Newspaper companies and ICT from an environmental perspective
Project title
Newspaper companies and ICT from an environmental perspective (2009-2010)
Project description
The aims of the project are to assess the environmental impacts of newspaper companies, identify improvement options in the ICT field and estimate the potential of this possible improvement from an environmental perspective. Together with a group of newspaper companies, the environmental impact of the newspaper companies will be assessed (covering organization, products and services). The assessment will be made based on knowledge provided by tools already used by some companies: environmental management systems, environmental indicators as well as environmental reports, etc. New information and data will be gathered mainly for editorial, commercial and administrative activities. Easily available data will be used for paper production, printing of newspapers, waste management, etc. The main part of the data gathering for the environmental assessment will be made by participating newspaper companies. Based on the environmental assessment, possible areas of improvements from an environmental perspective are identified, focusing on areas that have a high environmental impact and that the newspaper companies have a feasible possibility to influence. The identified areas are described (what is their function?). If the function is needed, possible alternative ways of delivering this function is considered. Cases where an ICT-based solution is found to be a good alternative solution will be described more in detail and make up part of the resulting suggestion for improvement. This project will utilize knowledge generated in a number of other Centre projects.
Project leader
Göran Finnveden
Åsa Moberg (assistant project leader)
Partners
Bonnier, Stampen, Tidningsutgivarna
Contact
Åsa Moberg (asa.moberg@abe.kth.se)
