Elopak, a leading global supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment, has today published its 2021 Sustainability Report, a fully digital report following the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) core framework. The successes in the report include a 10% reduction in scope 1 and residual scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from 2020, showing good progress toward Science-Based Targets. The company continues to source 100% renewable electricity since 2016 and has reduced energy consumption by 14% since 2017. 100% of fibers used were from verified and controlled sources, of which 64% were FSCTM certified[1].
Elopak maintained its strong focus on people in 2021, with 76% of employees completing performance dialogues, up from 22% in 2020. 73% of suppliers (by spend) were assessed for environmental and social impact, and a high-level Human Rights risk assessment and prioritization of the supply chain was undertaken. We had a 21% increase in employees completing code of conduct training, following an increased focus on ethical business conduct.