Klöckner Pentaplast launches its new Sustainability Strategy

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp or the company), a leading global manufacturer of high barrier protective packaging solutions with industry-leading use of recycled content, announced the launch of its new sustainability strategy, ‘Investing in Better’. This follows on from the recent announcement of the successful completion of kp’s entire capital structure refinancing, which is the first of its kind to incorporate an ESG-Ratchet Linked Term Loan marketed to U.S. investors.

If sustainability is important to you as a company and/or to your customers, you certainly also pay attention to sustainable solutions for the packaging and distribution of your products. But how do you communicate this? Do you assume that everyone automatically knows that your packaging is sustainable? - Don't leave it to chance and use recognised eco-labels for communication! For end consumers, sustainability is increasingly becoming a purchase criterion. Sustainable packaging that is environmentally friendly can play a decisive role in this. The best way to make the ecological advantages visible is directly on the packaging or on the display with a suitable eco-label.

In the future, the family-owned company Thimm will obtain its electricity from renewable energy sources. The conversion of all Thimm locations to climate-neutral green electricity is planned for 2021. Through this measure, the company will reduce CO2 emissions by more than 30 percent in the future. The CO2-neutral electricity will be sourced mainly from hydroelectric power plants.

"The development of efficient energy storage systems for industrial applications are of burning importance," says Dr. Tom Weier from the HZDR Department of Magnetohydrodynamics.

Sustainability in medium-sized businesses: Schreiner Group supports e-mobility

Climate protection and sustainability have been a key issue for Schreiner Group for many years. In recent years, the high-tech company has succeeded, among other things, in reducing CO2 emissions by 65 percent and increasing the share of renewable energies to over 50 percent.

Stora Enso is the presenting sponsor of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. During the games, which take between February 23 and March 7, Stora Enso provides renewable products and innovations made from wood to contribute to a world-class sustainable and climate-friendly event.

Paper, the most important raw material for THIMM Group. Without paper there would be no corrugated board, the heart of our portfolio.
Over three quarters of the paper used at THIMM is raecycled paper (2019: 78.7 %).

To work on an e-bike? THIMM makes it possible with (e-)bike leasing for our employees.

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Simplifies life cycle sustainability metrics by combining elements of Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability Certification
UNITED CAPS, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, today unveiled a new initiative, ‘Define Your Circle.’ As part of the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, ‘Define Your Circle’ is designed to provide UNITED CAPS customers and their customers a simpler way to calculate full life-cycle environmental impact of their products, from before the materials enter the plant right through to its performance in the hands of the end user.

UPM has today joined The Climate Pledge, a cross-sector community of world-class companies working together to crack the climate crisis and to decarbonise our economy. These companies are committed to reach the targets of the Paris Agreement well in advance. The Climate Pledge was co-founded by Amazon and the Global Optimism.

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