ISO 9001: 2015 Quality management systems

To possess the ISO 9001 certification means being able to guarantee to the customer the ability to provide them regularly with products and services which satisfy their expected requirements and those applicable to their product.
A company which is ISO 9001:2015 certified is a company which is trustworthy, organised, audited and which always strives to satisfy the customer by improving itself and to make the quality of the product its primary objective.

The standard specifies the requirements for a management system for quality control.
It allows the organiser to demonstrate its own ability to provide regularly products and services which satisfy the requirements of the customer and those applicable in that context. The efficient application of the system allows the company to increase customer satisfaction, to improve the system itself in a dynamic of continuous improvement and to increase the directionality of all the functions towards the final result.

ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems

To possess an environmental certification means formulating the company strategy by placing at the top of the agenda the care and respect of the environment, of the local landscape, and of environmental laws; by respecting through its own products and its own activities the highest standards of environmental sustainability.
The objective of the continual improvement of environmental services means that the Company:
– works and undertakes to reduce the impact of its activities on the landscape which surrounds it (reduction to the minimum possible level of utilisation of resources, of the production of waste, the reduction of atmospheric emissions, etc.)
– manufactures and designs products which are ever more eco-sustainable and with a low environmental impact.
Working with a company which is ISO 14001:2015 certified means having a partner which sees looking after the environment as conserving and protecting a source of wealth for future generations.
Working with this company means being able to count upon continual innovation, designed to avoid for its own customers, and consequently for their clients, every type of environmental problem.

“The ISO 14001 is an international standard of voluntary compliance which specifies the requirements for an environmental management system with the aim of developing the environmental services of the company.
This certification delineates an organisation desirous of managing its own environmental responsibilities in a continuous and systemic manner by contributing to the environmental mainstay of sustainability. This certification allows the company to demonstrate its desire to take care of the environment by reducing its own environmental impact from the point of view of continuous improvement.
Key aspects of the standard are:
– achievement of environmental services
– respect of the obligations of conformity
– achievement of environmental objectives.”

BS OHSAS 18001 Management System for Occupational Health and Safety

To be certified in accordance with the standard BS OHSAS means always placing the highest priority on the health and safety of a company’s own workers.
It means being active in the market and manufacturing competitive products without abandoning the need to look after the company’s own workforce, thanks to safe and salubrious environments, by evaluating and managing the risks present in the company activity itself and by respecting the law.
To possess this certification means being able to communicate the fact that the company is not content just to have a safe workplace environment, but works proactively to protect the health and safety of its own workers by setting itself policies and targets for continual improvement.

The BS OHSAS 18001 standard defines the requirements for a Management System for Occupational Health and Safety, in order to allow an organisation to control its risks in the context of health and safety and to improve its performance in this area. Based on the fundamental aspects of continuous improvement and conformity with applicable regulations, the standard represents an organisational tool which allows the company to manage the safety of its workers in an organic and systematic fashion.
The standard conveys the message that the company is committed to proactively protecting their health and safety during the work of its own employees. It helps the company to define the company objectives and policies in support of the health and safety of its workers, in accordance with the provisions of the relevant regulations and based on the dangers and risks which could potentially be present in the workplace.

ISO 22000:2015 – Food safety management systems

The objective of an ISO 22000:2015 certified company is to be able to offer its own customers a guarantee of the food safety of its own products.
The certified company is able to demonstrate and guarantee the hygiene of the articles it produces and their suitability for contact with food in full respect of the standards and laws relating to this subject, at all levels and across all processes, guaranteeing the safety of the end consumer.
The certified company is one which has made food safety its workplace philosophy, as it has an awareness of the risks for food safety, and for this reason it manages these in an efficient manner so as to prevent any incidents throughout the process and with a view to introducing a safe product onto the market. The safety of the packaging of foodstuffs, for those operating in the sector, is today an indispensable requirement, and to be able to be certain of one’s own packaging, for a food company, is of fundamental importance.

The ISO 22000:2018 standard is a voluntary international standard for the certification of Food safety management systems. It defines the requirements for the design and application of a management system for food safety within every company in the agri-food sector. It allows all the companies which are involved in the food sector to identify with precision the risks to which they are exposed and to manage them efficiently, to prevent the occurrence of incidents throughout the whole sector and to verify system adequacy in terms of the regulations set down. This standard sets itself up as a point of reference for companies for the application of European Community regulations in matters of hygiene and food safety.
The standard places an emphasis on:
• Interactive communication, between the relevant company and the various actors upstream and downstream in the supply chain
• Its integration in to the Company Management System
• HACCP principles, technical specifications for the relevant sectors and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) for the sector.
• Management of the dangers for hygiene safety by using specific procedures of operational control.
What are the benefits of the standard?
• tangible and demonstrable improvement of performance in the context of agri-food safety
• increased guarantee of conformity with the regulations
• flexibility of the standard in relation to the specific business needs of the company
• improved understanding and identification of the actual and potential risks in the area of food safety
• respect of the constraints set out in the applicable regulations

The Forest Stewardship Council – FSC – is a global organisation which has been active for more than 25 years. It is currently the most accredited forest management certification system in the world in terms of number of certificates issued, the strictness of its certification criteria and the companies involved in the processes.

Being an FSC-certified company entitles us to place the FSC mark on the sacks we produce, guaranteeing that all the paper used in our production process is sourced from a responsibly managed forest and supply chain.
Having the FSC mark on our products means being able to provide information about how our sacks are produced, the paper we use and the impact our products have on the world around us; information that is increasingly becoming a deciding factor in the choices made by consumers today.
Being FSC-certified means offering economic benefits by guaranteeing environmental and social responsibility to our clients and their end customers.