DS Smith Hits Key Sustainability Milestones
were ISO 50001 certified. This globally recognized standard enables a coordinated approach for monitor- ing progress against targets. The Sustainability Report 2021 is the company’s first progress update since launching its Now and Next sus- tainability strategy in September last year. The report also showed that DS Smith had reduced carbon emis- sions by 23 percent per ton of production compared to 2015 and by 4 percent per ton of production com- pared to last year – supporting the company’s commit- ment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
BestBrightHalfHOUSEtwo.qxp_Layout 1 9/12/18 4:28 PM Page 1 The report revealed the company had achieved its target to source 100 percent recycled or chain of cus- tody certified papers, and it had also ensured all sites accounting for 90 percent of its energy consumption Every DS Smith site with more than 50 employees had been engaged in a program of activities to support the local community, while plans to reduce, reuse and recycle water were implemented at 25 of the compa- ny’s sites at risk of water stress, supported by regular water performance reviews. DS Smith, a sustainable packaging company, has re- portedly hit seven of its key sustainability milestones, including meeting targets on the circular economy, for- est management, community engagement and water. The company’s Sustainability Report 2021 revealed that it had trained all 700 designers on the circular economy over the last year, enabling them to build cir- cular design principles into hundreds of thousands of packaging designs for customers. All of the company’s forests had achieved forest man- agement certification and it maintained Forest Stew- ardship Council (FSC) certification for all of its sites, meeting the highest sustainable forestry standards on the market.
Pack Expo Las Vegas To Reunite Industry
PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO will be held September 27-29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Show producer PMMI, The Asso- ciation for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will reunite the packaging and processing community with more than 1,500 exhibitors, targeted education and networking opportunities. “Registration is already exceeding expectations, and we anticipate well more than 20,000 packaging and processing professionals in attendance this Septem- ber,” said Jim Pittas, President and CEO, PMMI.
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