2023年可持续发展报告：塑造可持续包装的未来

Aboutthe report Our annual sustainability report 2023 aims toprovide transparency to our stakeholders about oursustainable business practices. This report hasbeen prepared in accordance with the GRIStandards: Core option and extra-financialinformation is audited by a third party. Feedback welcome If you have any suggestions, commentsor questions regarding this report orthe CSR policy of VPK Group, do nothesitate to submit them.Contact:Stephanie De Smedt,Marketing Partner and Viktoriya Bakhtina,Group Sustainability ManagerE-mail:sustainability.hq@vpkgroup.com More about our sustainability management:www.vpkgroup.com/sustainability Ownership and legal form VPK Group NV is a Belgian limited liability company whose registered office is located at Kareelstraat 108, 9300 Aalst, Belgium.VPK Group NV is registered in the Register of Legal Persons of Dendermonde under the number 0400313852. Entities included in the consolidated financial statements Date of publishing15 June 2023 Introductionfrom the CEO The paper and packaging industry is one of the mostsustainable industries in Europe. In fact, it is the largestindustrial user and producer of renewable energy in theEuropean Union, and a world leader in sustainably sourcedraw materials and recycling rates. At VPK, we actively contribute to this leadingposition. We can substantiate that claimthrough independent certifications, suchas BRCGS, EcoVadis, Sedex, FSC CoC, etc.,through which we are already achievinggreat recognition for our efforts. Paper Combined Heat Power Plant. At ourAlizay site in northern France, we alreadyoperate in a carbon-neutral way thanks tothe local biomass-powered power plant. And there is more. Much more. From thelaunch of our innovative fanfold packagingbrand fit2size®, which significantly reducesidle space in e-commerce packaging, tothe conclusion of our Watergate projectin Oudegem, Belgium, which has made usone of the industry’s best in class in termsof water consumption. We continue toinvest in solutions that further reduce theenvironmental impact of our operations. colleagues’ well-being in surveys, andprovide ample training opportunities in bothsoft and hard skills. Still, we aim for more. We want to strengthenour contribution to the EU Green Dealtargets that will turn Europe into the world’sfirst carbon-neutral continent by 2050. Thisis the main driver why we have broadenedour carbon reduction plans by addressingour Scope 3 emissions as well as our Scope 1and 2 emissions. We want to strengthen ourcontribution to the EU Green Dealtargets that will turn Europe intothe world’s first carbon-neutralcontinent by 2050. This is the maindriver why we have broadenedour carbon reduction plans byaddressing our Scope 3 emissions aswell as our Scope 1 and 2 emissions. At VPK, we have a clear vision ofsustainability, with well-defined goals andambitions. In recent years, we have alreadyachieved great things in this regard, and thecurrent sustainability report shows that weare continuing along this path. Thus, we aimto keep our sector at the top of one of themost sustainable industries in the world, andby extension continue to lead our Group, oureconomy, and society as a whole towards amore sustainable future. We are of course continuing to lower ourcarbon footprint. Our technical experts areinvestigating various ways to reduce the useof fossil fuels throughout VPK. With greatresults. In Strasbourg, for example, we aregoing to stop using natural gas as a sourcefor drying the wood waste that fuels the Blue However, sustainability obviously goesbeyond improving environmentalperformance. We also care about the well-being of our people. We want to make surethat everyone feels comfortable and safeworking at VPK. This is why we invest insafety awareness campaigns, check our PIERRE MACHARISCEO, VPK GROUP Index AboutVPK Group 01.Mission statementand values As an international packaging group, we share a commoncompany mission, a clear statement why our companyexists and the direction we’re heading to. We own ourdecisionsandactions, we encourage to trynew things and dare to fail,we giveresponsibilityandcultivate initiative. We haveconfidencein ourpeople and clients, withonehandshakeyou can setthingsin motion. We push sustainablegrowth beyondtomorrow’s standards,both ecologically andeconomically. We think andact globally, while stayingclose to our clients andtheir products. To achieve this, we put an updated setof values at the heart of our company.They are the drivers of our companyculture. Our own moral compass. We arededicatedto thewell-beingof our people,our clients and ourplanet. Weanticipatethe future.Weacceleratewhereneeded. We gobeyondwhat is required. 02.Growthanddevelopment 1935 VPK is established in Oudegem, Belgium 2000Rigid UK is acquired. 2005In France VPK acquires the Ondulys group. In Poland the production of cardboard sheets isstarted under the brand Aquila. VPK Group is a leading packaging group that was est