The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading certification authority in sustainable printing, announced today that Dscoop, known as the world's largest and most collaborative digital print and design community, has joined the SGP community as a Resource Partner.

Sonoco looks forward to collaborating and sharing its insights on packaging and sustainability with the association and its members

Hydropol, developed and produced by Aquapak, can be made into a highly functional oxygen barrier film for complex packaging which is capable of replacing the most widely used oxygen barrier ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), as part of a multilayer structure. However, with its additional properties of strength and sealability and the fact that it is water- soluble, non-toxic and marine safe, means that it offers new opportunities going forward to produce complex barrier packaging which could be recycled or is fully biodegradable, leaving no trace or plastic pollution should they enter the environment.

Agfa Program Celebrates Environmental Leadership
The YGS Group, a total marketing solutions provider headquartered in York, PA, is recognized as Agfa’s newest accredited GreenWorks℠ program member. GreenWorks distinguishes print providers in the graphic communications industry who achieve greener outcomes through technology, products, services, and practices.

EcoVadis has recognised UPM on a Platinum level based on the company’s sustainability performance in the following four categories: Environment, Labour and human rights, Ethics and Sustainable procurement. Only one per cent of the 90,000 global companies assessed received the Platinum score.

Essity is starting a pilot project in Mainz-Kostheim to run a paper machine CO2-free with green hydrogen. For this purpose, natural gas will be successively replaced by green hydrogen during ongoing production. With this project, which is the first of its kind in the paper industry, Essity wants to show that even energy-intensive production can be CO2 -free. The Swedish company is investing a total of four million euros.

Packaging data collection and reporting specialists Ecoveritas today warned that any rowing back on planned Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reforms are both reckless and irresponsible.

Henkel has joined the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) to promote the environmental benefits of Additive Manufacturing (AM) throughout all stages of the ecosystem. The membership of the company´s Loctite 3D Printing business underlines the commitment to sustainability initiatives and aims to open up discussions on the environmental benefits of additive design and foster the adoption of (AM) in the future.

This November will see Innovate: Zero Carbon, a virtual conference, discuss and understand what textile industry businesses need to do towards the net-zero pledge.

As brands and converters seek solutions to increase the circularity of plastic packaging, Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has removed a key obstacle to plastic recycling with the introduction of next generation AD CleanFlake™ technology.

Leading hygiene and health company Essity has collaborated with Mondi and Dow to improve the carbon footprint of its global feminine care packaging
Mondi’s new mono-material for feminine care range is designed for recycling

New partnership with climate solutions specialist, Forliance, provides critical boost in reaching ambitious sustainability target.

Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG today announced a landmark pledge to make its products carbon neutral by the end of 2022 – which once certified, is likely to see it become one of the first narrow web press manufacturer to meet this important milestone.