QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Sonoco facilities operate at the highest professional levels with all applicable industry standards and certifications.

Standards & Certifications

At Sonoco Europe, we promise continuous improvements in our services and products, by meeting the global standard requirements through quality management systems.

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Standards

Plastics Division

Quality Management

DIN EN ISO 9001

DIN EN ISO 9001 gives the minimum requirements for a quality management system which an organization must comply to in order to provide products and services that meet customer expectations and legal requirements. Certification according to standard ISO 9001.

Environmental Management

DIN EN ISO 14001

The international environmental management standard ISO 14001 establishes globally recognised requirements for environmental management. This also includes many other standards for complementary fields in environmental management including ecological balance, environmental statistics and environmental performance evaluation.

Management systems for food safety

DIN EN ISO 22000 PAS 223

The international standard ISO 22000 is a globally accepted standard for the management of food safety. The standard PAS 223 states fundamental requirements for food safety in the fields of design and package production for food and drinks.

Occupational safety management

BS OHSAS 18001

OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) is a British certification basis for management systems for occupational safety.

Energy management

DIN EN ISO 50001

The ISO 50001 is a globally valid standard of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), which helps organisations and companies build an energy management system and can also be used as certification to prove that the energy management conforms with the established standard.

Rules and standards for suppliers in the food industry

BRC Global Standard Packaging and Packaging Materials

BRCGS standard requirements address the key elements that organisations need to have in place to ensure safe product production. BRC Standards are approved by GFSI, the Global Food Safety Initiative.

The Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™)

The Forest Stewardship Council™ is an international nongovernmental organization that promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. To learn more, visit www.fsc.org

SMETA

Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit

SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) is a Non-Profit-Organization for companies who are committed to continuous improvement of ethical and social behaviour within their supply chain.

Management system for the design and production of medical products

DIN EN ISO 13485

The ISO 13485 is an ISO-standard that establishes the requirements for a comprehensive management system regarding the design and production of medical products.