Australian outfit Bright Print Group has been recognised in Agfa Graphics’ Sustainability Awards, an annual global competition to reward Agfa users that are adapting greener practices.

Debbie Burgess, executive director with Bright Print Group, drives sustainable change

Six winning entries were chosen from the international graphic arts industry, with companies from Australia, Brazil, Canada, the US, Argentina and Germany taking home prizes. The only winner from the Asia Pacific region, Bright Print Group, was honoured by Agfa’s sustainability judges as one of three companies to showcase energy-efficient businesses to university accounting graduates. Headquartered in Wetherill Park, NSW, the company offers graphic design, digital printing, offset printing, binding and finishing, mailing and distribution, inventory management and print warehousing for the Sydney and Newcastle markets. Bright Print has recently installed a water recirculation unit for its CTP system (saving around 16 litres of water per plate), new induction lighting, is powered by rooftop solar panels and has shifted its short run work from offset to digital.

Agfa’s inaugral sustainability awards aim to recognise positive change

Agfa says the winning companies share a commitment to process efficiently through technology investments, but are also reaching out to staff and their customers. The other international winners include Canadian papermaker Cascades, which measures its environmental impact daily, US printer EarthColor, with a list of sustainability objectives, Gráfica e Editoro Aquarela from Brazil, with a waste management program, and newspaper printer Badische Neueste Nachrichten in Germany, which has streamlined its plant for sustainability.

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