best practice to allow businesses to make more sustainable and environmentally friendly choices for their business. FESPA speaks to industry experts about sustainability where you can discover business opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle materials and improve your knowledge.
Features
How is the textile industry committed to becoming more sustainable
Debbie McKeegan discusses how the textile industry has experienced various challenges and has successfully demonstrated resilience, innovation and an unwavering commitment to sustainability.
How reducing waste can lower costs and improve profitability for your business
Nessan Cleary explains how businesses can increase their profit by being more sustainable by reducing energy consumption, improving recycling and most importantly motivating staff to implement these new policies.
What questions should you ask new sustainability stakeholders?
Steve Lister discusses upcoming sustainability stakeholders for 2024 and discover vital questions to ask them. In a shifting landscape, proactive engagement is key. Learn how to align with new partners' goals and navigate evolving expectations, ensuring your organization stays at the forefront of environmental and social responsibility.
Financial Sustainability vs Sustainable Finance
Clare Taylor discusses two financial elements which includes financial sustainability and sustainable finance. Clare shares the differences between both and why they both matter for your business.
Cactus Imaging wins Sustainability Award at the World Out of Home Congress
Large-format print specialists Cactus Imaging won the Sustainability Award at the World Out of Home Congress in Hong Kong. The business was recognised as a global leader in in wide-format sustainability. Its Ecobanner features a PVC-free flexible banner fabric.
6 suppliers of environmentally friendly fabrics for Digital Textile Printing
Debbie McKeegan shares 6 suppliers who are combining sustainability and producing high quality sustainable fabrics for digital textile printing. They are proving that businesses can be environmentally responsible without sacrificing the quality of their product.
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How to make sustainable changes to your business by thinking globally and acting locally
Clare Taylor shares small changes and suggestions that businesses can make to improve their environmental impact. These include improving resource and energy efficiency, working with supply chains, preventing pollution and more.
FESPA achieves ISO certification for Sustainable Event Management
FESPA is pleased to announce that it has achieved ISO 20121:2012 certification for Sustainable Event Management, an internationally recognised standard for implementing an effective and sustainable event management system.
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How to make effective sustainable changes for your business
FESPA has created Sustainability Spotlight to offer informative and actionable advice around environmental best practice to allow businesses to make more sustainable and environmentally friendly choices for their business. This article offers various guidelines for businesses to help them make sustainable business changes, access the full guidelines below.
How can air pollution impact the economy and individual businesses
Clare Taylor shares how the impacts of poor air quality can actually become a direct business concern and costly. Clare discusses how air pollution can considerably impact the econom and individual businesses.
Mimaki Engineering launches eco-friendly carbon ink cartridges to worldwide market
Mimaki launches eco-friendly carton ink cartridges to the global printing industry, significantly reducing plastic usage and improving recyclability This latest solution is another initiative by the company to support printers in reducing their environmental impact
Heidelberg joins the United Nations Global Compact
Laurel Brunner shares the importance of the United Nations Global Compact. Members include Mercedes-Benz, Pearson and Unilever with Heidelberg now joining as a member.
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FESPA UK partners with industry suppliers to improve print media recycling
FESPA UK add Self-adhesive Plastics and Siliconised backing papers to their Waste Management Accreditation Scheme and welcomes support from key industry suppliers.
How to print on sustainable self-adhesive films
The printing industry is making substantial efforts to become more sustainable. Sustainable self-adhesive film is an important factor. Sonja Angerer shares how to print on films in an environmentally friendly way and what printers can do to become greener.
The opportunities and challenges for brands with the EU Green Claims Directive
Steve Lister details the EU Greens Claims Directive which encourages businesses to be responsible and deters greenwashing. It demands accountability from businesses regarding their sustainability. Steve shares the potential penalties for non-compliance, how it will reduce greenwashing, the impact on brands if they are not compliant and the opportunities for brands.
Greener chemistry for textile & leather supply chains
John Murphy, Technical Director Europe from Hohenstein shares how OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT is a credible proof of sustainable textile and leather chemicals that affect global consumers, manufacturers, brands, and retailers.
Is ESG relevant to small businesses?
Clare Taylor describes what ESG is (environmental, social and corporate) and whether it is relevant for small businesses and the reporting schemes associated.
Sustainable success with interior display print applications
While the interior print market has been a growth area for several years, those in this sector are now seeing an increase in demand for sustainable work. Rob Fletcher takes a look at some recent examples of planet friendly applications and analyses the materials used in these projects.
Understanding Sustainability: Navigating Legislation, Logos, and Accreditations
The subject of Sustainability can be challenging to navigate and understand particularly regarding legislation, logos and accreditations. Steve Lister emphasizes that legislation as a compliance will be crucial this year in 2024.