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This site focuses on Sustainability topics, articles and conversations that are of interest to the Packaging Graphics Industry.

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What’s The Sustainability Buzz?

What's the latest sustainability discussions and concerns that have our readers buzzing? Topping the list is the economics of sustainability and the newest perspectives on energy & water consumption.  The articles, reports and books that we’ve chosen will help you navigate these complex topics (hopefully, without putting you to sleep).



Environmental sustainability is affecting the way we’re thinking about our businesses. There are rapidly changing opinions as our customers, the public, non-government agencies and leaders around the world define and redefine the rules of engagement. Within its core, sustainability has the potential to re-ignite innovation, create new jobs, and move us toward safer and more productive lives. It also can confuse and paralyze our progress, so, true this site’s mission, we’ve edited through the mountains of information to bring you the very best from the very best.

 


Green’s Competitive EdgePolitical & Economic Implications & Key Risks 
Presented at the FPPA’s 2009 Annual Conference in Tucson, AZ in March, this presentation highlights the change in focus that’s occurring as the concepts surrounding sustainability mature. As publics, agencies and governments around the globe begin to take a firm stand on energy, emissions and more responsible use of our natural resources, there are more reasons than ever to become proactive and to collaborate for change.  
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Greener and Cheaper For years, it was the conventional wisdom: If you improved quality, costs would also rise. But then companies discovered the opposite was true. By redesigning processes—reducing mistakes, doing things right the first time—companies could provide better products and services and cut their costs. » Learn More 

Water Global Innovation Report
Water Global Innovation ReportCompanies that analyze and understand both sides of their use and waste equation will achieve competitive advantages. Working with local water agencies to conserve and harmonize use in a way that protects the resource and reduces costs is one way to accomplish this. 
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 Hat's Off!
From Waste to Valuable Raw Material BCM Inks has taken pine rosin -- a pulp & paper-making waste, and turned it into a valuable raw material for their Eekoflex ink line. These inks and varnishes don’t have heavy metals, have little or no VOC's (volatile organic compounds) and are shipped in reground plastic buckets. BCM Ink’s customer, Vanguard Packaging, talks about the multiple environmental and cost benefits of BCM Eekoflex inks. Hat’s off to this clever waste-turned-to-valued raw material innovation!
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Energy Shift: Game-Changing Rules for Fueling the Future
Energy ShiftThe latest in the “Future of Business” series debunks the major myths around the changing nature of energy in the 21st century and makes it clear that for business leaders, the status quo is not an option.



Supported by the latest studies, articles, and research conducted by Booz & Company, Energy Shift: Game-Changing Rules for Fueling the Future, is a visual guide that puts the most up-to date information on the future of energy in a handy, easy-to-use format. » Find Out More 

 

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