Sonopress announced it is officially certified to the international Global Recycled Standard (GRS).
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Sonopress Receives Global Recycled Standard (GRS) Certification
07/12/2024 — Leading storage media manufacturer Sonopress is pleased to announce that it is now officially certified to the international Global Recycled Standard (GRS). The certification underscores Sonopress’ commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. The GRS is a voluntary product standard that promotes the use of recycled materials in products while taking into account social and environmental practices and chemical restrictions.
Sonopress is proud to have achieved certification in record time. The traceability of material flows and production processes is important for the manufacture of the EcoRecord, among other things. The EcoRecord is a revolutionary new form of LP that uses recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as the base material instead of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). No natural gas or steam is required to press the records. This means that the environmental impact of the manufacturing process can be reduced by up to 85 percent compared to conventional methods.
Anja Poser, Vice President Sustainability Management & ESG at Sonopress, is delighted with the successful certification: “The GRS certification is an important milestone for our company and underlines our commitment to environmental protection. We are pleased to be able to offer this sustainable option to our customers.
Sonopress will continue to develop environmentally friendly solutions and promote sustainability in media production. Just a few days ago, the company announced its next sustainable product innovation, the EcoCD, which is made from 90 percent recycled polycarbonate, sourced from post-consumer waste streams. As a result, the CO2 emissions associated with the material are reduced by up to 75 percent.
About Sonopress
Sonopress is a leading international entertainment and media service provider offering a comprehensive range of solutions to companies in the home entertainment, video games, audio, publishing, and TV/broadcasting industries. Sonopress’ service portfolio covers all areas of media asset management: from digital services such as digitization, electronic content distribution, archiving, and asset management to the replication of CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays – in 66-gigabyte as well as 100-gigabyte versions – to print management and printing services, as well as fulfilment and supply chain management. Fully integrated LP production has lately been added to the portfolio again. All these processes are supported by innovative end-to-end IT systems. With decades of industry experience and intelligent solutions, we create added value for our customers and ensure that they are well equipped to meet the challenges of the market. As part of Bertelsmann Marketing Services, Sonopress is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA.
About Global Recycled Standard (GRS)
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is a voluntary product standard for tracking and verifying the content of recycled materials in a final product. The standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, chemical content and labeling. GRS covers processing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, trading and distribution of all products made with a minimum of 20% recycled material. It also sets requirements for third-party certification of recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices, and chemical restrictions.
The standard supports companies looking to verify the recycled content of their products as well as responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in the production of these products.