In February 2008 Panini accomplished an important step toward the “Panini Green Commitment”, by passing the final audit to obtain the ISO 14001 Environmental Certification. The audit verified Panini’s achievement of ISO 14001:2004 requirements.

The audit was performed by TUV, a respected and widely recognized authority on ISO 14001. TUV also issued the Official Certification to Panini on April 2008. As declared in the official Panini Environmental Policy, the ISO 14001 certification is not required by law, but it is an option of businesses. Panini has made ISO 14001 an integral element of its environmental management system.

The ISO 14001 certification states that Panini has created a management system suitable to control the environmental impact of its activities, and that it will systematically and continuously improve the Panini environmental system in an effective and sustainable manner.

Panini activities do not result in any directly pollutant. Panini does maintain relations with third party entities such as suppliers and transportation companies, and these supply links fall directly under Panini’s environmental policy. The entire Panini team will continue to work proactively with its suppliers to obtain evidence of environmentally friendly procedures and processes.

Throughout its 60+ year history, Panini has made defining contributions to the development of check processing technology for banking and financial institutions. Manual check processing systems that require the check to travel from the customer to the bank teller to other banks or processing centers contributes to the development and aggravation of global pollution. The transformation of a physical check to a digital image and process creates, as a significant consequence, the elimination of paper use and the reduction of transportation for both banks and customers.

The Panini Vision X check scanners, Panini Vision S, and Panini I:Deal, establish a tangible example of attention to, and respect for, the environment. All products are fully compliant with ROHS requirements, and entirely manufactured without the use of hazardous substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium VI, PBB, PBDE). In addition, the Vision X Series has been designed with a power supply, (branded by UL-Underwriters Laboratories), that meets requirements of the California Energy Commission. The Vision S has been equipped with a self switching power supply that will automatically adapt to different electric voltages (depending on country standards), allowing the most efficient use of electric power. Finally, the Panini I:Deal is shipped in a packaging designed to be completely ecological, made of cardboard printed with water-based inks, and the product’s power supply is classified as IV CAC and absorbs the least energy possible while in stand-by mode. Panini is also compliant with WEEE European regulation regarding electronic waste disposal.

Panini recognizes its natural obligation to give relevance and prioritization to the environmental issues it can manage and control.