Sustainability We are making food packaging circular Thomas Bak Thellesen Director Group Sustainability & External Affairs Sustainability perceived and performed in the best possible way is becoming increasingly important in any business around the world. The global challenges we as a society are facing dictate that we all, not least responsible businesses, claim our part of the responsibility to solve them. In our industry, we are experiencing an ever-fiercer plastic debate and an increasing interest and expectation from customers, partners and consumers that we act sustainably. This e.g. means driving a development towards sustainable food packaging, without compromising on any of the functional properties of our food packaging. We gladly take on this responsibility at Faerch. Acting responsibly and having our sustainability food print in mind in all of our actions is part of our company DNA. It is deeply embedded in the way we work in operation, the way we design our products, in our Group Strategy and always plays a part in our touchpoints with the surrounding world, from customers to competitors and from organisations to academia. During 2019, we have made several landmarks within the field of sustainable food packaging, continuing our efforts to make food packaging truly circular. Among our highlights can be mentioned the development and marketing of a new product series, Evolve by Faerch. Made from up to 100% recycled material, the series represent a high-point in sustainable food packaging. The trays are made from collected and recycled bottles and trays and are available in naturally fluctuating tones. No extra colour is added during recycling and production, therefore preserving its natural make-up. This ensures a unique look and guarantees that they are reliably detectable using today’s sorting systems. We have also successfully initiated our closed loop concept, where we in collaboration with customers effectively create a closed loop for trays. In short, we supply catering customers with our PET trays, which they use for their purpose. The used trays are collected by the customer and sent to our recycling facilities, where they are cleaned and made into new raw materials, which we process at our plants to produce new trays for the given customer. Again and again. To further advance sustainability and circularity in rigid food packaging, we have introduced a design guide, offering our expertise to ensure the best possible design and material choice, where we are strong advocates for using mono-materials which is a prerequisite to achieve circularity. On the following pages you can learn more about these initiatives and get familiar with some of our progress. Thomas Bak Thellesen Director Group Sustainability and External Affairs 4 CSR Report 2019 - Faerch Group A/S
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