International standards
ISO 9001: Quality management standards applicable to all Mpact manufacturing operations.
ISO 14001: Environmental management standard applicable to the Group’s Paper, Paper Converting and Recycling operations.
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards applicable to the Group’s paper mills and corrugated plants.
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Recommendation XXXVI Food contact safety standard for packaging papers.
ISO 22000: 2005: Food packaging safety standard applicable to plastics and corrugated containers used for the packaging of food.
British Retail Consortium (BRC): FSSC food safety certification and other customer-specific certification at some of the plastics and corrugated plants as required by customers.
Compliance
Compliance with standards and legislation across the Group is monitored through comprehensive internal and external audits of various management systems. External assurance is received from the external auditors with some listed in the following table:
Systems | Standards | Assurance providers |
---|---|---|
International | ||
Quality management | ISO 9001: Quality management standards applicable to all Mpact manufacturing operations. |
i-Cert SABS BV DQS SGS |
Environmental management | ISO 14001: Environmental management standard applicable to the Group’s Paper, Paper Converting, and Recycling operations. |
i-Cert SABS BV DQS SGS |
Responsible wood products | FSC standards applicable to the Group’s paper mills and corrugated plants. | SGS |
Food safety |
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
(BfR) Recommendation XXXVI Food contact safety
standard for packaging papers.
ISO 22000: 2005: Food packaging safety standard applicable to plastics and corrugated containers used for the packaging of food. British Retail Consortium (BRC): FSSC food safety certification and other customer-specific certification at some of the plastics and corrugated plants as required by customers. |
Sai Global SABS NSF International DQS |
Local/Mpact | ||
Risk management | Enterprise Risk Management Guidelines: Guidelines for managing business risks and insurance. |
Risk Maturity by KPMG |
Safety, security, emergency response, motor fleet, fire defence | Risk Control Standards: Guidelines for risk control, fire defence, safety and health, motor vehicles, and environmental management. | Marsh and internal review |
Safety Plan: The safety plan is reviewed annually and rolled out to all operations where site-specific action plans are developed to meet the plan’s requirements. | Internal review | |
Safety Legal Compliance (Mongoose Safety Award and Safety Merit awards) | Legal Consulting Services | |
Mpact Environmental Standards Compliance (Scarab Environmental Award and Environmental Merit Awards) | Legal Consulting Services | |
Insurance risk | Underwriting and MPL surveys | Marsh |
Ignition sources |
IRIS Infrared Scans IR detection of electrical and mechanical faults that could lead to fires. |
IRIS |
Fire defence | Fire Defence Standards including National Building Regulations and municipal bylaws. |
Various fire specialists |
ASIB Six-monthly review audits of fire sprinkler defence systems at relevant sites. |
ASIB | |
Occupational health |
Medicals Medical surveillance and fitness for work assessments are done on new and departing employees and annually on current employees. |
Life Health Solutions |
Occupational hygiene |
Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics Surveys Identifying conditions that could lead to health issues including lighting, noise, chemical, biological, and work strain assessments. |
OCSA, OHEM, OHE Monitoring, Safranin, NEHC, Ergosaf |
Non-compliance issues and recommendations arising from audits are managed closely at operational level to ensure compliance is achieved and maintained through management interventions.