Sustainable Printing: How to Go Beyond Ink

How to Go Beyond Ink is an article from Printing Impressions. The article explores how printing companies wanting to be more environmentally conscious can explore options beyond ink and substrate.

“Instead of focusing on the chemistry of the products or the chemistry that you’re using, really review sustainability practices that you’re actually utilizing in production,”

- Theresa Vanna, chair of the board of directors, Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP)

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Sustainability in Publishing: Authors and Publishers

In April 2023, the Society of Authors launched Tree to Me, a campaign to add authors’ voices to the drive to make publishing more sustainable. Similar to GBA's Printer-Publisher Sustainability Checklist, this campaign aims to start conversations about sustainability between authors and publishers, based on a series of focused questions.

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BIC’s Environmental Accreditation Badges and Standards Map is live!

BIC (UK) has launched their map of the book industry and adjacent environmental accreditation badges and standards.

You can read more about and download the map here.

Reproduced from the BIC website:

What is the BIC Environmental Accreditation Badges and Standards Map?

The BIC Environmental Accreditation Badges and Standards Map is the culmination of extensive work conducted by the Task & Finishing Working Group of the BIC Environmental Accreditation Badges project. This initiative aims to facilitate better purchasing decisions within the book industry and enable the inclusion of sustainability data in ONIX feeds from publishers to the wider world.

The map serves as a curated collection of sustainability accreditation badges and standards, commonly referred to as “badges,” applicable to the book industry supply chain. It provides a visual representation of the badges and their respective locations within the supply chain, ensuring easy access and use.

Why was it created?

The primary objective behind the creation of the BIC Environmental Accreditation Badges and Standards Map was to equip the book industry with the necessary tools to embrace sustainability and make informed decisions. Through meticulous research, the project identified 34 badges, 47 organisations providing valuable information, and 14 regulations relevant to environmental and social responsibility in the book industry supply chain.

By reviewing the impact areas, governance quality, and support offered by each badge, the map aims to empower organisations to improve their sustainability practices. Additionally, the map provides links to external websites, encouraging users to explore further resources and expand their knowledge in the field.