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Guala Closures publishes its 10th Sustainability Report
Guala Closures Group has published its tenth annual Sustainability Report covering 2020, which reveals that it has achieved or exceeded its goals in many areas of environmental impact reduction.
The report covers improvements in carbon footprint levels, new eco-design guidelines, increased use of recycled materials and the introduction of a Diversity & Inclusion Charter.
Franco Bove, COO of Guala Closures, said: “In a year when the global pandemic presented many challenges on every front, the group never lost its focus on the important, long term sustainability goals it set itself.
“I can report that in all aspects of the business the company continues to meet these targets and looks forward to 2021 with the confidence that it can do even better.”
Guala Closures Group now has five of its plants powered entirely with energy from renewable sources.
The strategy is paying off. The energy transition in these factories means less dependence on non-renewable resources, resulting in a positive effect on CO2 emissions.
The company’s water consumption last year was down 17% on 2019. This is due partly to the installation of trigeneration equipment at its Spinetta Marengo plant and the implementation of a series of projects at its Indian plants.
The study of new materials has accelerated, thanks to the launch of eco-design guidelines, supporting the development of new, sustainable products and improving existing products.
The firm continues to experiment with sustainable materials, creating a defined sustainable closure range called Blossom. Guala is also now sourcing recycled plastics that would otherwise have the potential to become ocean waste.
This aligns with the group’s aim to use 35% recycled materials worldwide by 2025.
Finally, the Guala Closures Diversity & Inclusion Charter was presented in October 2020, which aims to facilitate the integration of diverse groups, with specific regard to gender, age and disability, to all factories.
Guala Closures 10th sustainability report is downloadable here. Guala Closures Group has over 4,800 employees and 30 production facilities in five continents. It markets its products in over 100 countries. The Group sells over 17 billion caps each year, with a turnover of 572 million euros in 2020.