PrintCity Alliance Preparing 'Carbon & Energy Reduction' Report

The purpose of this new PrintCity 36-page guide is to facilitate the improved collaborative environmental performance of printers, publishers, brand owners and their suppliers.

PrintCity Alliance members Faist, Kurz, m-real, manroland, MKW, Sappi, Sun Chemical, Trelleborg and UPM, plus project partners including Kodak and Muller Martini, have amassed a large body of technical, scientific and economic research involving several key areas of relevance for the printing and packaging industry:

• Carbon Footprinting - how to understand and use this beneficial measurement tool

• Energy Reduction - examination of complete process chain + best practice advice

• International Harmonization - PrintCity is working in collaboration with other organizations to improve understanding & achieve global standards harmonization

PrintCity members have worked with experts from several international industry organizations to create and peer review this very special cross-industry study.

PrintCity Alliance "Top 10" Carbon & Energy Conclusions

1. Climate change is a dynamic international issue driven by geopolitics, NGOs, legislation, customers, and users. It remains a key global political issue because climate deterioration continues