Changes in the packaging industry

The following article from McKinsey talks about the changes in packing from 2000 to now, and what might and needs to happen in the future. Although it is more relevant to food packaging and the e-commerce of home shopping, it does give an insight into this, to the detriment of paper products that we use in the book industry. There is a comment about the restructuring and the divesting of upstream and the printing-paper business that we are all aware of. It is an interesting article to read nether the less to understand the trends going forwards.

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The link to the McKinsey article

The environmental charter for book publishing

The French Publishers Association (SNE) and its Environment and Manufacturing committee especially, emphasize the importance of a more sustainable and ecologically friendly industry of book publishing.

SNE issued its environmental charter for book publishing, which aims to be a "good practices" guide enabling all the actors of book publishing to grasp the various environmental challenges. These "good practices" guide addresses all the chain leading to the publication of a book, from its production to its end of life and aims at identifying levers of improvement and at finding concrete solutions in order to lower the environmental footprint. This guide is bound to evolve along regulatory and societal changes but as of now it allows each book chain actor to evaluate their actions. SNE supports this positive approach towards transformation aimed at improving environmental practices.

This is a very informative article, which also links the UN SDGs to the various stages of the production process. Although written for the French market, there is a lot of information in the article that is relevant to all in the book industry.

Environmental charter for book publishing

Two Sides articles on Paper Myths

Two Sides is a global industry campaign to promote the sustainability and attractiveness of paper and paper-based packaging. To find out more information, support this campaign in developing resources and information, contact enquiries@twosides.info, and visit their website twosides.info

As part of their work Two Sides has produced two articles busting the myths that surround paper and packaging in the book industry. They make for interesting reading. We will also be adding these articles to the resources page of this website, and on the BIC website.

Myths_&_Facts_Booklet

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Paper Packaging - The Natural Choice

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