Sustainability

We are investing our time, focus and energy in becoming a better, more sustainable packaging business.

Our Sustainability Report for 2024

Our strategy is having real impact

Investing in Better is reducing our emissions

Reducing our emissions by becoming more efficient is a win-win – the right thing to do for the planet, and greater resilience to climate change for kp.

-52%

Our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions are now 52% down on our 2019 baseline, and we are partnering with our suppliers to further reduce Scope 3 emissions, too.

Investing in Better is reducing our emissions

Investing in Better is reducing our emissions

Investing in Better is sending zero waste to landfill

Investing in Better is sending zero waste to landfill

Investing in Better is sending zero waste to landfill

We’ve made significant progress and have now achieved zero waste to landfill in our sites, where legally possible.

zero waste to landfill achieved

We will work hard to protect and build on this achievement, and to reduce the total amount of waste produced in our operations, which we are looking at reducing by a further 5% by the end of 2024.

Investing in Better is designing for recyclability

Designing for recyclability helps us become more sustainable in a way that both satisfies changing market demands and builds business resilience.

68%

In 2024, we offered a recyclable alternative for 68% of our product portfolio. At least 31% of the products we sell are already designed for recyclability, and we are working closely with our customers to do better.

Investing in Better is designing for recyclability

Investing in Better is designing for recyclability

Investing in Better is a safe place to work

Investing in Better is a safe place to work

Investing in Better is a safe place to work

Ensuring the best talent is drawn to and remains at kp is critical for our future prosperity. That’s only possible if everyone stays safe.

81%

Across the company we now have 81% fewer reportable safety incidents than 2019.

Investing in Better is promoting resource efficiency and circularity

In 2024, we used 24.4% of PCR material in the plastic packaging we produced.

24.4%

Using recycled rather than virgin material in our operations equates to more than 317,500 tonnes of avoided CO2e emissions.

Investing in Better is promoting resource efficiency and circularity

Investing in Better is promoting resource efficiency and circularity

Download our Sustainability Report for 2024

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Download our Sustainability Report for 2024

Find out more about the progress our team made in 2024.

Download Sustainability Report (English 10 MB)

Download our sustainability roadmap for 2021 and beyond

Find out more about our ambitious sustainability strategy, three objectives and ten targets.

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Download our sustainability roadmap for 2021 and beyond

Download our sustainability roadmap for 2021 and beyond