In a Word / Graphic Arts Industry Fast Facts - October 1, 2021

Departure, advertising campaign, Spain following France's example, CSR... This week's news.

Grafipolis School Director Chantal Aboudeine bids farewell

After more than 14 years with the Nantes-based graphic arts school, Grafipolis director Chantal Aboudeine is passing the torch. Since October 1st, John Podlesnik, pedagogical coordinator since 2012, is the director of Grafipolis.
"New inputs, a new environment, a new name, a little light, a lot of collective effort and work to reveal educational skills and technical excellence have allowed Grafipolis to grow, flourish and have the place it has today in the landscape." she summarizes in the institution's newsletter.

A new signature for the newspaper 20 minutes

20 Minutes will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. In the run-up to this anniversary, the first free title that revolutionized the press in France is launching a communication campaign designed by the agency Justement.
" 20 Minutes wishes to reaffirm its positioning as a news brand accessible to the greatest number of people, committed to providing fair, verified and non-partisan information" says the newspaper owned equally by the SIPA-Ouest France group and the Rossel Group.

The campaign, which uses the graphic codes of the press, puts "to honor the words and gives to think about the role of the media in the life of the citizens today. The fundamental subjects of information are thus treated with humor". One can thus see posters titled "It's harder to be a sellout when no one is buying you."

Fedrigoni, CSR certified

Italian paper manufacturer Fedrigoni, which specializes in specialty papers for packaging, publishing, graphics and adhesive materials, has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal. EcoVadis is a CSR certification based on seven criteria: environment, social innovation, customer satisfaction, safety, supply chain, human resources and gender.
Gold is the second highest Ecovadis award after platinum.

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