Taking care of our environment
We are committed to continuous improvement of the environmental performance of our operations. Our manufacturing units continuously work to improve their resource efficiency. This is supported by a strong environmental and financial rationale.
Greenhouse gas emissions and production waste are the main environmental impacts of our manufacturing operations. Additionally, water usage is a material topic in our molded fiber manufacturing operations.
With regards to our business relationships, the main impact, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions, are ones associated with our raw materials, in particular impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems (upstream) and inappropriate disposal of used products by consumers (downstream). As a result, choices of raw materials and actions to close the loop are of utmost importance to mitigate our environmental impacts.
Our 2030 sustainability ambitions include several goals related to these topics:
Water
2030 goals
Water management plans in place in all production units by the end of 2022
Performance in 2022
100% of eligible sites now have a water management plan
Waste
2030 goals
>90% of non-hazardous waste recycled or composted
0% of waste sent to landfill
Performance in 2022
75.2% of non-hazardous waste was recycled or composted
12.4% of total waste was sent to landfill
New water stewardship goals are under development, including:
- Improving water monitoring and measurement capability
- Reducing water intensity in our operations
- Exploring watershed projects for high water stressed areas
Going forward, we will start reporting on our progress against these goals.