deSter Sustainability Report 2022

PEOPLE ESG REPORT DESTER 2022
COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO
COMMUNITIES
APPROACH AND GOALS
In addition to caring for our employees
and monitoring our social and environmental
impact across our supply chain,
we aim to make a positive impact on the
local communities in which we operate.
In 2022, we engaged with local communities
and authorities, supported local initiatives
and events, and set more specific
targets for coming years.
As part of our Circular Economy approach
(explained in the Product section), we are
strongly committed to eliminating unnecessary
single-use plastic packaging
and designing reusable and compostable
products that prevent waste. Nevertheless,
single-use plastics are still widely
used and often end up in nature where
they do not belong. With our community
outreach objectives, we hope to help alleviate
plastic pollution and its impact in
communities.
We plan to set up preventive solutions
(e.g. education and technological strategies)
and waste collection activities that
will reduce plastic pollution and improve
people’s lives.
By the end of 2025, we expect each
deSter location to contribute the following
global targets:
• 100 hours pro bono work
• 1,000 hours volunteering work
• 1,000 people educated on avoiding
plastic pollution
• 10,000 kg plastic waste collected
• 100,000 euro invested in innovative
preventive solutions
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