Our approach on sustainability

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Approximately a third of produced food is wasted, which accounts for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This is where well-designed packaging can help: it preserves food and everyday necessities and helps prevent food loss and waste throughout the food system. By maintaining the hygiene and safety of the products inside, packaging also makes products more affordable and accessible to consumers. 

The way Huhtamaki can contribute is by focusing on developing packaging that after use is ready to be recycled, composted or reused.

Our sustainability approach covers the three ESG pillars: Environment, Social and Governance.

Environment 

We aim to:

  • Develop sustainable packaging solutions that address specific environmental and customer needs, including recyclability, compostability, and reuse
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions across our operations and value chain
  • Ensure a deforestation-free and conversion-free supply chain 
  • Minimize water consumption in our operations 
  • Minimize waste to landfill and maximizing recycling of non-hazardous waste 

As part of our sustainability agenda, we aim to design products that are ready to be recycled, composted or reused. We are also committed to minimizing our climate impact across the value chain by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, we are increasingly focusing on understanding and minimizing our impacts on water and biodiversity. 

Social accountability 

We aim to:

  • Provide good working conditions for our employees and workers in the value chain 
  • Foster a safe, engaging and inclusive work environment 
  • Respect and manage human rights through our policies and processes 
  • Support local communities where we opeate 

Providing good working conditions globally, ensuring human rights throughout our value chain, and promoting fair employment practices are a key part of our sustainability agenda. We invest in developing our talent and foster diversity and inclusion in our work practices. As a company, we aim to be good corporate citizens and have a positive impact on the communities in which we operate. Governance and ethical business practices 

  • Ethics and compliance 
  • Global Code of Conduct
  • Corporate governance and management policies 
  • Responsible sourcing 

We aim to uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance by staying true to our values – Care Dare Deliver. We promote a culture where our employees as well as our business partners are encouraged to do the right thing and to raise concerns when they suspect any unethical behavior or non-compliance.