Comments on: New environmental standards for Clairefontaine

By: Leah Hoffmann

Leah Hoffmann — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:39:34 +0000

According to the head of Quo Vadis USA, Christine Nusse, the fact that the dyes are now natural does not compromise the permanence of the ink. There still is a fixing agent – unlike with fountain pen ink – even if it is a natural one.

Still waiting to hear back about the Equology notebooks…

By: Leah Hoffmann

Leah Hoffmann — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:18:03 +0000

Oops, that was me in comment 6. I’ll ask about Equology notebooks, too, Laurie!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:16:19 +0000

Good question, leprechaun… I’ll check with Karen and get back to you.

By: European Companies Surpass US yet again… « The Orchard

European Companies Surpass US yet again… « The Orchard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:06 +0000

[...] Environment, Environmental Standards, Pen and Paper, Stationary, Sustainability So, both the Quo Vadis blog and the Rhodia blog recently announced that Clairefontaine has revised its environmental [...]

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:36:53 +0000

Wow, I am definitely impressed. This is further proof that a company can have excellent environmental standards and still produce superior-quality products.

Speaking of, any word on whether/ when Equology notebooks will be available? (Fingers crossed!)

By: leprechaun

leprechaun — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:24:22 +0000

Am I right in assuming that water would now wreak havoc on the rulings?

By: Carys

Carys — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:13:32 +0000

Woooo!!! I have severe MCS, and this is wonderful news for me!

By: Tejal

Tejal — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:19:46 +0000

HOORAY!! This is why I <3 Clairefontaine products — because they are so environmentally friendly to begin with. This just reinforces it