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By David Lee, Focus Label

A sketchy record on sustainability can have a real effect on brand image and is often something your
customers and shareholders will judge your business on. On the flip side, a strong commitment to
sustainability can have a positive effect on your business.

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Recycled papers from Koehler skilfully set the scene for the pewter figure
Campaign on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the death of the "silverback Ruhondeza

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Recyclingpapiere von Koehler setzen Zinnfigur gekonnt in Szene
Kampagne anlässlich des 10. Todestages des „Silberrückens Ruhondeza“

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Epson Precision (Philippines), Inc. , a Philippines printer, and projector factory of global technology firm Epson, has achieved platinum status in the Validated Assessment Program (VAP) of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) for reaching industry-leading levels of corporate social responsibility.

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Award presented to the most successful Belgian and Luxembourg companies exporting to or trading in the UK

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By Dieter Niederstadt, Technical Marketing Manager, Asahi Photoproducts

There is significant discussion across many different industries about achieving Net-Zero carbon emissions by 2050, and a reduction of emissions by 50% by 2030.

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BOBST has committed to set near-term company-wide emission reductions by joining the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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Peter Tarnowski, Managing Director of U. Günther GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, is excited about his company’s recent Gold Award success in the Miraclon-sponsored Global Flexo Innovation Awards: “We wanted to see how something our customers love competes in the international arena,” said Tarnowski when asked what motivated him to enter.

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How the NOVAFOIL 106 integrates seamlessly into the production process of Offsetdruckerei in Schwarzach, Austria

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Will also end global sale of laser printers and add new inkjet products to augment business printer range

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Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") has earned its third successive platinum rating for sustainability from EcoVadis, a leading provider of business sustainability ratings. This is in recognition of the company's global efforts to uphold the highest standards on the environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement, and highlights Epson's commitment and actions on sustainability.

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Avery Dennison Labels and Packaging Materials (LPM) is pleased to announce its partnership with Tosca, a global leader in reusable plastic packaging and pooling solutions for the supply chain. The partnership means Avery Dennison LPM is aiming to switch a substantial portion of its product distribution across the continent to plastic pallets with a goal to save over 800 tons of CO2 emissions[1] from its European supply chain annually.

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The project financing agreement was signed with Kyotherm on November 11th

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New Rippatape Halo set to spark packaging revolution in e-commerce

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UPM Raflatac has made further progress towards a more circular economy for plastics and a future beyond fossils during 2021. This is detailed in the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment 2022 Progress Report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). UPM Raflatac joined the Global Commitment as the first label materials company in October 2018.

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Leading packaging data services provider Ecoveritas has called on the cross-party environment, food, and rural affairs (EFRA) committee to prioritise domestic recycling, stating that proposed bans on all plastic waste exports are an unnecessary distraction.

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About a year and a half ago, Creapack installed a Jeti Tauro H3300 LED large format printer with automatic loading and unloading to replace two existing printers. CEO Jessica Lefevere: “It was a bit of a leap in the dark to do that in the middle of the covid crisis, but in hindsight it was the only right decision, because with the Jeti Tauro we have acquired a reliable production machine, with which we can print three times the volume from before.”

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Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has again won both the Finnish Circular Economy Award and the Finnish Quality Award in the Excellence Finland assessment. Both the Quality Award and the Circular Economy Award are based on an assessment using the international EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) model. Juha Ylä-Autio, CEO of Excellence Finland, stated in their recent press release that the Quality Award recognised the best organisation in Finland that had achieved verifiable excellence in implementing its strategy.

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Investment in people and technology has always been a key part of packaging producer Emibra Embalagens’ DNA. Today, with around 200 employees, the traditional family-owned business’ graphic park is state-of-the-art and one of the most modern in Brazil

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Major Spanish label and packaging production business targets energy reduction as part of ongoing sustainability drive

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