Solidus
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Care for the environment
- Create circular value chains
- Foster people’s well-being
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced natural gas consumption by 250,000 m³ by replacing shrink film with stretch wrap foil.
- Installed several heat exchangers to extract energy from wastewater effluent.
- Installed 7,000 solar panels at Oude Pekela facility.
- Used biogas in steam boilers at Bad Nieuweschans (1 million m³) and Coevorden (360,000 m³) mills.
- Partnered with a wood-drying facility to reduce gas consumption by 7.5 million m³ per year.
- Implemented a new biocidal treatment in San Andrés to reduce COD and starch intake in industrial wastewater.
- Invested €5.6 million to reduce COD emissions at Bad Nieuweschans and Coevorden by installing anaerobic reactors (85% COD removal).
Social Achievements
- Rolled out Safety Leadership Workshops training for all management.
- Introduced Weekly Safety Observation Tours.
- Organized a health and safety race in Spain.
- Launched a 2020-2023 Equality Plan in Spain.
Governance Achievements
- Developed a Supplier Code of Conduct in line with international labour and environmental standards.
- Became a candidate member of the Pulp and Paper Value Chain Information System (PP VIS).
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Reach net zero emissions for Scope 1 and 2 by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
- Reduce the environmental footprint from raw materials sourced by supplier collaboration.
- Strengthen circular packaging design criteria to further support packaging materials to be recycled at scale at their end-of-life.
Short-term Goals:
- Roll out Behavioural Safety Programmes across the company.
- Roll out FOCOS software to all Solidus locations.
Environmental Challenges
- Climate change and resource scarcity.
- Contaminants and other materials (plastic and metal) in recovered paper.
- Ensuring compliance with food contact legislation.
Mitigation Strategies
- Investing in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and partnerships to reduce carbon footprint.
- Working with retail customers to improve reuse and recycling of products.
- Implementing FOCOS initiative (Food Contact Software) to ensure compliance with food contact legislation.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Participation in PP VIS
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards
Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, FSSC, FSC®, PEFC, BRC
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Futurline sustainable packaging