Measuring the green focus at PrintWeek India Awards 2016

A number of Indian printing firms say that they are the ultimate green printing company. So which Indian printing company is the greenest? Is it the one who is least environmentally damaging? The one that is emitting the lowest level of greenhouse gases and no CO2? The one with the most environment certifications? The Green Printing Company of the Year category at the PrintWeek India Awards was initiated with an aim to promote improvements in print companies environmental performance.

22 Jul 2016 | By Aditya Merchant

This award will be conferred to the print company that has done most to improve its environmental performance during the period under review. The judges for this category will be specialists and this will be the only category they will judge.

The winners in this category in 2015, Repro India are truly an inspiration for many with environment and sustainability being their top priorities. At the 2015 Awards, Repro India outperformed its two contenders with a 31% reduction in its specific energy consumption in three years.

The book factory mastered the four Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Re-engineering – for greening up its print waste disposal with business benefits, which was achieved through conversion of a heatset machine to coldset. For this, the team developed a new ink, saved on LPG gas, saving of electricity, and reduction in paper wastage. Plus, the use of Vision punch IPO conventional punching/bending, which facilitated faster registration, and due to reduced makeready time conserved energy. Rain water harvesting and imparting environment education to employees, contractors and suppliers helped Repro up their green quotient.

A detailed entry form for this category will be made available on request. Please write to printweekawards@haymarket.co.in to procure the form.

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