Paper

Paper is a key issue for DirectGroup in connection with the environment and sustainable business.

We work towards ensuring that our suppliers operate in an environmentally friendly way. Two of our most important printing partners, Mohn Media and GGP, are pioneers in this field. Mohn Media is one of the few printing companies to have been FSC-certified for years. Both printers publish an annual environmental report.

We source our paper from suppliers who can demonstrate they get their resources from recycling-orientated, sustainable forestry. We expect and require them to fully prove they do not produce paper made from wood harvested from ancient or virgin forest.

Our business conduct in this field is guided by a paper policy that has been in place for many years and is updated regularly.

Its preamble sets out DirectGroup’s fundamental position:

"DirectGroup Bertelsmann has set itself the goal of being the first port of call for its members and customers when it comes to media and entertainment products. We supply a carefully selected range of media to the customer on a variety of channels. In our international activities, we take care to safeguard the natural basis of all human existence, in every aspect of our business, with a long-term view.”

The full text of the DirectGroup Paper Policy can be found here. The Bertelsmann AG Paper Policy, which dovetails closely with this approach, is available to the public here.
 

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