Hachette Australia: all titles to be FSC or PEFC
Hachette Australia has announced that, from November, all titles under its Hachette Australia imprint will be printed on either FSC or PEFC paper. The publisher will include the FSC and PEFC...
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Random House New Zealand receive environmental accreditationRandom House New Zealand has received Gold-level accreditation from Enviromark, an environmental accreditation scheme. The Random House NZ office features a full recycling system,...
Plastic bags to be banned in SA
Legislation introduced to the South Australian parliament aims to ban most lightweight plastic bags from supermarkets and other shops by May next year. The proposed legislation comes after a meeting...
ABA and APA join forces on environment and digital working groups
Booksellers and publishers will come together on two major issues affecting the industry following discussions at this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) annual national conference, which wrapped up yesterday. Digital...
‘Green’ industry requires cooperation: APA environmental workshop
Delegates to the Australian Publishers Association (APA) environmental workshop held in Sydney on Thursday 1 May, have agreed on several areas where the industry would benefit from working together to...
Griffin Press receives FSC certification
Griffin Press has announced its certification by FSC Australia. As part of the International Forest Stewardship Council, FSC Australia is designed to ensure the responsible management of the world's forests...
LBF underway
The 2007 London Book Fair (LBF) is currently underway.Early reports suggest that the new venue at Earls Court has been received much more warmly than last year's controversial Docklands site.Along...