SMURFIT KAPPA: Statement re Support the Goals
02 Marzo 2021 - 01:00AM
UK Regulatory
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2 March 2021
Smurfit Kappa first FTSE 100 company to gain five stars in
recognition of its support of United Nation's Sustainable
Development Goals
Smurfit Kappa is proud to announce that its support of and
contribution to the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
has been recognised by Support the Goals. The company is the first
FTSE 100 company to receive a five star rating.
The SDGs are a universal call for action to end poverty, protect
the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by
2030. Agreed in 2015 by world leaders, these goals can only be
achieved with the support of businesses.
Support the Goals is a global initiative that was established to
rate and recognise those businesses that support the SDGs to work
towards a more sustainable future. A five-star rating is only
awarded to companies who are actively involving their suppliers in
their efforts towards reaching these goals. For most businesses, a
significant amount of their environmental and social impact comes
from the supply chain, therefore it is vitally important to help
suppliers understand and support the SDGs.
Founder and director of Support the Goals, Colin Curtis
highlighted the importance of this support, saying: "If we're to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, we need every
business to get behind them. It's fantastic to see that Smurfit
Kappa is helping their suppliers to learn about the goals and
encouraging them to take action, and we're delighted to recognise
their efforts with a five star SDG rating - the first company in
the FTSE 100 to achieve this!"
In response to this rating, Smurfit Kappa Group CEO, Tony
Smurfit, said: "We are delighted to be recognised for our
leadership position as the first FTSE 100 company to receive a five
star rating. Our ambition is to be the most sustainable company in
paper-based packaging and we continue to play our part to support
and contribute to the UN's 2030 SDGs."
Group VP of Sustainable Development at Smurfit Kappa, Steven
Stoffer, added: "Our continued focus on sustainability, and our
success to date in continuing to raise the bar when it comes to
sustainable practices, means we have a responsibility to encourage
our suppliers to aim towards achieving similar goals. We are proud
to be in a position to accept this responsibility for the benefit
of a better, more sustainable future for all."
Smurfit Kappa recently announced ambitious new sustainability
targets building upon the company's well-established sustainability
record, on which it has been reporting since 2005, and are
contained in the Better Planet 2050 commitments. Better Planet 2050
quantifies the company's continued commitment to sustainability,
targeting environmental and social sustainability in areas where it
believes it can have the greatest impact.
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Media contact:
Nicki Labram
Smurfit Kappa
T: +353 87 164 4672
E: nicki.labram@smurfitkappa.com
About Smurfit Kappa
Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE 100 company, is one of the leading
providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, with
approximately 46,000 employees in over 350 production sites across
35 countries and with revenue of EUR8.5 billion in 2020. We are
located in 23 countries in Europe, and 12 in the Americas. We are
the only large-scale pan-regional player in Latin America.
With our proactive team, we relentlessly use our extensive
experience and expertise, supported by our scale, to open up
opportunities for our customers. We collaborate with
forward-thinking customers by sharing superior product knowledge,
market understanding and insights in packaging trends to ensure
business success in their markets. We have an unrivalled portfolio
of paper-based packaging solutions, which is constantly updated
with our market-leading innovations. This is enhanced through the
benefits of our integration, with optimal paper design, logistics,
timeliness of service, and our packaging plants sourcing most of
their raw materials from our own paper mills.
Our products, which are 100% renewable and produced sustainably,
improve the environmental footprint of our customers.
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smurfitkappa.com
About Support the Goals
Support the Goals is an initiative to share the stories and
journeys of businesses supporting the UN Sustainable Development
Goals. It aims to raise awareness of the goals in the business
community, and to encourage support through positive publicity and
gentle competition.
supportthegoals.org
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