Uncoated fine paper portfolio of office paper and reels from Mondi’s mill in Merebank South Africa awarded with a Cradle to Cradle Certified® certification at the Bronze level. Mondi is the first company in South Africa to receive this globally respected certification. Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a globally recognized standard for healthy and circular made (or designed) products marking the step from a linear to a circular economy.
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, proudly announces that its uncoated fine paper portfolio of office paper and reels produced at its Merebank mill in South Africa has achieved Cradle to Cradle Certified® at the Bronze level.
This milestone marks a first for South Africa making Mondi the only company in the country to earn this globally respected certification for paper products, reinforcing its commitment to circularity, equitable production and environmental stewardship. The certified products include Rotatrim, Mondi’s well-known premium multifunctional office paper brand which also recently launched a new look to highlight its a commitment to local design and improved product performance. Other certified products include a wide range of uncoated woodfree reels such as Constat, Envapost and Script.
Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a globally recognised multi-attribute certification verifying that products are designed and manufactured in a prosperous, circular economy to maximise health and wellbeing for people and planet. The Full Scope certification covers all aspects from sourcing to production and certifies that our products are manufactured and used in line with circular economy principles. The programme assesses five categories of sustainability performance: Material Health, Product Circularity, Clean Air and Climate Protection, Water and Soil Stewardship, and Social Fairness.
“This important sustainability milestone reflects our ongoing efforts to deliver circular-driven solutions and contributes to the Group’s ambitious Mondi Action Plan 2030 (MAP2030) sustainability commitments. It also reinforces the trust our customers place in Mondi to reliably meet their evolving sustainability requirements with certified, high-quality paper solutions,” Donovan Naidoo, Operations Director at Mondi Merebank
