Culture & Marketing

Company Continues to Live its Purpose of 'Better Care for a Better World'.

As Lenzing and TENCEL™ continue to pursue climate neutrality by 2050, TENCEL™ started the year with the introduction of high-value offerings that enhance traceability and transparency for value chain partners and consumers.

Only 11% of businesses believe they have a robust sustainability strategy.

Essity has - for the fourth consecutive year - been recognized for its leadership in sustainability by the global non-profit environmental organization CDP. The company has been awarded a place on CDP's 2022 Supplier Engagement Leaderboard for successfully working with its suppliers on climate change.

Kimberly-Clark has received this recognition for five consecutive years, honoring Kimberly-Clark's commitment to business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance, and governance practices.

Recognition honors companies demonstrating business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance, and governance practices.

Huhtamaki receives a gold medal from EcoVadis on its sustainability performance - for the third year running. Our score places us in the top 4% of over 100,000 rated companies across the globe. It underlines our commitment towards our ambitious 2030 sustainability goals and the continuous progress we are making on this journey. EcoVadis is the world's largest and most trusted business sustainability index.

As part of a global objective to enhance the diversity of its workforce, Sappi created this new goal in 2021, which also directly aligns with UNSDG 8, which promotes economic growth and decent work. The 2021 goal for women in senior management positions is 20%, and at year end, we exceeded this goal with 21% of women in senior management positions.

More public buildings and housing in timber - even though they cost more. That's what a lot of Swedes want to see, and a national strategy to increase timber construction in Sweden is now being requested, according to a Novus survey from Södra.

In addition to this recent recognition, Kimberly-Clark was named one of Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies in 2023 and was named to the 2022 Climate Leadership Hall of Fame.

Cascades is pleased to announce that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative. In so doing, the Corporation joins thousands of organizations around the world--including 189 in Canada--that are committed to responsible and transparent business practices to create a better world.

The World's Most Innovative Companies is Fast Company's signature franchise and one of its most highly anticipated editorial efforts of the year. It provides a firsthand look at the inspiring and innovative efforts of companies across all sectors of the economy.

Sofidel launched its Language Learning Program to help employees improve vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and reading skills, all based on their personal interests and professional goals.

The company unveiled a new identity to reflect its focus on what's next.

Cascades is pleased to announce that its closed corrugated basket for fruits and vegetables was awarded the People's Choice Award in the Eco-packaging Initiatives category at the DUX 2023 Grand Prix.

To help understand the tough environment that packages withstand to reach consumers in perfect condition, DS Smith is experimenting with "accelerometers." The devices track the package through its journey and provide data that can then explain the damage it sustains.

Seven Domtar colleagues joined nearly 90 other pulp and paper workers from across the United States in Washington, D.C. in February to educate elected officials and advocate for our industry.

To help major food brands achieve important sustainability goals, Pactiv Evergreen, a leading manufacturer of fresh food and beverage packaging in North America, is teaming up with AmSty, the leading manufacturer of polystyrene in North America and a pioneer in circular recycling of polystyrene. Pactiv Evergreen will soon offer customers innovative foam polystyrene packaging products with AmSty's post-consumer recycled content derived from advanced recycling technologies.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions, today announced several award wins in recognition of its sustainable business practices and human resource (HR) excellence related to its investments in the growth and development of employees.

OnceMore® from Södra is the world's first large-scale process for recycling blended fabrics and is now breaking new ground being implemented in TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™. The Swedish fashion house Filippa K will be the first brand to premiere the fibre in its Spring/Summer 2024 collection, debuting this autumn.

Cruz Foam, a circular materials company, announced the launch of a revolutionary new family of earth-friendly protective packaging products highlighting highly performant solutions to meet specific customer needs for shipping fragile and temperature-sensitive goods for consumers and businesses. Cruz Foam's patented compostable foam outperforms equivalent plastic-based products and exceeds current industry standards for sustainability.

Greif is pleased to announce the rebrand of its product circularity program, now known as Life Cycle Services by Greif. Backed by one of the most comprehensive sustainability programs in industrial packaging, Greif has a proven history of helping customers meet and exceed their sustainability goals.

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has won in four categories in the 2023 WorldStar Global Packaging Awards, organized by the World Packaging Organisation.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a leading provider of sustainable fiber-based consumer packaging solutions, has been named to Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for 2023. Furthermore, Graphic Packaging was ranked number one in its industry sector of Packaging and Containers, reinforcing its continued dedication to providing essential and innovative packaging solutions for consumer brands worldwide.

Smurfit Kappa has formally launched a new eCommerce store in the Dominican Republic. The new store created by Smurfit Kappa Todo Carton (todocartonsk.com.do), will act as an online retail packaging boutique, and serve the ever-growing packaging market in the Dominican Republic. This follows on from the success of its bricks-and-mortar shop in the country which has been operating for over 25 years.