Collaborative Perspective
We are committed to our sustainability initiative and have joined others in their efforts to be eco-efficient. Given the various processes involved in the production of products for the packaging, newspapers, commercial, industrial, and publications markets, environmental and sustainability issues are a key issue at Sun Chemical. We also recognize that our activities are part of wider production and supply chains, and we are committed to making these chains as sustainable as possible, whether working upstream with our customers or downstream with our suppliers or across the industry through government, industry trade associations and other sustainability responsible organizations. We are also adamant about maintaining high-quality standards. As a result, we will continue to lead the industry with our technology investment. Some of the efforts we support are:
This initiative involves all members of the graphic arts supply chain, including forestry, pulp, paper, inks and chemicals, pre press, press, publishing and printing.
Sun Chemical is part of the PrintCity Alliance, a group set up in 1998 to share global expertise in the graphic arts industry, and has been leading a working group set up to consider the issues surrounding the importance of the environment and sustainability within the print industry.
Sun Chemical has also been working on a project with the
Bertelsmann Group, the aim of which was to measure the
carbon footprint of a magazine from its conception to its place
on the shelf.
Packaging waste is a significant industry issue, given the large volumes of materials used in packaging of all types.
Sun Chemical is a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, an organization whose vision is to have a world where all packaging is sourced responsibly, designed to be effective and safe throughout its life cycle, meets market criteria for performance and cost, made entirely using renewable energy, and once used, is recycled efficiently to provide a valuable resource for subsequent generations.