Posted by Rachel Westall on 1 July 2022
Sustainability has been a growing trend and key focus in the stationery industry over recent years and has sparked an increase in innovative eco-friendly products from notebooks to gift-wrap.
London Stationery Show chose to highlight this important issue with a brand-new Sustainability Matters feature taking centre stage at the event. As the largest UK trade event dedicated to the paper and writing instruments industry, it was important for the show to emphasise the alternative tools people can use in their everyday lives to affect positive change for the planet.
Event Director, Alex Butler stated: "The Sustainability Matters feature was hugely popular with both exhibitors and visitors, it was a pleasure to see such a wide array of eco-friendly products and it will be great to see how the industry continues to evolve in the future."
As well as being able to peruse the eco-friendly displays, visitors were also encouraged to write their own sustainability pledge. This aimed to inspire people to commit to a more eco-conscious attitude and collectively move the industry in a direction of sustainability. Examples of these pledges included: "I pledge to only purchase notebooks that use recycled paper" and "I pledge to think carefully about what I recycle."
London Stationery Show returns 16th-17th May, 2023 at the Business Design Centre.