Sustainability Spotlight - environmental best practice advice for your business
Sustainability Spotlight is an ongoing feature that is presented at FESPA Global Print Expo which showcases a wide range of sustainable and environmentally responsible graphics and textile material samples.
The stand is built of innovative, sustainable materials and during FESPA Global Print Expo 2023, this stand achieved 10 times lower reduction in the carbon footprint. Sustainability Spotlight feature will return at FESPA Global Print Expo 2024, from 19th - 22nd March 2024 at the RAI Amsterdam in Netherlands. For more information please visit: https://www.fespaglobalprintexpo.com/welcome In addition, Sustainability Spotlight offers informative and actionable advice around environmental best practice to enable businesses to make more sustainable and environmentally friendly decisions 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. Discover this useful content here: https://www.fespa.com/en/sustainabilityspotlight
Recent news
Green Printing: how Sustainability drives business success
Nessan Cleary shares sustainable printing benefits businesses and the environment. Auditing suppliers and using eco-friendly materials are crucial. Optimising production with energy-efficient equipment and minimising waste reduces costs. Proper waste disposal and premises efficiency further lower the carbon footprint. Staff training and customer recycling solutions complete the sustainable approach.
Sustainability and keeping the faith
Laurel Brunner discusses how the printing industry has drastically reduced its environmental impact through technological advances, despite lingering perceptions of paper waste. While consumer habits pose a challenge, the industry continues to pursue greener practices.
Kyocera wins Anthem Award for Sustainability, Environment and Climate
Laurel Brunner shares how Kyocera, a Japanese manufacturer of digital printing system was awarded a silver award for its green skills report on "A Green Edge: Green Skills for the Future".
How to design for a circular economy in a linear world
Laurel Brunner explains the challenges for businesses to prioritise circular economy when economies have evolved to be linear. Laurel shares examples of different businesses who are designing products that can suppor the circular economy. These include The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, DS Smith and Vilsund Blue A/S.