Mark Line

Don't leave it too late to engage your business with a sustainability policy

I have been following the recent news articles in PrintWeek regarding paper prices, while at the same time watching the increased interest from the finance industry in forestry. Are the two likely to...

The most effective CSR reports are still those that are printed and targeted

I was working with a client recently who has decided to publish his company's first corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. Like a lot of first-time reporters I have met over the years, my...

Paper and print needs a uni?ed group to represent its needs on a global scale

The most recent Two Tomorrows roundtable discussion focused on sustainability in the paper, print and publishing industries.

We must focus on science to help build consensus and combat climate change

I have been looking at some research about consumer expectations and understanding of sustainability issues and it makes for depressing reading. The general public seems to want simple answers to...

Sceptical public needs to be persuaded that paper is a truly sustainable option

Following some of the comments posted on the printweek.com forums after some of my previous columns, I met up with Martyn Eustace, director of the Two Sides campaign. We discussed how Two Sides had...

Print and paper can lead the way in the post-COP15 quest for a greener world

By the time you read this article, the dust will be settling on COP15, the crucial climate change summit in Copenhagen.

Print needs to defend itself against eco charges in a simpler, less technical way

I was working with the corporate responsibility committee of one of my clients recently, a very well-known brand involving global manufacturing, distribution and sales. We were brain storming new...

The plantation you source paper from is still an important issue for customers

Globalisation has become a part of modern business life. For large paper buyers, it raises many important issues. On the one hand, new and exotic sources of paper from all manner of countries are...

Now online's eco impact is understood, print has a very compelling story to tell

This month, I would like to issue a challenge to PrintWeek readers. Everyone is talking about what they need to do to improve their corporate responsibility credentials and improve the sustainability...