Sustainability Commitment
Guided by our Vision “Growing Sustainably, Competing with the Best” we strive daily to improve our performance by optimizing environmental and social impacts, both in our products and processes, in constant dialogue with our stakeholders to understand the changing environment.
The president’s vision
“We are well aware the road to a sustainable future is paved with daily challenges and requires openness to new business models, starting from our products and finally encompassing all of our behaviours.
At Gualapack we take on these challenges with enthusiasm, convinced there are always opportunities to seize within great changes and confident that, with our clients and suppliers, we will be able to create a world where packaging will have a lower impact and yet maintain all the functional qualities that allow us, today, to preserve and use many of the products that are part of our everyday life.”
Michel Guala
President and CEO
INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
Circular Economy
Innovation for recyclability and reducing the environmental impact of plastic waste by reducing its dispersion, supporting the transition to the circular economy of flexible packaging, especially in the case of disposable applications, also working on bio-based and compostable solutions.
Climate
Reducing the environmental impact of packaging in terms of CO2 emissions through eco-design, lightweighting and in-depth life cycle assessment (LCA) studies.
Safety
Safety of the consumer, and especially of children, in all aspects: wholesomeness of content and food safety, anti-suffocation and anti-tampering.
Find out more about our Sustainability Portfolio and our Sustainability Report
WE REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
We measure the performance of our production sites in the various countries where we operate and work to strengthen management processes aimed at environmental protection and waste reduction.
Over the years, we have implemented initiatives to reduce the impact of our production process. These are the results achieved in 2021:
INNOVATIVE AND
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
Circular Economy
Recyclability, marine litter and the circular economy of flexible packaging, especially for single-use applications.
Climate
Safety
Consumer safety, especially for children, with respect to products that are at risk of tampering on the shelf.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
CLIMATE CHANGE
Reducing the environmental impact of packaging in terms of CO2 emissions through eco-design,
lightweighting and in-depth life cycle assessment (LCA) studies.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Safety of the consumer, and especially of children, in all aspects: wholesomeness of content and food safety,
anti-suffocation and anti-tampering.
WE CARE FOR PEOPLEAND COMMUNITIES
In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, we strive to provide healthy and safe workplaces that are inclusive and respectful of diversity, and we develop employees’ skills to be ready for tomorrow’s challenges with enthusiasm and awareness.
We collaborate with local entities and the communities in which we operate to help improve conditions for people and children with vulnerabilities, nutritional and medical needs; while supporting educational institutions and hospitals and promoting educational and cultural activities.
For more details on the activities promoted in Italy by the SociAL Foundation and by our companies in Romania, Mexico, Ukraine, Costa Rica, Chile and Brazil, read our Sustainability Report.