Board Converting News, March 30, 2026

L9 World Label Competition Presents Best Awards 2025

Flint Group Retains EcoVadis Gold Medal For Second Consecutive Year Flint Group has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal for 2026, marking its second consecutive year at the Gold level. The company scored 79/100, placing it in the 95th percentile and among the top 4 percent of companies in the printing industry. Evaluating Companies EcoVadis assessments evaluate companies across four key areas: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. Flint’s 2026 score represents an improvement over its 2025 result of 76/100. Highlights from its 2026 assessment include a score increase from 71 to 83 in Sustainable Procurement and an increase from 74 to 83 in Ethics. In addition to its CSR rating, Flint Group achieved a Leader level rating in the 2026 Carbon Scorecard and is described by EcoVadis as “a company with a strong Greenhouse Gas (GHG) management system and best-in-class decarbonisa- tion commitments, actions and reporting capabilities.” Flint Group’s sustainability strategy is guided by its PRISM framework, centred on Product, Planet and People, with clear targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The L9 World Label Association (WLA) recently presented winners of the Best of the Best awards. The winning label in the flexo printing class was awarded to Fortis Solutions Group for Prime Strawberry Banana SS.

The sleeve for the product was created by collabora- tion between customer/pre-press and print teams. The background features a transition from 100 percent to 1 percent dot. The product name in solid black is gloss var- nished with a soft touch matt coating on the rest, and en- hanced with a scratch ‘n sniff patch.

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