Plasta Group
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-2025)
Reporting Period: 2023-2025
Environmental Metrics
Renewable Energy Share:100% (in all factories)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmentally friendly & innovative production
- Recycled product material & circularity
- Employee safety & wellbeing
- Good governance practices
Environmental Achievements
- Using 100% green energy in all factories
- Launched a new production department with 10% more energy-efficient equipment
- Obtained RAL certification (40% for bin liners and 60% for garbage bags)
- Completed investment in an automatic sorting line to process household waste
- Completed investment to optimize the water treatment process (August 2023)
- Completed installation of a new PCR washing line (August 2023)
Social Achievements
- Launched Plasta Facility Upgrade Program (including infrastructure upgrades, renovations, and new work outfits)
- Focus on transparent communication and mutual feedback to ensure trust and cooperation
Governance Achievements
- Established the role of an ESG officer
- Implemented a policy that renovates interior and exterior of production units when new technology is installed
- At least 30% of total Group investments dedicated to innovative sustainability solutions
- 100% of employees trained on ethics, compliance, and anti-corruption
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve fully climate-neutral business activities
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce CO2 emissions per ton of product by 5% yearly (until 2026)
- Reduce plastic waste sent to landfill/incineration by 25% per year (from 2024)
- Reduce municipal water usage per ton of granules by 10% per year
- Achieve 100% internal reprocessing of plastic waste
- Reduce virgin material content in product mix by 5% per year
- Obtain RecyClass certification
Environmental Challenges
- Reducing CO2 emissions
- Reducing plastic waste sent to landfill or incineration
- Increasing recycled product content
- Reducing virgin material content
- Improving water usage efficiency
Mitigation Strategies
- Investing in energy-efficient equipment
- Implementing waste management and water treatment improvements
- Obtaining relevant certifications (ISO 14001, RAL, RecyClass)
- Developing materials and technological solutions to process PCR and various additives
- Working with industry experts, customers, and suppliers to minimize virgin plastic use
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Minimizing virgin plastic use through collaboration with suppliers
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI
Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Blue Angel, EuCertPlast, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Normpack, RAL
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Target 12.5
- Target 7.2
- Target 7.3
- Target 13.1
- Target 8.5
- Target 9.4
- Target 16.5
The strategic goals support the UN SDGs for plastics recyclers, producers, and suppliers.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- EcoPlasta product line