Expert comment by Tim Barker, PaperlinX Europe
Along with energy and travel, the legal sector views paper as a significant sustainability issue. Most firms use lots of the stuff, so it’s well worth finding out what the sustainability risks are and what can be done to minimise them.
Paper life-cycle
Taking a basic life-cycle approach, paper’s impacts encompass raw materials, manufacturing, use and disposal. There’s also the paper’s contribution to climate change, otherwise known as the carbon footprint.