SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

FSC® - Forest Stewardship Council®

For a more sustainable paper and wood
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) is a global, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of responsible forest management worldwide. FSC® defines standards based on agreed principles for responsible forest stewardship that are supported by environmental, social, and economic stakeholders. Ask for our FSC®-certified products. 
To learn more, visit www.fsc.org. 

BCI Membership

For a more sustainable cotton
JAKALA S.P.A. S.B. is a proud member of Better Cotton Initiative. We are partner with Better Cotton to improve cotton farming globally. By buying cotton products from Jakala S.P.A. S.B. you’re supporting responsible cotton production through Better Cotton Initiative. Better Cotton is sourced via a system of mass balance and is not physically traceable to end products. 
Better Cotton trains farmers to use water efficiently, care for the health of the soil and natural habitats, reduce use of the most harmful chemicals and implement the principles of decent work.
Better Cotton trains farmers to care for the environment and implement the principles of decent work.
Jakala S.P.A. S.B. is committed to sourcing 70% of our cotton as Better Cotton, recycled cotton and organic cotton by 2027.For more information:  https://bettercotton.org/

GRS – Global Recycled Standard

For products made with recycled materials
Jakala is certified to the GRS Standard, which verifies recycled content and tracks it from the source to the final product.

RCS – Recycled 100

For products made with recycled materials
Jakala is certified to the RCS Standard, which verifies recycled content and tracks it from the source to the final product.

RCS – Recycled Blended

For products made with recycled materials
Jakala is certified to the RCS Standard, which verifies recycled content and tracks it from the source to the final product.

Amfori BSCI – Amfori BEPI 

Member of amfori, the leading business association for sustainable trade, empowering companies across the globe to operate successful and sustainable businesses, helping us to improve the Environmental, Social and Governance performance of our value chain. We take part in amfori BSCI and amfori BEPI. For more information visit www.amfori.org.  

CERTIFICATION ISO 37001:2016

JAKALA is constantly committed to the fight against corruption and, in the firm belief that this commitment must be translated into concrete actions, it has implemented an Anti-Corruption Management System based on the standard of ISO 37001:2016, an international norm that helps organisations in the fight against corruption.

This System makes it possible to identify areas of theoretical risk of corruption, structure the internal controls that should be put in place to monitor these risks on an ongoing basis; obtaining certification of the System therefore represents an important acknowledgement from the point of view of ethics and transparency of corporate governance and the way of doing business

To date, the certified Group Companies are JAKALA S.p.A. S.B. and JAKALA Civitas S.p.A.

CERTIFICATION ISO 27001:2013

JAKALA S.p.A. S.B. has obtained certification of its Information Security Management System in accordance with ISO 27001:2013, an international standard designed to ensure the selection of technical, organisational and procedural measures that help protect JAKALA's information assets and those entrusted to it by third parties, the physical security of its organisational structure, in compliance with the main regulatory requirements and industry best practices. In addition to the parent company, JAKALA Civitas S.p.A., Maize S.r.l. and Target Connection S.l.u. are certified according to this standard. Jakala S.p.A. S.B. and Jakala Civitas S.p.A. have also certified their Management Systems according to the requirements of ISO 27017:2021 and ISO 27018:2019.

The former represents the reference for general security controls for users and cloud service providers; the latter, on the other hand, refers to controls for public cloud service providers acting as data controllers.

CERTIFICATION ISO 45001:2018

The JAKALA Group cares about health and safety in the workplace. For this reason, it has adhered to the international standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (SGSSL), developed to help organisations prevent accidents and injuries at work and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations by helping companies identify and manage risks.

In addition to the Parent Company, this Management System has also been certified for JAKALA Civitas S.p.A. and Seri System Printing S.r.l.

CERTIFICATION ISO 9001:2015

For many years, the Jakala Group has had a Quality Management System based on the reference standard ISO 9001:2015, which helps to ensure that the organisation meets customer requirements and quality objectives, as well as the continuous improvement of its processes.

In addition to the Parent Company, the companies certified according to this standard are: JAKALA Civitas S.p.A., Maize S.r.l., Seri System Printing S.r.l., Target Connection S.l.u., OOO JAKALA, JAKALA GmbH and JAKALA S.a.S.

CERTIFICATION ISO 14001:2015

Respect for the environment is a key factor in the competitiveness and sustainability of the JAKALA Group. To this end, JAKALA is committed to minimising environmental risks by adopting a Management System based on the ISO 14001:2015 standard, which is suitable for keeping the environmental impacts of its activities under control, systematically seeking improvement in a consistent, effective and above all sustainable manner.

JAKALA S.p.A. S.B. is certified for 5 locations. The environmental management system has also been certified for JAKALA Civitas S.p.A. and Seri System Printing S.r.l.

CERTIFICATION ISO 14064-1:2015

The Jakala Group is committed to implementing a proper and credible strategy to reduce its climate impact. For this reason, the parent company measures the carbon footprint of its business activities, certifying its emissions in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2015.

Full Authorized Economic Operator

JAKALA S.p.A. S.B. has been granted the status of 'Full Authorised Economic Operator - AEOF', which is prescribed by the EU Customs Code and granted by the competent customs administrations to economic operators considered reliable in terms of security in the international supply chain. The authorisation certifies, among other things, compliance with customs and tax regulations, the absence of serious offences related to economic activity, the possession of an effective document management system and adequate competence and security standards.

At the same time, the status confers certain direct and indirect advantages and benefits with respect to international customs operations.

ECOVADIS

JAKALA S.p.A. S.B. monitors its sustainable growth path on Ecovadis, a platform that helps companies manage ESG risk and compliance, achieve corporate sustainability goals and drive large-scale impact by promoting improved sustainability performance and value chain.

In 2023, JAKALA S.p.A. S.B. was confirmed with the EcoVadis Gold Medal, an award given following an assessment process that resulted in the company meeting certain criteria on four pillars: environment, ethics, sustainable procurement and labour practices and human rights.

LEGALITY RATING

JAKALA S.p.a. S.B. has obtained from the Italian Competition and Market Authority - AGCM a recognition, the Legality Rating, a synthetic indicator of compliance with high standards of legality by companies that have requested it, with a score of ★★++.

Linked to this recognition are a number of advantages when it comes to the granting of public funding and facilitating access to bank credit, as well as greater reliability towards customers, partners and suppliers.