deSter Sustainability Report 2022

PRODUCT ESG REPORT DESTER 2022
PROMOTION OF
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PRINCIPLES
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
We actively promote environmentally
friendly products and services by:
• Holding co-development workshops
with our customers, where we
generate ideas, design and create
products based on their needs
• Phasing out single-use plastic packaging
by no longer offering them to
our customers
• Offering reusable products while
working on the underlying systems
and technologies (eg., washing
systems, leasing models, equipment
management systems, RFID tracking)
to ensure our products can be
used effectively
• Supporting customers with closedloop
strategies. For example, we
help customers collect products and
return them to our production sites
where we can use them to reproduce
the same type of product.
• Keeping our customers informed
about upcoming legislation banning
certain products and finding
suitable alternatives. We also label
all products with corresponding
recycling codes so end-users can
dispose of them properly.
• Offering equipment services, where
we manage the products and supply
chain on behalf of our customers in
a sustainable way. This makes it all
the more important to create sustainable
products that can be used
for as long as possible.
TO THE TRAVEL AND FOOD
SERVICE MARKET
Besides workshops with our customers
on improving their sustainability, we
also promote Circular Economy principles
in relation to packaging for our
Travel and Food service market. deSter
is often invited to interviews or events
to share our sustainable packaging vision.
Here are some highlights:
Taste of Travel Theater
We were invited by Onboard Hospitality
magazine to participate in a session
during Taste of Travel Theater at the
World Travel and Catering Exhibition
(WTCE) 2022 in Hamburg. Philippe De
Naeyer, our Director Sustainability,
spoke about our sustainable on-board
dining equipment, reducing waste and
creating exceptional passenger experiences.
Foodservice Alliance
The Belgian Foodservice Alliance is the
largest foodservice organization with
members from all segments of the industry.
During a packaging conference,
Filip Fransen, our Category Director
Food Service, joined a panel discussion
to talk about changing legislation
and the need for companies to plan for
upcoming changes.
Sustainable Flight Challenge
On May 7, 2022 two special KLM Royal
Dutch Airlines flights took part in the
Sustainable Flight Challenge, which
challenges participating airlines to find
the most sustainable way to operate a
single flight in their network. As one of
KLM’s partners, deSter was proud to
contribute with our sustainable service
ware solutions onboard.
% RECYCLED PLASTICS (RPET) VS
TOTAL RECYCLABLE PLASTICS
(RPET + PET)
REDUCTION OF
POLYSTYRENE (PS)
-63% COMPARED TO 2019 (TONS)
100%
10,000
50%
0%
28%
55%
76%
2019 2020 2021
40%
2022
5,000
0
2019 2020 2021 2022
Virgin Recyclable plastics
Recycled plastics
90