Global giant in the sustainable packaging industry, Eviosys, has broken its own records and surpassed its yearly objectives in both CO2, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions, as detailed in its latest ESG report, launched today.
Building on the firm’s inaugural report published in 2022, Eviosys has continued to make impressive progress, outperforming their ambitious emissions goals, and gaining impressive industry recognition, proving once again that they are the first choice for smart sustainable packaging.
A trusted sustainability partner
In 2022 Eviosys was awarded EcoVadis Gold Certification for their impressive sustainability credentials. This award ranks the firm in the top 2% of over 100,000 suppliers assessed by EcoVadis that year, and recognises Eviosys as a global powerhouse for sustainability.
Furthermore, as a new signatory of the UN Global Compact – the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative – Eviosys is now turning to address their scope 3 emissions by introducing a new supplier code of conduct which, for the first time, requires their partners to comply with the sustainability principles of the program, and align with the Sustainable Development Goals. This new code of conduct will see Eviosys conduct an extensive review of the entire supply chain and attribute ratings to suppliers in order to promote improved sustainability throughout.
Drastically reducing emissions
Having succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scopes 1 and 2 by more than 10% in 2022, Eviosys has drastically surpassed their annual reduction target of 3.1% per production of million normalised cans. With a cumulative reduction of 15% since 2020, Eviosys is already ahead of its plan for 20% reduction goal by 2027. This progress in 2022 represents almost twice the already impressive reduction in emissions detailed in the firm’s 2021 report and puts Eviosys on track to achieve Net Zero by2050, goal laid out in the Paris Agreement.
Most impressively, Eviosys has also been seen to reduce VOC emissions by 10% within a year, thanks to the implementation of smart incinerators, a better controlled activity and monitoring to save resource in our activities, and a continuous ambition to convert to water base products.
Along the way, Eviosys is demonstrating its commitment to reducing emissions. Investments from the firm include new equipment such as smart high-economy oxidizers to reduce CO2 emissions and new solar panels to deliver an impressive 19% energy saving at specific plants. Leading the way in sustainability, the solar panel installation at Eviosys’ plant in Murcia will be one of the largest of its kind in Europe with 8,411 solar panels . Additionally, Eviosys continues to open new facilities positioned close to customers, such as in Thailand with a new wall-to-wall factory, reducing transport related carbon emissions and eliminating the need for secondary packaging.
Inclusivity at the heart of operations
Eviosys’ ethical commitments doesn’t end at emissions reductions. Across their product range, Eviosys regularly innovates to create inclusive options which make sustainable metal packaging accessible to all. These innovations include Orbit™, a patented closure which improves opening for those with impaired mobility, and Braille cans, with micro-embossed features and QR codes to offer product details to the visually impaired.
Alongside this, in their own operations, Eviosys places the utmost importance on employee health, safety and wellbeing. Year on year, Eviosys continues to make progress towards their total recordable incident rate (TRIR) goal of 0.8, as sites implement improved safety features, training sessions and health support for workers. In 2023 Eviosys will be conducting a dedicated well-being program and an assessment for the employment of workers with disabilities as they seek to ensure that all employees are safe and able to thrive at work.
Reflecting on this year’s impressive progress, Laurent Leucio, EHS and Sustainability Director at Eviosys said:
“This year’s ESG report shows our absolute dedication to sustainability. Achievements of this scale can only be accomplished by a holistic approach to reducing emissions, as Eviosys demonstrates by ensuring that we are all committed and investing at each stage of production and operations to limit our environmental impact and help our customers do the same.”
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