Digital printing on demand allows for short run lengths, quick turnaround times, and customized content tailored to individual requirements. It results in less waste and inventory and minimizes carbon footprint. The document encourages printers to use sustainable practices like print on demand, reducing print inventory and waste, offsetting carbon through carbon balanced printing, digitizing print workflows, using sustainable paper, implementing lean processes, and optimizing production to gain competitive advantage and appeal to clients who increasingly expect sustainability.

1. The Green
advantage
Digital printing on
demand enables more
sustainable printing.
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It allows short run lengths and quick turnaround printing.
It enables customised content that can be tailored to
individual requirements.
It results in less waste and inventory and minimises
your organisation's carbon footprint.
Make sustainability a
promotional tool – clients
increasingly expect it
of printers
consider
recycled paper
to be critical
or important
to their
offer
62%
61
%
Source: Ricoh
Europe Production
Printing
environmental
survey 2012
52
%
steps to
5 sustainability
heaven
Print on demand.
Reduce your print
inventory and
waste levels.
Offset carbon. Use Ricoh's
market-leading Carbon
Balanced Production
Printing expertise to
go carbon neutral.
of printers
recognise the
importance
of using
FSC or
PEFC
paper
Pioneers reap ‘first mover
advantage’
Stand out from the crowd
Going green makes
solid business sense.
of printers
recognise the
importance of
carbon neutral
printing
Digitise your print workflow.
Receive, proof, manage and deliver
jobs digitally to reduce resources,
energy use and CO2 emissions.
Use sustainable paper. Many
recycled paper products have
come a long way and use less
energy and water during their
manufacture.
Go lean. Lean is green.
Analyse and streamline
your processes for
ultra-efficient manufacturing.
“There is a strong link between
lean and green practices to
raise process efficiency and
sustainability.” Source: InfoTrends 2012
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Optimised production. Less
cost. Competitive advantage.
The rewards come without any
significant investment of time,
cost or effort.
Differentiate your
operation by delivering
sustainable print services.
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