Business Management - Sustainability

Sustainability has become an essential piece of the printing industry — the wide-format sector included. Here, wide-format printers share their experiences with green media and its prospects for the future.

Mimaki USA, announced TRAPIS, a digital transfer sublimation printing system that makes textile production more environmentally friendly by reducing up to 90% of wastewater.

Brian Hite, principal and founder of Image Options talks about his company's ongoing commitment to sustainability, sharing how it has made significant gains while at the same time improving employee safety and health.

EFI has completed a life cycle assessment (LCA) of Nozomi single-pass digital print technology in partnership with award-winning sustainability consulting firm Clean Agency.

Tom Trutna, president of Big Ink, talks about his company's journey toward sustainability. He speaks about the challenges of sustainable printing in the wide-format segment, and practicing effective approaches including recycling, waste-reduction efforts, and creating higher-value products.

Jason Ahart, vice president, production operations at Moss describes the aspects and considerations that bring success to the company's sustainability efforts.

Epson has been confirmed as the first-ever international corporate partner of Earth Hour. Known for its "lights off" moment, Earth Hour is a worldwide environmental movement that aims to raise awareness on nature loss and the climate crisis.

A photovoltaic installation has begun operation at swissQprint headquarters. It's set to cover more than 50% of electricity demand at the Schützenwiese building complex in Kriessern, where swissQprint is headquartered.

Roland DGA announced that TA resin ink for the Roland DG TrueVIS AP-640 Resin/Latex printer has acquired ECOLOGO certification.

LexJet announced it has achieved a silver medal from EcoVadis. This is the first year the company has earned a medal from EcoVadis.