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Sustainability
Italgraf Media is a full-service supplier in graphic production and our sustainability principle is as simple as it sounds:
It's about making a product in the best possible way and this is done by consciously making better choices.
The best way is to do it together with our customers and partners.
Step by step, production by production. Ultimately, it is the customer who decides, but we help the customer make the right choice and come up with suggestions for alternatives that have the least possible impact for each individual production. In all our quotes, we have as an alternative an offer for the best possible environmental choice for the current production.
Italgraf Media’s Code of Conduct
To clarify our commitment, we have established a Code of Conduct. This outlines our ethical values and the principles guiding our environmental efforts.
At our offices, we strive to work sustainably by sorting paper, plastic, ink cartridges, and cardboard. Another important aspect is how our suppliers approach and implement sustainability. To collaborate with us, suppliers must comply with our guidelines.
Our partners should share our perspective on the Code of Conduct and environmental responsibility.
A common factor among our suppliers is that they actively work to improve their environmental efforts in various ways. There should also be a focus on social sustainability, following a recognized “Code of Conduct.”
Our Code of Conduct is based on our values regarding human rights principles, labor practices, environmental responsibility, and anti-corruption. It provides guidance on how our employees should act and make responsible decisions in their daily work. In all our external and internal relationships, we adhere to ethical standards when interacting with customers, business partners, subcontractors, and colleagues.
This means, for example, that our suppliers comply with environmental laws and regulations applicable in their respective countries. Suppliers should sort waste and promote the recycling of materials and energy whenever possible.
It also includes ensuring that wages meet legal minimum requirements, providing job security—meaning employees are hired for extended periods—and granting parental leave in accordance with national laws, with the right to return to work after parental leave.
Our Process
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Guidance – Provide guidance early in the process
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Goals – Set objectives and measure results
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Processes – Continuously develop processes, systems, employees, and customer relationships
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Informed Choices – Make well-founded decisions regarding products, materials, packaging, and transportation
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Collaboration – Work together with our customers to reduce resource consumption
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Profitability – Operate in a long-term and economically efficient manner
Italgraf Media’s Model
We strive for increased transparency and knowledge sharing.
We care about our customers’ sustainability efforts.
We promise to always provide guidance for well-thought-out decisions.
Environmental work is an ongoing process, and we continuously seek new ways to create an even more climate-smart approach.
We aim to collaborate with our customers to proactively manage environmental risks and identify opportunities for improvement.
Certificates and Memberships
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Our partners play a crucial role in our work. We only work with suppliers who share our views on these issues. We always encourage our customers to choose the most climate-neutral production option such as FSC, Swan or Green Transport with forwarders who offer trucks, trains or boats that have the necessary certificates.
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Below is a selection of different memberships and initiatives that we can offer through our suppliers:
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Several of our suppliers are also certified according to ISO 9001 and 14001.
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As the full-service supplier we are, we are well aware that basically everything we produce affects the environment. Our sustainability work is about reducing environmental impact. We are constantly working to become better, it is part of the process and by extension, our goal is to be able to measure our climate impact through Carbon footprint (CO2).
The Swan
The Nordic Ecolabel (Svanen) takes a holistic approach to environmental issues and aims to reduce environmental impact and create a more sustainable society. This is achieved through the high demands placed on our processes, raw materials and chemicals. By choosing a Nordic Ecolabelled printed matter, you have chosen one of the best environmentally friendly products on the market. Our goal is to produce at least 50% of our production with the Nordic Ecolabel by 2020.
FSC®
The Forest Stewardship Council® is an international labeling system that promotes sustainable forestry based on ecological, social and economic aspects. Choose an FSC® paper and you get a guarantee that it comes from sustainable forestry. All our suppliers can offer production with this label.
Rainforest Alliance is a non-profit organization that works to preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable development by influencing land-use practices, business conduct, and consumer behavior.
Rainforest Alliance focuses on promoting better agricultural practices.
Crops produced on certified farms are eligible to carry the organization’s label.
Rainforest
Alliance
BSCI
BSCI, The Business Social Compliance Initiative, is a European business-driven collaborative initiative for companies that want to improve working conditions in the global supply chain. The organization behind BSCI is called Amfori. Companies work together to make it easier for members and suppliers through consistent requirements and the same improvements. All suppliers commit to following the code of conduct.
Deforestation Regulation, EUDR
From 30 December 2025, the EU’s new Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will apply to larger companies, and from 30 June 2026 also to small companies. The aim is to stop global deforestation through increased traceability and clear documentation requirements. The regulation covers, among other things, paper and printed products.
What does this mean?
• All actors in the supply chain must be able to demonstrate that their products have not contributed to deforestation.
• Traceability is managed through the EU’s digital system TRACES.
• Each production receives unique reference numbers (RN/VN) that follow the product throughout the chain.
As a publisher, you are considered a Trader, which means you must store and be able to show RN/VN for at least five years – but you do not need to submit your own declarations.
Our role at Italgraf Media
• We collect and forward all documentation from our suppliers.
• Our customers always receive RN (and, where applicable, VN) directly on the invoice.
• For production outside the EU, we act as an Operator and report directly in TRACES.
We ensure that our suppliers comply with EUDR and that publishers receive all necessary documentation. The publishers’ only obligation is to store the reference numbers.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
PDF file with more information can be downloaded here: Swedish. English.