Sphere GROUP COUNTRY SITES NEWS RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS OUR MARKETS OUR BRANDS okay Fr Eng QUALITY / STANDARDS HOME GROUP QUALITY / STANDARDS Certify: a strong commitment Quality and the environment have always been at the heart of the group's development strategy. A commitment validated by a proactive and innovative certification process that applies both to production sites and to products sold. PRODUCT AND MATERIAL CERTIFICATION From 1983, SPHERE is a forerunner. It develops and participates in the development of the NF Environment standard for garbage bags. The group has therefore continued its certification drive. Today, almost all of its offer, from the materials used to the products, meets official standards and certifications. Vegetable polyethylene The group's latest environmental innovation is the introduction of vegetable polyethylene, made from sugar cane. This progress contributes to considerably reducing the carbon bill in the household packaging sector. The vegetable polyethylene used is certified bio-based. 100% biodegradable bioplastic Products made from BIOPLAST® meet the EN 13432: 2000 standard. It attests to their perfect biodegradability and guarantees their environmental harmlessness. This compliance is validated by obtaining the OK Compost label created ?? by the Belgian organization AIB VINCOTTE and recognized by AFNOR and LNE, as well as by the Compostable label created by the German organization Din Certco. Box: What is biodegradability? Biodegradability is the assimilation of a material by microorganisms until all that remains is water, CO2, CH4 (methane) and possibly by-products (residues, new biomass ) non-toxic to the environment. Guaranteed by standard EN 13432: 2000, biodegradability is based on four main points: Le contrôle des constituants impliquant la vérification de l’absence de métaux lourds. Le seuil de biodégradabilité de 90 % doit être atteint en six mois maximum. La désintégration : il ne doit pas subsister de fragments de matériaux supérieurs à 2 mm x 2 mm après douze semaines. L’écotoxicité de l'humus. Polyéthylène fossile Partenaire de la pétrochimie, SPHERE collabore depuis de nombreuses années sur les polyéthylènes afin d’en améliorer les caractéristiques. Cette connaissance permet au groupe d’utiliser les dernières générations de polyéthylène telles que le métallocène, le flexitène ou encore le supertène. Polyéthylène recyclé Le groupe SPHERE utilise des matières premières recyclées qui permettent de limiter les impacts sur l’environnement. Tous les sites de production possèdent une unité de recyclage permettant de traiter les déchets internes au site. Ils récupèrent aussi les balles de sacs plastiques de la collecte sélective ou des déchets industriels. Emballage pour contact alimentaire Le groupe SPHERE respecte l’ensemble des normes européennes et effectue des tests réguliers sur ses produits. Il vérifie que ses fournisseurs sont en conformité avec ces mêmes règlements. Le groupe se fournit exclusivement auprès de fabricants avec lesquels il travaille depuis plus de 20 ans, afin de garantir un respect absolu des normes en vigueur et une parfaite traçabilité de ses produits. SPHERE travaille avec ses fournisseurs à réduire, voire supprimer l’usage des plastifiants et se conforme strictement à la réglementation en vigueur. CERTIFY OUR SITES, A PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT PROCESS Aware of the importance of the environment in its development strategy, the group has been involved for many years in the certification of its sites. All the group's sites are ISO 9001 certified. Two sites, PTL (France) and SPHERE Nederland are ISO 14001 certified. An approach for the group which makes it possible to: Demonstrate the sites' commitment as corporate citizens, to strengthen the confidence of the group's partners (customers, administrations, investors, residents, insurers, etc.) by providing an additional guarantee. Improve cost control through better resource management. Mobilize all employees around a common project that improves their professional context. GROUP GROUP PROFILE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The Green Quiz Control the impacts Responsible consumption Produce in France QUALITY / STANDARDS SPHERE CORPORATE FOUNDATION Artistic Actions Humanitarian actions Commercial contact Consumer Service Sitemap Legal Notice Human ressources Press area © Design of O Country sites Germany Belgium Denmark Spain France Italy Netherlands United Kingdom Research and Innovations Materials innovation Product innovation Our Markets General public Professionals Local authorities Our brands General public Professionals & Communities Group Group profile Sustainable development Quality / Standards Sphere Corporate Foundation Country