SKG is an active member of a number of industry and business organisations. These include the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) through various national paper organisations, the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) through a number of national corrugated organisations, the International Corrugated Cases Association (ICCA), the European Solid Board Organisation (ESBO), the European sack kraft manufacturers’ association (Eurokraft) and the European paper sack manufacturers’ association (Eurosac). The Group CEO, Gary McGann, is on the Executive Board of CEPI and the Group COO, Anthony Smurfit, is on the board of ICCA. Several senior SKG executives are board members of CEPI Containerboard, FEFCO and ESBO. In addition, a number of executives play an active role on the committees of CEPI, FEFCO and other relevant industry organisations.

The Group CEO is a member of the ERT (European Round Table) a forum of over 40 chief executives and chairmen of major multinational companies of European parentage covering a wide range of industrial and technological sectors.

SKG’s subsidiary companies are also members of a large number of national industry and business associations in both Europe and Latin America.