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People

Corporate social responsibility is a core commitment of Nexgen Packaging in considering the needs of our people and our planet. We strive to develop new ways to enhance your brand while aligning to further support your global sustainability goals. Our strong partnerships with our customers and suppliers allow us to maximize function and quality for our customers while supporting our global workers and minimizing the environmental impact of our products.

Our practices and certifications demonstrate our commitment to our society and to our planet – through our rigorous code of conduct. We work hard to be your trusted partner in social and environmental responsibility.

Since our founding in 2006, Nexgen packaging has embodied the true spirit of corporate social responsibility, and we are committed to the highest standards of corporate citizenship. Our culture and values are rooted in service, integrity, and taking personal responsibility for our actions, outcomes, and impact.

Our Commitment

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Business Code
of Conduct

Nexgen has developed our own Business Code of Conduct that reflects our commitment to conduct our business activities in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations; and to be guided by integrity and honesty in all of our business dealing. Our code details expectations in business practices, employment related practices, reporting potential misconduct as well as audits. View pdf.

UK Modern Slavery Act
Transparency Statement &
California Supply Chains Act
In compliance with the regulations of the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (SB 657) and the UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015, the document per link below discloses Nexgen Packaging’s policies and actions relating to slavery and human trafficking in business and the supply chain.
Nexgen Packaging has developed and issued a code of conduct that states that we prohibit human trafficking or slavery in our supply chain. View PDF.
Social/Environmental
Audits and
Management/Policy

We place a high importance on social and environmental compliance. In our early years we were a part of the Business for Social Responsibilities Apparel, Mills and Sundries working group that was a collaboration with top retail brands to set a high standard in regard to social and environmental compliance. After this group disbanded, we adopted Sedex’s SMETA audit as well as Intertek’s Workplace Conditions Assessment (WCA) for our supply chain. These focus on labor standards, health and safety, management systems, entitlement to work, subcontracting, and environmental issues. We also conduct other industry and customized audits per requests of our retail and footwear customers and work on continuous action plans for any improvements identified in these audits. In 2014 we also started to use the Higgs Index created by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to measure and score our suppliers’ sustainability performance. Nexgen believes in a continuous improvement approach and will work with all suppliers to help remediate any non-compliance issues. We have our own internal compliance team based in our Hong Kong headquarters, which performs internal audits and manages the continuous action planning process to provide guidance on industry best practices and ensure all suppliers are working to improve issues. Many of our suppliers have adopted ISO 14001 (an environmental management standard) to improve their environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste.

Human Right
Statement

Nexgen Packaging is committed to respecting human rights. We respect human rights by seeking to avoid infringing on the rights of others and working to address adverse human rights impacts with which we are involved. Our approach to human rights issues are set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the International Labour Organizations (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Our employees: We respect the rights of our employees in accordance with the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Nexgen Packaging policies that incorporate these protections include our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy. These policies are complemented by a full range of programs that support the well-being of our employees and their family members, including employee benefits focused on health, personal wellness, parental leave, diversity and inclusion, and education.

Our suppliers: Our human rights commitment extends to our suppliers. All Nexgen Packaging suppliers must agree to and abide by our Code of Business Conduct, which protects workers’ rights by setting clear standards for ethical business practices, employment practices, and compliance with environmental and worker safety requirements. We adopted Sedex as our principal social and environmental standard, and we regularly audit them to ensure our Code is being met.

Conflict
Minerals

Nexgen has a conflict minerals policy in place with all of our suppliers to help ensure that our business activities do not finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its adjoining countries in regards to the use of tin, tungsten, tantalum, or gold (collectively “3TGs”). We utilize Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates throughout our supply chain.

Materials

Providing customers with realistic sustainable solutions with our portfolio.
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Offerings

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RSL

Nexgen is committed to protecting people and the environment from the risks posed by harmful substances. In doing so, we have adopted Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) as well as AFIRM Restricted Substance List (RSL) and Packaging Restricted Substance List (PRSL) for our supply chain.

The ZDHC MRSL sets guidelines to help protect consumers while minimizing the possible impact of banned hazardous chemicals on production workers, local communities, and the environment. AFIRM RSL and PRSL is a highly recognized chemical management tool focused on finished products and implemented by many apparel and footwear companies. Aligning with these leading management practices, helps to better connect Nexgen’s chemical management goals to the brands we work with. We also continue to comply with all customer provided substance restrictions, including voluntary standards that are above and beyond the global regulations.

Quality Assurance

Delivering consistent high-quality product is vital to our business. We have a robust internal testing and quality inspection process in both our development and bulk production stages. We strive to ensure our product is consistent for every order. In addition to our internal policies, many of our suppliers have adopted ISO 9001 for their quality management systems. Our supply chain performance is regularly monitored and reviewed to ensure factories are meeting expectations.

Visibility

Asset management

As a full-service provider of tags and labels, Nexgen works with our customer to develop products that are both creative, so as to effectively represent their brands, and data-rich products so as to require accuracy and global consistency. Asset Management was designed to meet both requirements. The design functionality and digital storage capabilities of our Asset Management solution ensure our customers maintain brand integrity across all types of branded ID trim items. Our creative and product design teams work closely with our customers to protect their brand investments in their trim portfolio and Asset Management provides brand consistency across a global supply chain.

Asset Management also provides our customers with a platform tailored for managing variable data products in their portfolio. Everything from PO data, SKU data, and technical print and product specifications are aggregated and tracked within Asset Management. We understand our customer’s IT resources are limited and that our data integration specialists must therefore provide the support and expertise needed to integrate all varieties of data streams within Asset Management. Asset Management is an open application. We believe that the retail, apparel and footwear industry needs more collaboration across suppliers of all types. We have recently announced integration with PLM providers such as PTC to automatically synchronize garment items with their trim portfolio. Other data sources such as testing reports and care label information are also aggregated within Asset Management to provide customers with one consolidated source of creative and technical information.

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Nexgen strengthens their sustainability portfolio with the acquisition of Ditto Sustainable Brand Solutions.

Westmont, Ill. July 20th, 2021/ PRNewswire/ - Nexgen Packaging, an industry leading supplier of packaging for the retail, apparel and footwear industry, today announced the acquisition of Oakland, Ca. based Ditto Sustainable Brand Solutions’ assets. This acquisition strengthens Nexgen’s leadership position in supplying retailers and brands with environmentally conscious packaging solutions.

“Ditto has an outstanding reputation as a team that combines award-winning design capabilities with industry leading sustainable solutions for retailers and brands.”, said Jim Welch, Nexgen Co-CEO. “Gary Barker and his team will significantly advance Nexgen’s strategy of providing our customers with real, sustainable offerings that fit within retail business models. Improving the sustainability of products and processes in the retail industry is a global priority and we are committed to working with our customers to achieve these goals.”

Since its inception in 2006, Ditto solutions has been focused on designing and manufacturing products that reduce the use of plastic in the retail supply chain. “I am excited to see Ditto joining forces with Nexgen Packaging. Ditto has spent the last 15 years designing globally recognized hanging solutions for apparel, footwear and accessories that make positive contributions to the environment while also maintaining brand recognition and performance”, said Gary Barker founder and President of Ditto. “The combination of Ditto with Nexgen’s global footprint of sales, manufacturing and industry experience will help bring a greater level of sustainability to the retail industry.”

Manuel Torres, Nexgen EMEA Managing Director, “Sustainability is and in particular the reduction of plastics at the core of Nexgen’s strategy, the combination of Ditto’s 15 years expertise and Nexgen’s global footprint, has allowed us to build a uniquely comprehensive and strong product portfolio that will address one of the major areas of concern for the retail industry.”

Since our inception over 15 years ago, Nexgen has experienced significant growth by listening to customers and responding quickly and nimbly to their needs. Our customers are looking for environmentally friendly product offerings that are tangible and fit their business model. This acquisition will further our ability to design sustainability into packaging solutions and bring transparency to the development and sourcing of products throughout the global retail supply chain.

About Nexgen Packaging

Nexgen Packaging, LLC is a global provider of apparel brand identification and packaging products, serving the creative, product development, and production needs of apparel and footwear manufacturers and retailers, and their global manufacturing partners. The company is focused on simplifying everything from the creative process to order execution, utilizing innovative technologies to increase efficiency and enhance customer success.

Nexgen has sales and manufacturing operations globally with headquarters in Hong Kong, Chicago and Madrid.

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