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JUNE
2012
6-9 June:
annual FINAT
congress under the title
‘Sustainable labeling – Now is
your chance!’, Athens.
Although attendance was
negatively influenced by
Greece’s role in the Euro crisis,
it was one of the most
memorable and inspiring
FINAT congresses in years.
FINAT established contacts
with the Greek National Label
Association, which was
formally set-up in April 2013.
(Read a full report on page 42)
22 June:
the FINAT Technical
Committee and Recycling Group met in Frankfurt.
26 June,
the FINAT CPC met in Munich to explore the facilities
and to start preparations for the joint FINAT/VskE congress,
which takes place from 12-15 June 2013. On behalf of co-hosting
national association, this year’s CPC was joined by Anke Höfer,
VskE’s Vice President in charge of meeting planning.
JULY
2012
4 July:
FINAT Executive Board meeting in Milan to assess the
outcome of the Member Survey, review the results of the
present strategy and plan the autumn Board strategy review.
AUGUST
2012
30 August:
FINAT Board and Marketing Committee meetings
in Amsterdam.
SEPTEMBER
2012
13 September:
the L9 met on the occasion of Labelexpo
Chicago. New concept World Label Awards adopted. The
group also establishes a Best of the Best awards competition,
highlighting the best of the best across all the 22 label awards
categories for each of the 5 main processes: flexo, letterpress,
THE
FINAT
LOG
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FINAT
CALENDAR 2012-2013
The FINAT Congress 2012 in Athens was one of the most inspiring and highly rated FINAT Congresses over the
past decade. An extensive report can be found in this Yearbook. ‘Athens’ kicked off the 55th association cycle in
FINAT’s history. As always we kick off this Yearbook with a chronological summary of the highlights on FINAT’s
calendar for edition 2012-2013.
offset, combination printing and digital. The BoB awards 2012
will be announced at Labelexpo Europe 2013. Updated
sustainability declaration, initially adopted in March 2010. The
declaration was found to still be valid, but one item was added
to the bullet list, relating to worker health and safety:
“Embracing health and safety cultures throughout the supply
chain.”
OCTOBER
2012
16 October:
FINAT Executive Board meeting in The Hague
21-24 October:
FINAT President Kurt Walker attends the TLMI
Annual Meeting in Naples, Florida.
L9 Chicago
Art Yerecic & Kurt Walker
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FINAT YEARBOOK
2013
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