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Responsibility and sustainability

At Lyreco, we are aware that taking action to contribute to the protection of our planet and people requires the commitment of everyone and we must act to drive progress in sustainability with our entire supply chain. Each year, we improve our long-term involvement in sustainability aiming at strengthening our commitment toward more responsible practices and ensuring we work with partners who, at least, share our concerns and ambitions.

Delivering excellence is not only about top-quality products and services, it is about ensuring that every step Lyreco takes to meet its sustainability ambitions and satisfy its customers is achieved in the most sustainable way:

  • Providing products that contribute to protecting the planet and its people
  • Ensuring ethics and compliance requirements are met wherever our suppliers, manufacturers, and partners operate
  • Minimising packaging
  • Developing sustainable processes, from ordering and delivery to product end-of-life
  • Providing employee excellence wherever Lyreco operates
  • Supporting education around the world
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Our Sustainability strategy is built upon three pillars: planetpeople and progress. It expresses our desire to reduce the impact of our activity on the planet, to have a positive impact on people, and drive progress within our entire value chain.

 

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Worldwide certifications

We have to be reliable and transparent in order to meet our customers' environmental needs while maintaining the highest level of quality.

The Lyreco group uses the recognised international standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 across its 15 subsidiaries in 25 countries and regions for its Integrated Management System. 

In 2012, Lyreco adopted ISO 26000, the SGS guideline for Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Sustainable and ethical sourcing

Sustainability and ethics in the Supply Chain are key in our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. Our suppliers, as well as all manufacturers that produce Lyreco products, must respect Environmental, Labour and Human Rights.

The group QSS team conduct on-site audit every year to ensure our Lyreco product manufacturers meet our responsibility and sustainability standards.

These assessments and audits are based on:

  • SMETA (SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit) 4 pillars: Labour, Health & Safety, Environment and Business Ethics.
  • BSCI
  • Lyreco Vigilance plan and Purchasing policy

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