Sustainability program

Our sustainability program, Packaging for Good, focuses on four themes; People, Packaging, Supply chain and Operations. These are the most material sustainability-related aspects for our business. We have a stated ambition for each theme and measure our performance against related key performance indicators.

People

Goal: By the end of 2020, our work culture and reputation as a responsible employer make us a desired place to work

Packaging

Goal: By the end of 2020, our customers see Huhtamaki as a most trusted partner to deliver and innovate on sustainability and food safety

Supply chain

Goal: By the end of 2020, all key suppliers work with us to deliver on our Code of Conduct for Huhtamaki Suppliers

Operations

Goal: By the end of 2020, we produce more, with less impact on the environment per unit of production

Materiality assessment

To ensure that our sustainability work continues to concentrate on the most material issues, we update our materiality assessment regularly.

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Sustainable Development Goals

We have identified 11 Sustainable Development Goals that are most relevant for our business and our stakeholders.

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Sustainability

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20.01.2021 Sustainability

To drive systemic change towards true circularity, regulation and action must be based on science and facts

Reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 calls for a revision in the way we use energy and natural resources and how we are able to create a circular economy today – as businesses, as governments, as individuals...
13.01.2021 Recent, Sustainability

Why single-use packaging is better than reusable

According to a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study there are significant environmental benefits to single-use systems when compared to multi-use systems.   At Huhtamaki,  we believe that facts and evidence are the foundation for decision-making and...
11.01.2021 Recent, Sustainability

Using Better Regulation to deliver the EU’s Green Deal – Think Future. Think Circle.

Join our online roundtable discussion on Thursday 28 January 2021 at 14:00 (CET) on how Better Regulation can support the European Green Deal. Think Circle is a forum designed to enable a lively and open discussion of the issues, challenges and...
12.11.2020 Recent, Sustainability

100 Thoughts about Huhtamaki

Huhtamaki has come a long way since our founder, Heikki Huhtamäki, set up a confectionery factory in a barn in rural Finland 100 years ago. Since then, we have followed in his footprints, by continuously taking on new challenges to become a company that...