Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

EN27 Percentage of products sold
or provided and their packaging
materials, that are reclaimed by category.
1. Relevance
The disposal of products and packaging materials at the
end of a use phase is a steadily growing environmental
challenge. Establishing effective recycling and reuse
systems to close product cycles can contribute
significantly to increased material and resource
efficiency. It also mitigates problems and costs related to
disposal.
This Indicator provides insight into the extent to which
the reporting organization’s products, components,
or materials are collected and successfully converted
into useful materials for new production processes.
It also provides insight into the degree to which the
organization has designed products and packages
capable of being recycled or reused. This measure can
be a particular source of competitive differentiation in
sectors facing formal requirements to recycle products
and their packaging materials.
2.3 Given potential variations in data sources, report
how the data for this Indicator has been collected
(e.g., data is gathered from an internal collection
system or data is provided by external collection
systems reclaiming products on behalf of the
organization).
3. Definitions
Reclaimed
Refers to collecting, reusing, or recycling products and
their packaging materials at the end of their useful life;
and recovered substances in a pure or usable form from
refuse and discarded articles. Collection and treatment
can be carried out by the manufacturer of the product
or by a contractor. This refers to products and their
packaging materials that are:
• Collected by or on behalf of the reporting
organization;
• Separated into raw materials (e.g., steel, glass,
paper, some kinds of plastic, etc.) or components;
and
EO
In the context of this Supplement, event organizers
should focus on packaged items that are made available
to attendees (e.g., food and beverages, merchandise,
etc.) in the lead up to, during, and after the event.
Refer to EN22, EN26 and the Sourcing category for
reporting on other event-related packaging issues.
2. Compilation
2.1 Identify the amount of products provided or
sold and their packaging materials reclaimed (i.e.,
recycled or reused) at the end of their useful life
within the reporting period. Rejects and recalls
of products should not be counted. Recycling
or reuse of packaging should also be reported
separately.
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• Used by the reporting organization or other users.
4. Documentation
None.
5. References
None.
2.2 Report the percentage of reclaimed products
provided or sold and their packaging materials for
each category of products (i.e., a group of related
products sharing a common, managed set of
features that satisfy the specific needs of a selected
market) using the following formula:
EO
products and their packaging
materials reclaimed within
% of reclaimed the reporting period
products =
products sold within the
reporting period
x100
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