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Winner: Ricoh Industrie France; Franck Révillion and Elodie Heintzmann

UPM Raflatac’s Label Life Awards

Saluting our partners in sustainability

R icoh Industrie France took home first prize in this spring’s inaugural UPMRaflatac Label Life Awards. The Japanese-owned business was chosen as the winner from among four finalists invited to present their sustainability projects at the UPMRaflatacWrocław factory in Poland in February. A strong responsibility agenda is built into UPM’s DNA. To promote the same mindset through its supply chain, UPM Raflatac launched the Label Life Awards to encourage learning and stronger partnership in the work it does with suppliers and stakeholders. “This is a natural step in our responsibility roadmap. We want to give recognition to the suppliers who share our vision,” says Sami Poukka , Vice President of Sourcing. “There’s a growing need to keep sustainability at the fore- front of the business. We want to encourage suppliers to take

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