Packaging specialists Canpack Group is moving to 100% renewable energy across all of its from the beginning of 2022, it has announced.
The Polish-headquartered group, which has operations in 19 countries, says it is is the first global can maker to be powered using 100% renewable electricity where available – it has also committed to purchase with Energy Attribute Certificates or comparable certificates where renewable is not available.
The annoucnement forms a new plank of the company’s sustainability target which has already seen it sign up to the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). This scheme consideres climate targets as only science-based if they are in line with what is needed to prevent the world’s climate from rising above 2°C against pre-industrial levels, and ideally for it not to rise more than 1.5°C.
“This latest announcement underlines our commitment to playing our part when it comes to tackling climate change,” John O’Maoileoin, Group Sustainability Director at Canpack said. “By investing in renewable electricity, we will not only significantly reduce our carbon footprint, but we will also help lead the way when it comes to sustainability.”
“The recent COP26 Summit in Glasgow, and growing consumer awareness of climate change, has shone a light on how we all must together act to protect our planet for the years to come. We can’t wait. We need to act now – that’s why the biggest immediate impact we can make is to only use renewable electricity in all our plants starting from 2022.”
Canpack CEO Roberto Villaquiran said it marked a big step forward in delivering on Canpack’s promises on sustainability. “Not only will our products be infinitely recycled, but our production process will be more environmentally friendly. As a company we are determined to help tackle the climate crisis.”
Canpack Group is part of the Giorgi Global Holdings.