Our ultimate vision is to become the world’s most sustainable packaging company. Achieving our vision responsibly is also an integral component to our operational and financial goals.
As part of this commitment, we launched our SmartLife™ initiative in 2010, a sustainability mission that is incorporated within our business strategy, which ensures that:
- We operate in an ethical and responsible manner;
- We respect and value the relationships with our stakeholders; and
- We have a positive impact on society.
While we are proud of our accomplishments to date, we are always striving to improve. For example, we launched a Sustainability Advisory Team, consisting of 18 diverse executives, representing various regions and disciplines that are focused on achieving strategic sustainability goals aimed at:
- Developing a portfolio of sustainable products;
- Introducing a new suite of SmartLife™ Services and Business Solutions, including our new Life Cycle Assessment services;
- Extending our sustainability program through our supply chain operations;
- Engaging employees more broadly by integrating daily sustainable practices; and
- Collaborating with industry partners and associations to advance sustainability goals in areas of industry-standards and legislation.
In 2010, we were actively engaged with: the Flexible Packaging Association, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, the World Economic Forum, the Consumers Goods Forum, the International Standards Organization, the International Safe Transit Association, EUROPEN and the China Packaging Federation.
SmartLife™ builds upon our existing values of responsible management to minimize risk, ensure good stewardship of the environment and the communities we touch, while delivering measurable value for all of our stakeholders. We invite you to learn about our sustainable practices in product performance, governance, community, diversity, workplace health and safety, and operations/manufacturing on the following page.
