All4Labels Global Packaging Group has identified a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2020 in its first global sustainability report.
The report publishes the metrics of the sustainability programs and activities conducted in 2021 across 24 plants, located in three continents and 11 countries. The company claims it is determined to continue investing in R&D, innovation and technology to develop and deploy the solutions that are globally needed to promote a true circular economy with dedicated packaging recycling processes in line with the regulatory framework.
Gabriela Neves Ferri, vice president of global R&D and sustainability at All4Labels said, ‘By promoting and investing in green energy we were able to decarbonise our global operations by ~ 22,199.42 t CO2e, while we are also introducing more and more equipment manufactured CO2 neutral. In 2021 our company’s indirect emissions (Scope 2) were down to ~ 0.1%, and this represents a concrete step forward to achieve our ambitious goals to become a sustainable solutions provider for the industry.
‘Over the next years, we will continue decarbonising our global operations further and we will also contribute to the decarbonisation of the entire value chain with intensive R&D activities, which best serve customers with the highest level of quality, performance, and care for the environment.’
The report states, ‘An important remark must be noted for 2021, when we increased the visibility of Scope 3 emissions. New data points were incorporated: purchased goods and services, production materials and packaging materials, inbound and outbound logistics, and end-of-life treatment of sold products. This addition increased visibility of all product-related emissions, and helps All4Labels Group to continue contributing with further CO2 reduction programs along with suppliers and third parties, to integrate our sustainability vision across the entire value chain. Scopes 1 and 2 for 2020 and 2021 are therefore comparable, but Scope 3 is not, given our improvement for 2021. The new enhanced methodology will be applied from 2021 onwards.
‘All4Labels Group’s direct emissions – Scope 1 – amount to 2.2%. There is a slight increase compared to 2020, concentrated mainly in heating coming from companies added to the Group. In particular, All4Labels Italy S.p.A. (in Schio/Italy) uses wide-web presses with production processes that require dedicated heating systems for printing solutions. 97.6% of the emissions accounted for by All4Labels Group are related to sources outside the organization, and 65% are concentrated in production materials and consumables.’
