PRESSIdeas June 2020 issue

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Constantia Flexibles’ goal is to decrease
greenhouse gas emissions by 24% by 2030
and by 49% by 2050 from a 2015 base-year.
Measures to reach the target include
increasing the share of purchased electricity
coming from renewable resources, energy
optimization, as well as decreasing indirect
emissions deriving from the value chain, e.g.
from purchased raw materials. A minus of
10% had already been achieved until 2018.
The greenhouse gas emission reduction
target was also officially approved by
the Science Based Targets Initiative.
Targets adopted by companies to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions are considered
“science-based” if they are in line with the
level of decarbonization required to keep
the global temperature increase below two
degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial
temperatures.
“Setting this ambitious target in line with
climate science demonstrates our dedication
to play our part in international efforts to limit
global temperature rise and take action to
combat climate change”, says Baumgartner.
Recyclable packaging
As a signatory of the New Plastics Economy
“Global Commitment”, Constantia Flexibles
pledged that all its packaging will be
recyclable by 2025. Today, the Company
stands at 60% recyclable packaging.
One solution to reach 100% is Constantia
Flexibles’ innovative packaging product line,
EcoLam. EcoLam is lightweight, and its’
OPE/PE structure is fully recyclable since it is
a mono-material. Of course, it also provides
all the oxygen and moisture barrier in order
to protect goods. The sustainable solution
is produced at the Constantia Ecoflex
Ahmedabad plant, in Gujarat, India, which
is the first plant in the world producing only
recyclable flexible packaging.
Furthermore, Constantia Flexibles is a
founding member of CEFLEX (A Circular
Economy for Flexible Packaging), a
collaborative project of a European
consortium of companies with the vision
of an established collection, sorting and
reprocessing economy developed for postconsumer
flexible packaging across Europe.
Certified sustainability
In 2018, Constantia Flexibles’ largest plant,
Constantia Teich in Austria was the first
European company to be certified according
to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI)
Performance Standard for environmental,
social and governance performance. In 2019,
Constantia Teich successfully completed
the audit in accordance with ASI’s Chain
of Custody Standard, which complements
the ASI Performance Standard and sets out
requirements for the creation of a Chain
of Custody (CoC) for material, including
ASI aluminium. This means that the plant
meets the industry’s highest sustainability
standards, which cover governmental,
environmental as well as social elements.
Events Calendar
PackImpressions Virtual
Packaging and
Printnig Expo 2020
Date: 17 JUL -20 to 18 JUL-20
Venue: NEC Birmingham, UK
mediaexpo New Delhi 2020
Date: 17 SEP -20 to 19 SEP-20
Venue: New Delhi, India
Labelexpo India 2020
Date: 02 DEC -20 to 05 DEC - 20
Venue: India Expo Centre, Greater
Noida, Delhi NCR
Gartex Texprocess India
Date: 17 DEC -20 to 19 DEC - 20
Venue: Greater Noida
(Mumbai edition takes place in MAR’20)
The Print Show
Date: 28 SEP -21 to 30 SEP-21
Venue: NEC Birmingham, UK
The Sign Show
Date: 28 SEP -21 to 30 SEP-21
Venue: NEC Birmingham, UK
WAN-IFRA India 2020 Conference
Date: 22 SEP -20 to 24 SEP-20
Venue: Chennai, India
Brand Print India 2020
Date: 29 OCT -20 to 01 NOV - 20
Venue: India Expo Centre
Greater Noida, Delhi NCR
mediaexpo Mumbai 2021
Date: 04 MAR -21 to 06 MAR - 21
Venue: Bombay Exhibition Center,
Mumbai
Drupa 2021
Date: 20 APR -21 to 30 APR-21
Venue: Dusseldorf, Germany
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