4th quarter 2024 Themen

In an online event on 20 November 2024, the German Printing and Media Industries Federation (BVDM), together with the German Sustainability Code (DNK) and the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH), will provide information on sustainability reporting in 2025. The reason for this is the massive expansion of the group of companies that will have to prepare a sustainability report from the 2025 financial year or are likely to be asked by their customers to submit sustainability declarations. The event will provide an overview of the legal requirements and what support companies can receive for sustainability reporting.

The entrepreneur-led Advanced Photonics Technologies Group (adphos) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The history of adphos began with the visionary idea of ‘drying with light’ and initial experiments in the garage of the current Managing Director, Dr Kai K. O. Bär.

Good news for Schreiner Group: Ken Forlenza is the new President of the US site in Blauvelt near New York. With his experience as an engineer, manager and business developer, Forlenza will continue to drive Schreiner Group’s US business forward.

At the beginning of October 2024, the EU Commission announced that it would postpone the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by one year. The Bundesverband Druck und Medien e.V. (BVDM) welcomes this decision, but points out that the postponement of application does not solve the fundamental problems associated with the EUDR.

All4Labels Global Packaging Group and ACTEGA strengthen their partnership for the further market development and distribution of Signite® direct-to-garment printing technology, which supports sustainability goals by eliminating printing substrates and reducing CO2 emissions.