Environment

Maternity leave rejig is a windfall for parents

Legislation has come into force this week to increase the period of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) by a third and pave the way for 26 weeks unpaid paternity leave for fathers.

TLG boosts green efforts with FSC

Direct mail specialist The Lettershop Group (TLG) has increased its environmental efforts after gaining FSC accreditation.

Lettershop Group sharpens its green focus

Direct mail specialist The Lettershop Group (TLG) has upped its environmental efforts after gaining FSC accreditation.

New industry body to tackle environment

A working group has been set up to look at environmental issues relating to the print industry.

Amicus supports safety review

Amicus has thrown its weight behind print industry skills council Proskills' major health and safety review.

Polestar Petty lands green scheme double

Polestar Petty has become the third site within the Polestar group to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody certification and the second to gain Programme for the Endorsement of...

Technology Report: Packaging

Cutting back on packaging, and non-recyclable, non-degradable ingredients in packaging, are key to saving the planet from death by landfill.

Langstane picks up ISO 14001

Langstane Press has achieved ISO 14001.

Government launches online waste directory

NetRegs, the government website that provides guidance on environmental regulations, has launched a waste directory.

API poised to launch bio lamination film

Macclesfield-based API Laminates is set to launch a laminate that will biodegrade in landfill.