Graphic Packaging Issues 2024 Impact Report: Toward a Better Future
Graphic Packaging (NYSE: GPK) has released its 2024 Impact Report, showcasing significant progress in its Better by 2030 sustainability initiative. The company achieved notable milestones including replacing 1 billion plastic packages with paperboard alternatives and ensuring 97% of products sold are recyclable.
Key achievements include 89% sustainably sourced forest products, recycling of 1 million metric tons of waste materials, and a new virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) set to cover 70% of EMEA electricity use. The company has also enhanced employee engagement with 87% survey participation and implemented HSE Excellence Systems across 98% of global sites.
The report outlines GPK's commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with plans to upgrade biomass boilers and increase renewable electricity usage across operations.
Graphic Packaging (NYSE: GPK) ha pubblicato il suo Rapporto di Impatto 2024, evidenziando importanti progressi nella sua iniziativa di sostenibilit脿 Better by 2030. L'azienda ha raggiunto traguardi significativi, tra cui la sostituzione di 1 miliardo di imballaggi in plastica con alternative in cartone e la garanzia che il 97% dei prodotti venduti sia riciclabile.
I risultati chiave comprendono l'utilizzo di 89% di prodotti forestali provenienti da fonti sostenibili, il riciclo di 1 milione di tonnellate metriche di materiali di scarto e un nuovo accordo di acquisto virtuale di energia (VPPA) che coprir脿 il 70% del consumo elettrico nella regione EMEA. L'azienda ha inoltre migliorato il coinvolgimento dei dipendenti con una partecipazione ai sondaggi del 87% e ha implementato sistemi di eccellenza HSE nel 98% dei siti globali.
Il rapporto illustra l'impegno di GPK a raggiungere emissioni nette di gas serra pari a zero entro il 2050, con piani per aggiornare le caldaie a biomassa e aumentare l'uso di energia elettrica rinnovabile in tutte le operazioni.
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El informe detalla el compromiso de GPK de alcanzar emisiones netas de gases de efecto invernadero cero para 2050, con planes para actualizar calderas de biomasa y aumentar el uso de electricidad renovable en todas sus operaciones.
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Graphic Packaging (NYSE : GPK) a publi茅 son Rapport d'Impact 2024, mettant en lumi猫re des progr猫s significatifs dans son initiative Better by 2030 en mati猫re de durabilit茅. L'entreprise a atteint des jalons importants, notamment en rempla莽ant 1 milliard d'emballages plastiques par des alternatives en carton et en assurant que 97 % des produits vendus sont recyclables.
Parmi les r茅alisations cl茅s figurent 89 % de produits forestiers issus de sources durables, le recyclage de 1 million de tonnes m茅triques de d茅chets, ainsi qu'un nouvel accord d'achat virtuel d'茅lectricit茅 (VPPA) couvrant 70 % de la consommation 茅lectrique en EMEA. L'entreprise a 茅galement renforc茅 l'engagement des employ茅s avec un taux de participation aux enqu锚tes de 87 % et mis en 艙uvre des syst猫mes d'excellence HSE sur 98 % des sites mondiaux.
Le rapport souligne l'engagement de GPK 脿 atteindre la neutralit茅 carbone d'ici 2050, avec des plans pour moderniser les chaudi猫res 脿 biomasse et augmenter l'utilisation d'茅lectricit茅 renouvelable dans toutes ses op茅rations.
Graphic Packaging (NYSE: GPK) hat seinen Impact Report 2024 ver枚ffentlicht und dabei bedeutende Fortschritte in der Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative Better by 2030 pr盲sentiert. Das Unternehmen erreichte wichtige Meilensteine, darunter die Ersetzung von 1 Milliarde Kunststoffverpackungen durch Kartonalternativen und die Sicherstellung, dass 97 % der verkauften Produkte recycelbar sind.
Zu den wichtigsten Erfolgen z盲hlen 89 % nachhaltig bezogene Waldprodukte, das Recycling von 1 Million Tonnen Abfallmaterialien sowie ein neuer virtueller Stromkaufvertrag (VPPA), der 70 % des Stromverbrauchs in der EMEA-Region abdecken wird. Das Unternehmen hat zudem die Mitarbeiterbeteiligung mit einer 87%igen Umfrageteilnahme gesteigert und HSE-Exzellenzsysteme in 98 % der weltweiten Standorte 别颈苍驳别蹿眉丑谤迟.
Der Bericht beschreibt GPKs Verpflichtung, bis 2050 Netto-Null-Treibhausgasemissionen zu erreichen, mit Pl盲nen zur Aufr眉stung von Biomassekesseln und zur Erh枚hung des Anteils erneuerbarer Elektrizit盲t im gesamten Betrieb.
- Replaced 1 billion plastic packages with sustainable paperboard alternatives
- 97% of packaging products are now recyclable
- 89% of forest products are sustainably sourced
- New VPPA agreement will cover 70% of EMEA electricity needs
- Strong employee engagement with 87% survey participation rate
- 98% implementation of HSE Excellence System globally
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Grounded in its Vision 2030 business strategy, Graphic Packaging's Better by 2030 sustainability goals outline actions the company is taking to:
- create better packaging designed to drive circularity.
- do better for people through safer work environments, engaging employees and local community involvement.
- shape a better future for the planet by reducing its environmental footprint and sustaining forests.
"Our Vision 2030 strategy places more focus than ever on innovation across our business," said Graphic Packaging President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Doss. "Combined with our foundational commitment to sustainability, we are positioned to meet growing global demand for packaging innovations that are more circular, more functional and more convenient than existing alternatives."
Highlights from Graphic Packaging's 2024 Impact Report include:听
Better Packaging听
- Approximately 1 billion plastic packages replaced with paperboard packaging
97% of packaging products sold characterized as recyclable1- More than 130 new patent applications filed听
Better for People听
- Over 20,000 employee engagement survey participants (
87% ) 47% increase in Employee Resource Group participation98% of global sites implemented Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Excellence System
Better Future听
70% of EMEA electricity use to be covered by new virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA)89% of purchased forest products sustainably sourced- Approximately 1 million metric tons of our generated waste materials recycled
Toward 2050 Net-Zero Aspiration
Better by 2030 includes near-term climate action goals that Graphic Packaging is taking to advance its aspiration of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 (in accordance with the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goal 13). These goals include validated science-based targets to reduce GHG emissions across the company's operations and value chain, as well as commitments to increase the use of renewable fuel and electricity.
"We identified several ways to make sizeable GHG reductions, including upgrading to more efficient biomass boilers and steam turbines for cogeneration of steam and electricity at two of our wood-based paperboard manufacturing facilities," said Graphic Packaging Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Michelle Fitzpatrick. "We are also exploring options to switch to
Graphic Packaging's first VPPA, announced in 2024, supports planned solar projects in
"Climate change remains one of society's most pressing challenges, and we are firmly committed to doing our part to limit global warming by achieving net-zero emissions by 2050," Fitzpatrick said.
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Graphic Packaging reports in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative and Sustainable Accounting Standards Board Containers and Packaging standards along with providing information aligned with the Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures framework and the U.N. Global Compact Communication on Progress.听
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1 Defined as widely recyclable, locally recyclable, or conditionally recyclable.
About Graphic Packaging Holding Company
Graphic Packaging听designs and produces consumer packaging made primarily from renewable or recycled materials. An industry leader in innovation, the Company is committed to reducing the environmental footprint of consumer packaging. Graphic Packaging operates a global network of design and manufacturing facilities serving the world's most widely recognized brands in food, beverage, foodservice, household, and other consumer products. Learn more at .
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