Imprimvert
The IMPRIM’VERT® brand aims to reduce the environmental impacts related to printing industry’s activities. This can be the printing on paper or material.
Summary
Region / Country
- EU
Environmental standards
Yes
Social and ethical responsibility standards
No
Is there a label to put on the product?
No
Who can hold accreditation?
- Printer
Who / what has accreditation
- Printers
Independent verification / audit
Yes
Accreditation information
Key stats
Relevant to book industry?
- Distributors/ sellers
- Data centres
- Printers
- Warehousing
Where in supply chain?
- Printer
Key stakeholders?
- Printer
What type of entity is the badge certifying?
- Finished products
Organisation/management procedures & outcomes?
Not defined at this time.
Environmental Attributes
Identifying the key elements
- What are the applicable environmental attributes?
Focussed on printers in France and not detailed on the website.
- Does the badge intend to assess social aspects & how are they related to environmental attributes?
Focussed on printers in France and not detailed on the website.
- Which Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the accreditation aligned to? How would receiving the certification help an organisation to achieve these goals?
Not defined at this time.
- Is it recognised on an international, European or country level?
France
- Does the badge have mutual recognition with other labels?
No
- What are the benefits and practicalities to the organisation receiving the accreditation?
Not defined at this time.
- a) Cost
Not defined at this time.
- b) Time to achieve certification
Not defined at this time.
- c) Do the certified bodies have to publish your progress every year ?
Not defined at this time.
- d) Response times for audit outcomes, reports and recommendations
Not defined at this time.
- Is the accreditation tiered?
Not defined at this time.
Assessment criteria
Governance Quality
- What is the overarching objective of the accreditation body?
Not defined at this time.
- a) How is the badge verified?
Not defined at this time.
- a) i. Independent body
Not defined at this time.
- a) ii. Governing body
Not defined at this time.
- a) iii. Self-regulating
Not defined at this time.
- b) What are the criteria used to be recognized as the above? Considering human resource, technical expertise and financial input
Not defined at this time.
- a) How often are the certified products/organisations/projects re-evaluated?
Not defined at this time.
- b) How often are the assessment and certification practices re-evaluated?
Not defined at this time.
- c) What input do stakeholders have to the governance structure and certification processes?
Not defined at this time.
- d) How responsive is the certification body to this feedback?
Not defined at this time.
- To what extent are the answers questions 2 and 3 made transparent to consumers, the certified organisations and any other stakeholders?
Not defined at this time.
Governance effectiveness
- What environmental performance metrics are used – consumption data, emissions, life cycle analysis etc.?
Not defined at this time.
- a) How complete and accurate are these assessments?
Not defined at this time.
- b) How are these benchmarked?
Not defined at this time.
- c) What is the scoring system used?
Not defined at this time.
- In what form are the outputs of certification delivered?
Not defined at this time.
- Are clear, actionable recommendations delivered and implemented?
Not defined at this time.
- To what extent do end-users understand what the badge is certifying? How visible is this on an end-product e.g., through a label?
Not defined at this time.
Social Responsibility Attributes
Key elements
- What are the key social performance areas the accreditations assesses? For instance, community involvement and human rights
n/a
- Do the above social performance areas interlink with achieving any positive environmental impacts?
n/a
- Does the accreditation have different requirements for SMEs compared with larger organisations?
n/a
Governance Effectiveness
- What indicators are used to assess the social impact areas?
n/a
- Are the above indicators a complete and accurate reflection of these social impacts?
n/a
- How does the certification weight these indicators according to their effect on social value?
n/a