UN FAO, Forest Resources Assement, 1953. The basis of much of the world's forest data.
The Conference of FAO, at its Sixth Session, in 1951, directed that available information on the forest resources of all countries of the world should, at five-year intervals, be collected and published. A first inventory had been carried out in 1947/48. Accordingly, a second enquiry was undertaken in, 1953. The results are published in this volume; the first of what has become a regular 5 year update of forest resources. Compared with the first enquiry, this inventory records considerable progress in the scope and reliability of the figures reported; indeed, for some countries the progress has been remarkable. Nevertheless; the material has its limitations, described in the text.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   7/5/2012

State of Europe's Forests 2011, MCPFE, Preface and Summary
Jointly prepared by FOREST EUROPE Liaison Unit Oslo, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). There is no better time to issue this comprehensive analysis of forests in the pan-European region than 2011, the International Year of Forests. Information and work related to forests is indeed at an all-time high, and the political attention given to forests and sustainable forest management is rising in the pan-European region, as well as globally. Since the 1990s, the forest area in Europe has been increasing steadily. In the FOREST EUROPE region alone, the forest area increased by 17 million hectares in the last two decades. In addition to forest area, the volume of wood in pan-European forests is growing and a steady amount of roundwood is delivered by forests every year. While productive, European forests also play an important role in the conservation of biological diversity and the area of forest primarily designated for this purpose is expanding.Moreover, while globally, terrestrial carbon stocks are decreasing as a result of the loss of forest area, thus causing substantial carbon emissions, forests in the FOREST EUROPE region store and sequester increasing amounts of carbon in their biomass. The State of Europe’s Forests 2011 report provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the status and trends of forests and forest management in Europe. The report aims to stimulate sound policy decisions on forests and forest-related issues in Europe by providing objective and harmonized data for FOREST EUROPE’s Signatories. This Summary for Policy Makers presents a compact and comprehensive overview of status and trends, as well as challenges and opportunities for forests, forest policy and forest management in Europe. The report is structured according to the Pan-European Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management. For the first time, the report also contains an assessment of progress towards sustainable forest management, derived from a new, experimental method. The report further identifies four future challenges and opportunities for forest policy and forest management in Europe.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   7/5/2012

Five Years of Raising the Bar in Paper Recycling. Assurance Report 2010 by PwC for the European Recovered Paper Council
This is the final report for the commitment period of the 2nd European Paper Recycling Declaration 2006-2010. Since 2004 the recycling rate has increased by 10% points due in part to the excellent work of the European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC). The economic recession which started in late 2008 continued in 2009 and 2010. As with any other statistics, those years should not be considered representative for the European paper recycling rate. Although paper consumption in 2010 was not as low as the year before (equal to consumption level of 1997), it was still much lower than before the economic recession started. As the recycling rate is the ratio between the recycling and the consumption of paper, the abnormal fall in consumption – whereas the recycling continued at high levels – resulted in unexpectedly high recycling rates both in 2009 and 2010. This effect will even out in the coming months and years and the paper value chain will return to the normal trend. The 2010 European paper recycling rate of 68.9% is higher than the target set by the ERPC, and the group is proud to report on impressive work completed to reach it, following the commitment it first made in 2000 to increase paper recycling in Europe.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   18/3/2012

FESPA Planet Friendly Printing Guide
FESPA have recently launched their widely acclaimed Planet Friendly Printing Guide. Get a flavour of it by downloading this PDF. To access the full version join FESPA. Mlore details can be found at www.fespa.com
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   8/2/2012

PEFC Project Chain of Certification: One Project One Message
This publication explains in detail the process and steps required to achieve Project Chain of Custody certification.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   28/11/2011

Two Sides European consumer survey results
A multi country survey commissioned by Two Sides - September 2011
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   24/11/2011

Europe's forests at a glance — a breath of fresh air in a changing climate
Forests do not only provide us food, fibre and medicine, they regulate our climate and improve our quality of life. Human activities and climate change exert increasing pressure on our forest resources and the services they provide. With increasing demand on forests services on the one side, and uncertainty and risks linked to climate change on the other, we need to ensure that forests can continue fulfilling their multifunctional role.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   22/11/2011

CEPI 2011 Sustainability Report
Sustainability is central to the European paper industry and this 2011 report details the achievements of the industry.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   17/11/2011

CheckFree Research Services: Understanding and Driving Electronic Bill Adoption.

Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   23/10/2011

Terrachoice: The Sins of Greenwashing - Home and Family Edition 2010

Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   23/10/2011

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI): Recovered Paper Facts

Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   23/10/2011

U.S. EPA: Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2009.

Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   23/10/2011

Five Years of Raising the Bar in Paper Recycling
The European paper recycling rate reached an impressive 68.9% as announced by the ERPC (European Recovered Paper Council) in their final monitoring report. The report shows that since 2004 the recycling rate has increased by 10% points due in part to the excellent work of the ERPC.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   12/9/2011

State of European Forests 2011
In this Summary Report, Jointly prepared by FOREST EUROPE Liaison Unit Oslo, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), there's positive news for Europe's Forests.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   6/9/2011

European Pulp and Paper Industry Key Statistics 2010
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) published the latest industry key statistics covering data for 2010. The statistics included in the booklet are a compilation of the data received from National Associations and cover several areas: pulp, paper & board, pulpwood, recovered paper, non-fibrous materials, energy, environment and social affairs. The report reveals that European recycling rates in 2010 have increased to 68.9%, a 10% increase on 2004.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   11/7/2011

PrintCity Alliance Sustainability Energy Environment report
Frequently asked questions and some of the answers...
Lähettäjä: David Stamp  11/7/2011

PrintCity Alliance Carbon Footprint Energy Reduction
This new PrintCity Alliance Carbon Footprint Energy Reduction report is one of the broadest print packaging multi-company and multi-partner projects in this increasingly important and complex subject area.
Lähettäjä: David Stamp  11/7/2011

Carbon footprint and environmental impacts of print products from cradle to grave.
The aim of the LEADER project 20072010 was to study the environmental impacts occurring during the life cycle of print products. The scope of the project was focused on printed media products. The main products in the print media product group are newspapers, magazines, books and advertisements. Hanna Pihkola, Minna Nors, Marjukka Kujanp, Tuomas Helin, Merja Kariniemi, Tiina Pajula, Helena Dahlbo Sirkka Koskela. Carbon footprint and environmental impacts of print products from cradle tograve. Results from the LEADER project Part 1. Espoo 2010. VTT Tiedotteita Research Notes 2560.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   7/6/2011

The environmental impact of digital printing
The objective of this literature study is to summarise the present situation and future prospects of digital printing technologies and markets, to review the existing publicly available information on the environmental impacts of digital printing, and to present suitable indicators for assessing the environmental performance of digital printing. Pentti Viluksela, Merja Kariniemi Minna Nors. Environmental performance of digital printing Literature study. Espoo 2010. VTT Tiedotteita Research Notes 2538.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   7/6/2011

PrintCity Alliance Energy Efficiency for Web Offset Printers
Believed to be the only best practice guide for energy efficiency / energy reduction for web offset printers
Lähettäjä: David Stamp  6/6/2011

The Power to Save Money
Alliance to Save Energy and 1E's report on energy waste and personal computers
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   20/5/2011

The energy savings realised by digital technology will merely absorb its own growing footprint
Kris De Decker's interesting article in Low-tech magazine questions the monster footprint of digital technology.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   20/5/2011

State of Green Business report 2011
U.S. companies are making big strides in paper use, recycling and green building, but falling behind on reporting and other sustainability metrics, according to a recent report. GreenBiz’s State of Green Business 2011 report (pdf) says that U.S. companies lag behind European and Asian firms on corporate reporting, Copyright 2011. GreenBiz Group Inc.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   12/5/2011

Sustainability at the heart of Verso's business
Verso Paper Corporation’s Sustainability Report 2010 gives a good insight into the lengths that paper manufacturers go to ensure that their products meet the stringent environmental demands of end users.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   12/5/2011

Five environmental impacts of electronic communications
By Phil Riebel, Environmental Consultant to the Pulp & Paper Industry. Kindly reproduced from RISI. The article is a brief look at some key environmental impacts over the life cycle of computers and their various accessories, with the objective of introducing some of the environmental challenges that the ICT industry faces, especially given the perception that replacing paper and print with digital communication is "better" for the environment
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   11/5/2011

The Little Book of Commonsense - International Paper
Here is another informative publication from International Paper. It's packed full of good reasons why paper is still the premier media for business and social communication.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   11/5/2011

Print versus Screen. Presentation Medium-Dependent Picture Consumption
We all have experienced the move from print to screen with the advancement of digital technology. We see college-aged young adults use their laptop for many things that previously involved print. This gives rise to many questions, including Which medium do these young adults prefer Are information consumption and retention different based on the viewing medium Does the medium preference change depending on whether people look at a magazine or at photographs that they took. When discussing the Printing Industry Center research agenda for 2009 through 2010, the authors decided to create three related projects aimed at taking the first steps toward identifying and understanding the differences in how information is consumed from print on paper versus computer display. Each project would encompass experimentation and some form of interview with the participants. Part I An Experimental Study of Presentation Medium-Dependent Differences of Picture Consumption by College-Aged Adults, conducted by Franziska Frey and Mariela Rodriguez Adames, focused on starting to understand the viewing preferences, printing behavior and content management behavior when the observers were looking at their own photographs. Part II An Experimental Study of Differences in Reading Photo Books by Presentation Media Print versus Screen, conducted by Ya-fang Tsai and Frank Cost, and Part III What are You Looking at Evaluating Observer Eye Movements as They Look at Images in Print and on Computer Screens, conducted by Susan Farnand, both dealt with various aspects of participants looking at a magazine-style publication that was heavy on image content. Since the research questions guiding the three projects were so interconnected, the decision was made to publish the three studies together in one monograph. While some questions were answered, new ones arose during the course of the research projects. A summary of the results and ideas for future research for all three studies can be found in the executive summary. The research background, methodology, and detailed results for each of the experiments can be found in Parts I, II, and III of this monograph.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   9/5/2011

Sustainable by Design An Investigation into Ecologically Friendly Typography
This research investigates the effects that font choice, typographic design, and page layout have on the conservation of ink and paper. This is one part of a broader concern with the environmental sustainability of digital printing. The particular focus of this report is on thesis guidelines for graduate students in the School of Print Media at RIT. The preparation and printing of theses is a salient area of paper and ink consumption at an institution of higher education and research. Established, well-defined thesis guidelines permit precise comparisons of the effects of different typographic factors on materials consumption. Three different aspects were investigated in the preparation and publication of graduate theses in order to determine the amount of reduction possible in paper and ink consumption. A high measurable potential for waste reduction was found. By Charles Bigelow, Melbert B. Cary Distinguished Professor,School of Print Media, Rochester Institute of TechnologyDealva J. Dowd-Hinkle, Daniel Horowitz, Garret Voorhees, Graduate Students, School of Print Media Rochester Institute of Technology A Research Monograph of the Printing Industry Center at RIT No. PICRM-2011-03
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   3/5/2011

Exploring Existing Measures of Environmental Impacts of Print A Survey of Existing Practices
Current State of Adoption of Sustainability Practices From the analysis of this US survey data, it is clear that there is a large amount of activity within the printing industry in regards to sustainable practices. However, it is also equally clear that much work remains to be done. An unexpectedly large fraction of respondents did not have a sustainability policy in place 27. Of the companies with policies, almost all addressed environmental areas, while the majority addressed economic and social areas. However, the degree to which each of these areas was individually documented varied widely. This suggests that there is a need for a more consistent use and interpretation of the term sustainability within the industry By Eni Gambeta Graduate Student E. Philip Saunders, College of Business Marcos Esterman, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Kate Gleason, College of EngineeringSandra Rothenberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor E. Philip Saunders, College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology. A Research Monograph of the Printing Industry Center at RIT No. PICRM-2011-06
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   3/5/2011

Life Cycle Analysis in the Printing Industry
Life Cycle Assessment LCA is the leading tool for estimating environmental effects of products and processes. Despite this wide use, LCA analysis remains problematic and limited. Within the printing industry, one of the primary problems is non-standardized assumptions and practices. This makes it difficult, if not impossible, to compare the life cycle impacts of products. This paper will compare LCA studies performed within the printing industry in order to identify common practices, limitations, areas for improvement, and opportunities for standardization. This comparison is focused on the data sources and methodologies used in the particular studies.A Research Monograph of the Printing Industry Center at RIT No. PICRM-2011-05 ByJustin Bousquin, Graduate Student E. Philip Saunders, College of Business Marcos Esterman, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Kate Gleason College of Engineering Sandra Rothenberg, Ph.D.Associate Professor E. Philip Saunders, College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   3/5/2011

Growing the Future
Exploring new values and new directions in the forest, paper packaging industry. There's radical change happening in the forest, paper packaging FPP industry. PwC believe several key factors will shape the sectors direction over the next two decades, including technology, fibre competition, changing industry structures and new players/partners and regulation. Your company is a business which takes a long-term perspective you have to, given that new trees don't grow every quarter. Planning for the long-term has never been more challenging, though. We believe that the FPP industry will need to both draw upon old strengths, like its considerable talents in forest and fibre management, and improve capabilities, for example around innovation and RD, to make sure it gains full benefit from these developments.In this short report, PwC examine each of these factors and discuss how they are redefining the possibilities for your business and competitors. PwC briefly consider how business models may change in response. Its a continuation of the conversation started in PwCs 2010 publication, CEO Perspectives, where they shared the views of thirty senior executives on where they see the industry in the future. None of the senior executives PwC have spoken with really knows just what the industry will look like in 20 years time but they all agree that it will be very different from today. PwC believe that dialogue is essential, and hope that this paper will serve to further the conversation around the sectors and your company's future.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   3/5/2011

Carbon Footprint & Energy Reduction for the Graphic Industry Value Chain - PrintCity Report
The purpose of this new PrintCity 32-page guide is to facilitate the improved collaborative environmental performance of printers, converters, publishers, brand owners and their suppliers.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   3/5/2011

Sun Chemical Sustainability Report 2010
Sun Chemical, the world's leading producer of printing inks and pigments, has recently published its Sustainability Report. It illustrates the efforts being made by ink and chemical manufacturers to tackle environmental issues within the printing industry. Download the full report here.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   10/3/2011

Are environmental campaigns misleading the public?
Well-funded marketplace environmental campaigns from groups like ForestEthics have been promoting increased use of recycled and FSC-certified fiber in paper and have led some major US paper buyers to change their paper procurement practices. However, the real environmental benefits of these procurement decisions are rarely discussed or investigated. It is assumed that just switching paper to recycled or FSC automatically benefits the planet. In the following article Canadian Consultant, Phil Riebel, discusses why a focus on recycled and FSC may be failing to reduce the overall environmental footprint of paper products, and how environmental campaigns may be misleading the public on forest certification and recycling.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   11/2/2011

Sustainability of paper labels
This in-depth academic report was commissioned by Brigl & Bergmeister. It is a detailed study of the sustainability of paper labels versusalternatives, primarily OPP labels. Download the study here.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   8/2/2011

Environmental comparison of paper and plastic labels
The report was produced to provide retailers with an understanding of the issues surrounding paper versus plastics in labelling. The study compared results based on: 1.Draft WRAP data 2.Existing Ecoinvent data 3.Data from a "best in class" paper mill - Brigl & Bergmeister
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   8/2/2011

Defra helps companies build confidence in green claims
Defra has published new Green Claims Guidance to help companies describe the environmental credentials of their products in a way that people find easier to understand. Download the full and comprehensive guidance document here.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   4/2/2011

Valokuvakirjan elinkaaren aikaiset ympäristövaikutukset
Tutkimus kertoo ympäristövaikutuksista, joita syntyy valokuvakirjan elinkaaren aikana. Elinkaari huomioitiin tuotteen käyttövaiheeseen asti. Ympäristövaikutukset aiheutuvat raaka-aineiden kulutuksesta ja päästöistä, joita syntyy tuotteen elinkaaren eri vaiheissa. Merkittävimmät valokuvakirjan elinkaareen liittyvät ympäristövaikutukset ovat ilmastonmuutos, happamoituminen, fossiilisten luonnonvarojen ehtyminen ja alailmakehän otsonin muodostuminen. Vaikutukset aiheutuvat suurelta osin energian (sähkön, lämmön ja polttoaineiden) tuotannosta ja kulutuksesta tuotteen valmistuksen aikana. Valokuvakirjan ympäristövaikutuksia arvioitiin elinkaariarvioinnin avulla. Esitetyt tulokset kuvaavat yhdenlaista suomalaista valokuvakirjaa. Tulokset perustuvat tietoihin, jotka on kerätty suomalaiselta paino- ja paperiteollisuudelta sekä raaka-ainetoimittajilta ja kuljetusyrityksiltä vuosina 2007 – 2010.
Lähettäjä: Annukka Ahopalo   20/1/2011

Valokuvakirjan hiilijalanjälki
Valokuvakirjan hiilijalanjälki muodostuu pääosin tuotteen valmistukseen käytetyn sähkön- ja lämmöntuotannon päästöistä sekä liikenteessä syntyvistä kasvihuonekaasupäästöistä. Yhden valokuvakirjan kasvihuonekaasupäästöt (kehdosta asiakkaalle) vastaavat noin kuuden kilometrin ajomatkaa henkilöautolla. Esitetyt tulokset kuvaavat yhdenlaista suomalaista valokuvakirjaa. Tulokset perustuvat tietoihin, jotka on kerätty suomalaiselta paino- ja paperiteollisuudelta sekä raaka-ainetoimittajilta ja kuljetusyrityksiltä vuosina 2007 – 2010.
Lähettäjä: Annukka Ahopalo   20/1/2011

Sanomalehden elinkaaren aikaiset ympäristövaikutukset
Merkittävimmät sanomalehden elinkaareen liittyvät ympäristövaikutukset ovat ilmastonmuutos, happamoituminen, alailmakehän otsonin muodostuminen, fossiilisten ja mineraalisten luonnonvarojen ehtyminen ja hiukkasvaikutukset. Vaikutukset aiheutuvat suurelta osin energian (sähkön, lämmön ja polttoaineiden) tuotannosta ja kulutuksesta tuotteen valmistuksen aikana. Sanomalehden ympäristövaikutuksia arvioitiin elinkaariarvioinnin avulla. Esitetyt tulokset kuvaavat tyypillistä suomalaista maakuntalehteä. Tulokset perustuvat tietoihin, jotka on kerätty suomalaiselta paino- ja paperiteollisuudelta sekä raaka-ainetoimittajilta ja kuljetusyrityksiltä vuosina 2007 – 2010.
Lähettäjä: Annukka Ahopalo   20/1/2011

Sanomalehden hiilijalanjälki
Sanomalehden hiilijalanjälki muodostuu pääosin tuotteen valmistukseen käytetyn sähkön- ja lämmöntuotannon päästöistä sekä liikenteessä syntyvistä kasvihuonekaasupäästöistä. Lisäksi kaatopaikalle joutuvista sanomalehdistä syntyy hajoamistuotteena metaania. Yhden sanomalehden elinkaaren aikaiset kasvihuonekaasupäästöt vastaavat reilun kilometrin ajomatkaa henkilöautolla.
Lähettäjä: Annukka Ahopalo   20/1/2011

Aikakauslehden elinkaaren aikaiset ympäristövaikutukset
Merkittävimmät aikakauslehden elinkaareen liittyvät ympäristövaikutukset ovat ilmastonmuutos, fossiilisten ja mineraalisten luonnonvarojen ehtyminen ja happamoituminen. Vaikutukset aiheutuvat suurelta osin energian (sähkön, lämmön ja polttoaineiden) tuotannosta ja kulutuksesta tuotteen valmistuksen aikana.
Lähettäjä: Annukka Ahopalo   20/1/2011

Aikakauslehden hiilijalanjälki
Aikakauslehden hiilijalanjälki muodostuu pääosin tuotteen valmistukseen käytetyn sähkön- ja lämmöntuotannon päästöistä sekä liikenteessä syntyvistä kasvihuonekaasupäästöistä. Lisäksi kaatopaikalle joutuvista aikakauslehdistä syntyy hajoamistuotteena metaania. Yhden aikakauslehden elinkaaren aikaiset kasvihuonekaasupäästöt vastaavat noin kilometrin ajomatkaa henkilöautolla.
Lähettäjä: Annukka Ahopalo   20/1/2011

Ten Ways to Green your Paper - RISI Article and White Paper
On behalf of RISI, Phil Riebel, a senior sustainability advisor to the forest products industry, writes about reducing the environmental impacts of paper over the product life cycle. Summary and White Paper are at www.risi.com.
Lähettäjä: Phil Riebel  4/11/2010

Global Forest Resources, UN FAO, 2010
This comprehensive reports provides information about forestry resources in all the worlld's countries. The facts about forest growth in Europe may surprise! There are a number of public misperceptions about forests in the pan-European region. According to national and regional surveys, it is common belief that forests are disappearing and using wood is a threat to forest health. But the opposite is in fact the case. Forests now cover more than 44 per cent of Europe's land area. And in the last 20 years, in the pan-European forests grew by 17 million hectares. This is equivalent to the area of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia combined. "People are reluctant to use more wood because they think this contributes to deforestation and environmental degradation. But Europe's forests are healthy and the public need to be encouraged to use more wood and wood products", says Mr. Ingwald Gschwandtl, Chairman of the UNECE/FAO Forest Communicators Network."In forests that are sustainably managed, more trees grow every year than are harvested".
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   19/10/2010

The Little Green Book - International Paper
Sustainability beyond reasonable doubt. The Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Industry. This excellent little book, published by International Paper, explodes many of the myths surround paper. There are many useful facts, presented in an entertaining style.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   8/10/2010

CSR Europe's Sustainable Marketing Guide
Pioneering companies have proved that moving towards more sustainable marketing practices can be a shrewd business move. For many, operating in an ethically and environmentally responsible way is proving to be a cost-effective hit with customers. But the temptation to overplay the environment card is leading many companies into the dangerous area of Greenwash. This excellent Guide sets out the road map and pitfalls
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   7/10/2010

Analysing the ICT - Paper interplay and its environmental implications
This report was commissioned by CEPI and written by Dr Peter Arnfalk, Associate Professor at Lund University in Sweden. The report investigates the general impact of new media upon traditional print and specifically examines the consequences of electronic media upon mail; books and higher education.
Lähettäjä: Vince Collins   2/9/2010

Hamlet's Blackberry: Why Paper is Eternal
This well researched study on the role that print and paper media will play in a multi media world is definitely worth reading. William Powers, Media Critic, National Journal, Shorenstein Fellow, Harvard University, examines the future prospects for paper. Fall 2006 Extract: "Though paper appears to be a relatively dumb medium, it performs tasks that require special abilities. And many of paper's tricks, the useful purposes it serves, are similarly products of its long relationship with people. There are cognitive, cultural and social dimensions to the human-paper dynamic that come into play every time any kind of paper, from a tiny Post-it note to a groaning Sunday newspaper, is used to convey, retrieve or store information. Paper does these jobs in a way that pleases us, which is why, for centuries, we have liked having it around. It's also why we will never give it up as a medium, not completely. For some of the roles paper currently fulfils in our media lives, there is no better alternative currently available. And the most promising candidates are technologies that are striving to be more, not less, like paper. Indeed, the pertinent question may be not whether the old medium will survive, but whether the new ones will ever escape paper's enormous shadow."
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   2/9/2010

Environmental Insights into the World of Door Drop Media
This report, by TNT European Mail Networks, aims at providing facts and an assessment of myths about the environmental impact of door drop media, in order to create clarity about the impact. It can be used by marketing and communication managers in order to provide answers to critical stakeholder questions. Before elaborating on the environmental impact of door drop media, the first chapter provides general information about environmental impact. Chapter two provides information on door drop media, the advantages and an overview of the process chain. The following four chapters are related to forestry (3), the paper-production (4), printing (5) and environmental issues concerning sealing and packaging (6). Chapter seven describes the environmental impact of transport, chapter eight the consumption of door drop media and nine and ten recycling and waste management respectively. In the last chapter recommendations are given in order to reduce the environmental impact.
Lähettäjä: Martyn Eustace   22/8/2010

Reading on line is not the same as reading on paper
Don't throw out those textbooks and library books yet. Researchers have found that technology is not always better.
16/7/2010

Paper or Pixels
Thomas K. Zellers of Columbier Journalism Review discusses the emerging reality of the sustainability of both new and traditional media
5/5/2010

The majority of American adults cite mailing envelopes as the safest way to send written communications
The majority of American adults cite mailing envelopes as the safest way to send written communications according to a mail preference survey released by the Envelope Manufacturers Association Foundation. The research is in stark contrast to the common assumption that communications today is all digital. Mailing using envelopes was far head of e-mail and other types of Internet communications in a nationwide survey. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, Inc., found that 60 percent of respondents said that envelopes and the mail were the safest vehicle for such communications. Just 26 percent cited e-mail or the Internet as the safest way to send written information. Other significant findings from the survey include: 78 percent of respondents preferred receiving their bills in an envelope in the mail 75 percent of respondents preferred receiving their financial statements other than bills in an envelope in the mail rather than electronically via e-mail or on the Internet
18/3/2010

European Declaration on Paper Recyling 2006, 2010 Monitoring Report 2008
Financial crises hit everyone in the economy, but sometimes the impact is counterintuitive; the recycling rate jumped up,not down, due to the economy's slowdown in the second half of 2008. As the recycling rate is the ratio between the recycling and consumption of paper, the sudden fall in consumption - whereas the recycling continued a steady growth - resulted in a record high 66.6% recycling rate.
5/3/2010

CEPI, European Fibre Flow Chart
This detailed chart shows the various flows of paper fibres originating from new pulp and paper production through to recycling.
5/3/2010

Progress towards the European 2010 biodiversity target - indicator fact sheets Technical report No 5/2009
This Technical report contains individual assessments for each of the 26 SEBI 2010 indicators. These detailed assessments underpin the analysis, synthesis and policy implications contained in EEA Report 04/2009, entitled 'Progress towards the European 2010 biodiversity target' Technical specifications for the indicators used in this report can be found in (EEA, 2007a). For several of the indicators, the assessment in this report builds on work done for the report Europe's environment, the fourth assessment (the 'Belgrade Report') (EEA, 2007b).
5/3/2010

Recycled Content and Virgin Fiber: Environmental, Economic and Technical Considerations for Magazine Publishers
The Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) assisted By Metafore, Inc. June 2009 published this paper to answer the following questiuons: 1. What are the most relevant issues to determine the best use of recovered and virgin fiber for magazine paper? 2. What should magazine publishers consider in order to establish an optimal percentage of recycled content? 3. What issues are associated with the papermaking process, including global climate change, between recycled content and virgin fiber paper? 4. How do supply and demand dynamics of the recovered paper market determine best use? 5. Does recycled paper save trees?
5/1/2010

European Declaration on Paper Recyling 2006 - 2010 Monitoring Report 2008, European Recovered Paper Council
The recycling rate in Europe reached 66.6% in 2008. The total amount of paper collected and sent to be recycled in paper mills came to 60.3 million tonnes, an increase of 8.2 million tonnes (or +15.8%) since 2004, the base year for the target the industry has set itself for increasing recycling in Europe. Some 10.4 million tonnes (or 17.2%) of the total 60.3 million tonnes were exported for recycling in third countries outside the commitment region of EU-27 plus Norway and Switzerland.
5/1/2010

Sharing Experiences, Promotoing Diversity in the European Pulp and paper Industry
The European pulp and paper industry has established a dialogue with Eurosite, a pragmatic and experienced environmental organisation dedicated to biodiversity protection and restoration, with the view to bring together relevant experts to share their experiences and learn from each other in order to achieve better results on the ground. This publication encourages the European forest industry to take biodiversity even further into consideration
5/1/2010

Learning from text books is environmentally more friendly that leaarning from screen based systems
This research by Maria Enroth, 'Environmental impact of printed and electronic teaching aids, a screening study focusing on fossil carbon dioxide emissions, Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Vol 36, 2009. Accepted for publication', investigates the environmental comparision between traditional text books and web based teaching methods. It reveals that, if high energy computer systems are use, the environmental cost of computer based learning can be 30 times higher that traditional books.
5/1/2010

CEPI Sustainability Report 2009
This Sustainability snapshot, taken every two years, shows the European pulp and paper industry drawing on its potential to promote the social, environmental and economic wellbeing of Europe's citizens. The European paper industry aims to be a sustainability leader in the global pulp and paper sector. Staying faithful to a sustainability agenda, even in difficult prevailing economic conditions, is essential for the industry. It goes hand-in-hand with goals to be competitive in world terms and strengthen the market for paper products. Emerging ecological risks and regulation issues result in collaborations with many stakeholders and expert networks. In line with European decision making, CEPI adopts the precautionary principle in all its activities and acts to ensure that the paper industry does not cause harm to its stakeholders and customers. Paper is a credible partner in the evolution of low-carbon scenarios. It is made of a renewable raw material and its production relies mostly on renewable energy. The sector is characteristically responsible and invests strategically in technical research and insight studies. We work to optimise our use of natural resources; extend the role of paper in our lives; and improve the health and safety of people and the environment.
4/1/2010

CEPI third biennial Sustainability Report
In 2007 CEPI celebrated its 15th anniversary. Founded in 1992 by the merger of CEPAC (European Confederation of Pulp, Paper and Board Industries) and EPI (European Paper Institute) . This is the third biennial report. This report provides an update of the targets and indicators set in the 2003 and 2005 CEPI Sustainability Reports. The data has mainly been collected through National Associations. Due to improved data collection, especially in the environmental data collection and certification, the samples in different indicators sometimes vary from those in the previous Sustainability Report. Looking to the future CEPI will translate into actions the fact that the pulp and paper industry is an enabler to sustainable development and realise the goals set on minimising climate change while maintaining the competitiveness of the industry.
17/12/2009

BBC, Costing the Earth Series, Virtual Warming. April 2009
This program examines the effect of the growing demand for online services and the energy required for the servers and PC's to deliver the information. Please Right click on the button to Download this file. Otherwise just click to listen.
14/12/2009

The European Environment, State and Outlook, 2005
European Environmental Agency
14/12/2009

EMIP, (The European Mail Industry Platform), The Facts Of Our Value Chain
Facts, figures and arguments to challenge common environmental myths that unfairly hurt the reputation of our collective industry.
14/12/2009

The Developement of European Forest Resources, 1950 to 2000
A Better Information Base. Geneva Timber and Forest Discussion paper 31
14/12/2009

Screening environmental life cycle assessment of printed, web based and tablet e-paper newspaper
Reports from the KTH Centre for Sustainable Communications. Stockholm, Sweden 2007 ASA MOB ERG, MARTI N JOHANSSON, GRA N F INNVEDEN AN D A L EX JONSSON
14/12/2009