GMG cooperates with the following institutes, organizations and working groups:
- DFTA-TZ: German-speaking Flexography Section – Technology Center
- ECI: European Color Initiative
- FDI: Association of the Executive Managers in the Graphic Arts Industry and Information Processing
- Fogra: Graphic Technology Research Association in Germany
- GRACoL: General Requirements for Appplications in Commercial Offset Lithography
- GWG: Ghent PDF Workgroup
- ICC: International Color Consortium
- IDEAlliance: International Digital Enterprise Alliance
- Ifra: Worldwide Research and Service Organisation for the News Publishing Industry
- IPA: Association of Graphic Solution Providers
- PIA/GAFT: Printing Industries of America and Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
- PPA: Association for Publishers and Providers of Consumer, Customer and Business Media in the UK
- SWOP: Specifications Web Offset Publications