Flint Group Packaging Inks says it has identified four strategic pillars that are key to successfully achieving its sustainability ambitions.
Outlined in a new whitepaper, the four pillars set out a programme of objectives and milestones that align with the company’s vision of realising a truly circular economy within the packaging industry.
Specifically the four pillars are:
- Ethical Management
- Reduced Ecological Impact
- Responsibly Built Products
- Designing for Circularity
The Ethical Management Pillar incorporates a range of audits and standards that the company has implemented for both the company and its suppliers to adhere to.
Reduced Ecological Impact includes a programme of targets for the business to meet in relation to energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and landfill waste.
Responsibly Built Products, addresses the building blocks of ink formulation, regulatory compliance and the environmental impact associated with their use.
The final pillar, Designing for Circularity, addresses the design of inks and coatings for the circular economy in support of the development of fully recyclable packaging solutions with minimal waste creation.
‘The new four pillar approach provides our Sustainability Task Force with clear areas of focus,’ Doug Aldred, president global packaging inks said. ‘Sustainability is a huge topic for the industry but there isn’t a single defined path that results in success. This is a journey that we share with our customers, suppliers and stakeholders and we encourage a shared commitment to bring about change. We are investing our time to focus on ways that we can support a circular economy in packaging and look forward to working with the wider industry on these efforts going forward.’
