Constantia Flexibles named one of sustainability leaders

Sustainability along the entire production supply chain has been a priority for Constantia Flexibles demonstrated by the presentation of the more sustainable product line EcoLam in 2019; the opening of Ecoflex, the first plant in the world, producing recyclable flexible packaging only, as well as the ambitious target to almost halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

‘We as human beings and even more so as companies, have a duty to fulfil which is to leave the planet at least in the same shape and state it was when we came for the next generations,’ said Alexander Baumgartner, CEO of Constantia Flexibles. ‘Our participation in the initiative “50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders” is a further measure for us to fulfil this duty. In the video we are demonstrating how companies worldwide can also make their contribution.’

Being part of the 50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders campaign is an integral part of the company’s sustainability strategy focusing on the long-term. With the reach of Bloomberg’s digital network and the close collaboration of the United Nations in the campaign, the company wants to prove what is possible. Constantia Flexibles will engage with the other campaign participants to showcase its drive for a more sustainable future in an exclusive conference hosted by the UN – planned to take place in September 2020 in New York.

Since 2005, the company has been measuring its direct and indirect emissions as well as the indirect emissions coming from upstream and downstream value chain activities. Constantia Flexibles’ goal is to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 24 percent by 2030 and by 49 percent by 2050. Measures to reach the target include increasing the share of purchased electricity coming from renewable resources, energy optimization, as well as decreasing indirect emissions deriving from the value chain.

As a signatory of the New Plastics Economy ‘Global Commitment’, Constantia Flexibles also pledged that all its packaging will be recyclable by 2025. Today, the company stands at 60 percent recyclable packaging and the new packaging product line EcoLam might be a solution to achieve entirely recyclable production.

Furthermore, Constantia Flexibles is a founding member of CEFLEX (A Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging), a collaborative project of a European consortium of companies with the vision of an established collection, sorting and reprocessing economy developed for post-consumer flexible packaging across Europe.