Sustainability initiatives are being adopted across industries due to strict government regulations, coupled with increasing consumer awareness regarding environmental degradation. The coating industries, like printing ink and adhesives, which accounts for a high share of air pollution, is also adopting sustain-ability measures in its various functions, including manufacturing and procurement. Today, sustainability aspects are routinely considered when performing most business operations, often on a daily basis. The focus has expanded well beyond reducing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to include energy and resource conservation, waste minimization, process efficiency enhancement, use of renewable materials, and much more. The goal is to develop sustainable products and solutions, reduce the carbon footprint of our own operations, and support our customers to meet new regulations and achieve their sustainability goals. The approach is to minimize the environmental impact across the value chain, from sourcing raw materials and manufacturing to distribution, reuse, and recycling. Document the environmental impact of products by using the Life Cycle Analysis as the main tool, along with other sustainability assessment approaches. The efforts to reach the goals involve everyone – the manu-facturer, strong partners and devoted customers. Only together can we create a truly sustainable and circular economy. Business plays a crucial role in creating a sustainable society. Three elements define sustainable thinking: health, climate change, and circularity. They translate into the following sustainability drivers for printing ink and adhesive industries – elimination of toxic ingredients, reduction of VOCs to improve and protect indoor and outdoor air quality, reduction of carbon footprint, and an increased use of bio-based ingredients. This article focuses on sustainability, green policy on chemical industries, measurement criteria and regulation obligations on printing inks, adhesives and coatings etc. © 2023, Rodman Publishing, Corp.. All rights reserved.
