Sofidel Presents Suppliers Sustainability Awards

This past week, at the premises of the ex Cavallerizza in Lucca, Italy, the names of the winning companies were announced in the first edition of the Suppliers Sustainability Award from Italy-based Sofidel, a global hygienic and household tissue manufacturer known in Italy for the Regina brand in particular. More than 300 suppliers to the Group—from Italy and abroad—took part in the initiative and were assessed according to a tool, TenP, built around the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact.

The companies recognized by Sofidel for their commitment towards sustainability are:

Best Supplier

• Pulp Producers Category—SCA Graphic Sundsvall AB
• Procurement & Purchasing Category—Henkel 
• Logistic Services Category—Chep Italia
• Marketing & Sales Category—Vizeum Deutschland GmbH

Best Improver

• Pulp Producers Category—Arauco
• Procurement & Purchasing Category—TMC
• Logistic Services Category—JC Trans (U.K.) Ltd.
• Marketing & Sales Category—Vizeum Deutschland GmbH

Best Sustainable Project

• Large Companies Category—Metsa Fibre Oy
• Medium Companies Category—Imball Center srl
• Small Companies Category—Kinect Energy.

"The institution of this award represents the natural development of a commitment to promote responsible and long-lasting growth, which sees in sustainability a strategic lever for cultural and competitive development," said Luigi Lazzareschi, CEO of the Sofidel Group. "We've decided to promote this culture within our national and international partners, rewarding them for their sustainable growth initiatives, because we're convinced that building a positive future—for companies as for people and for the entire world—necessarily involves an increasingly widespread, common commitment: the need to assume, each within their area and according to their role, new and broader responsibilities."