Graphic Packaging joins Vision 2045 initiative

Among its key objectives, the project aims to demonstrate how organizations and individuals can take collective action to ensure a better future for society and the planet.

The initiative has been aligned to 2045 - when the UN celebrates its 100th anniversary - because it is hoped that by this year, the UN Global Compact and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will have become woven into the fabric of everyday life for everyone across the planet.

Graphic Packaging has been chosen for the project for its commitment to sustainability and supporting the circular economy, which became the focus of a new documentary released on reuters.com. The film features a number of key personnel from Graphic Packaging, including Mike Doss, president and CEO; Elizabeth Hargrave, VP of global quality; Michelle Fitzpatrick, VP and chief sustainability officer; and Ricardo De Genova, senior VP of global innovation and new business development.

Collectively, they offer an insight into the company’s holistic approach to advancing product sustainability and driving change in reducing end consumer waste while conserving resources. This includes using recycled input materials, developing products for optimum recyclability, and ensuring any virgin raw materials employed by the business come from renewable, sustainably managed sources.

The launch of the new documentary is just the latest activity from Graphic Packaging as part of the Vision 2045 initiative. Previously, key company members attended a three-day summit that ran alongside the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). This event brought together business leaders, UN delegates, government officials, and journalists for a series of panel discussions that followed the themes of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

‘The Vision 2045 documentary offers a unique window into Graphic Packaging and into some of the environmental and societal considerations that motivate and inspire us,’ commented Doss. ‘We are proud to be a part of this globally focused project, commissioned in support of the UN and its Sustainable Development Goals. The aims and objectives of the initiative closely mirror those of our own Vision 2025, which includes several ambitious goals that we are committed to achieving.’