Climate Change Data

SÜDPACK Holding GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2015, 2020-2021, 2022-2023)

Reporting Period: 2015

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:63,747,000 kWh (2015)
Waste Generated:14,674.84 t (2015)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Economic
  • Environmental
  • Social

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced adhesive use in laminating by 40% from 2013 to 2014, and a further 6% from 2014 to 2015.
  • Developed Veraplex film with reduced thickness, resulting in a smaller environmental footprint.

Social Achievements

  • Opened a training workshop in 2014 to improve employee training and development.
  • Implemented an occupational safety and health management system certified to OHSAS 18001 (since 2012).

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a Code of Conduct to guide ethical and legal behavior.
  • Appointed a Compliance Manager to monitor compliance with laws and regulations.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Improve energy efficiency of top 10 systems by 1.5% (2016).

Environmental Challenges

  • Resource consumption in film production.
  • Skills shortage in a low-unemployment region.
  • Maintaining supplier compliance with ethical and environmental standards.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in new technologies and processes to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
  • Implementing training and development programs to attract and retain skilled employees.
  • Implementing a supplier evaluation system and conducting supplier audits.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier screening based on quality, hygiene, occupational and environmental safety; focus on risk-based approach.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4 Core

Certifications: ISO 50001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 (now ISO 45001), BRC Global Standard for Packaging Materials

Third-party Assurance: GUT Certifizierungsgesellschaft für Managementsysteme mbH (limited assurance)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Veraplex film

Reporting Period: 2020-2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:63087 MWh (electricity) in 2021

ESG Focus Areas

  • Circular Economy
  • Climate Protection
  • Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced waste by 15% compared to 2019
  • Generated 63 MWh of energy from renewable sources in 2021
  • Achieved 0 CCF (in scope 2) for German sites from 2022 by procuring green electricity
  • 57% of total investments made in new technologies contributing to increased sustainability
  • 30% of turnover generated from sustainable products

Social Achievements

  • Employs people of 29 different nationalities
  • 21% of senior management are younger than 35
  • Offers 80% of trainees and students permanent jobs
  • 91 trainees and students under training

Governance Achievements

  • Joined the Science-Based Targets Initiative in April 2022
  • Implemented a new Code of Conduct
  • Restructured the company group into four independent Business Units in 2020

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve NET ZERO greenhouse gas emissions
Medium-term Goals:
  • Generate around 50% of turnover with products from the sustainability roadmap by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 95% and scope 3 emissions by 15% by 2025 (baseline 2020)

Environmental Challenges

  • Meeting the European Plastics Strategy target of all plastic packaging being recyclable or reusable by 2030
  • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • Securing a sustainable supply chain
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in CARBOLIQ chemical recycling technology
  • Switching German sites to green electricity
  • Implementing a methodical product development process (PDP)
  • Rating key suppliers via EcoVadis

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Preference for regional suppliers (86% of granules and 85% of purchased films from Germany and EU)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (Core option)

Certifications: ISO 50001 (energy management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety), ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification)

Third-party Assurance: GUT Certification Company for Management Systems mbH (Limited assurance)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13

The report details how initiatives contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Pure-Line recyclable films
  • Films made from renewable raw materials
  • SPQ printing technology

Awards & Recognition

  • German Packaging Award (Pure-Line, 2020)
  • Sustainability Award (mozzarella packaging, 2020)
  • Gold German Packaging Award (SPQ technology, 2021)
  • Green Packaging Star Award (ham packaging, 2021)
  • Volunteer-friendly employer in civil protection (Baden-Württemberg)

Reporting Period: 2022-2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:420,668 tCO2e/year (2023)
Scope 1 Emissions:13,866 tCO2e/year (2023)
Scope 2 Emissions:6,487 tCO2e/year (2023)
Scope 3 Emissions:400,316 tCO2e/year (2023)
Renewable Energy Share:46% (2023)
Total Energy Consumption:134,199 MWh/year (2023)
Water Consumption:30,779 m3/year (2023)
Waste Generated:16,102 tons/year (2023)
Carbon Intensity:782 tCO2e/million € (2023)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Circular Economy
  • Climate Protection
  • Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced waste by 11% compared to 2021.
  • Chemically recycled more than 100 tons of SÜDPACK waste.
  • Achieved a 22% reduction in CO₂e (Scope 1-3) compared to 2021.
  • Achieved a 10% reduction in CO₂e per m² compared to 2021.
  • Increased renewable energy share to 46%.
  • Improved EcoVadis score by four points to 63 (Silver medal).

Social Achievements

  • Implemented SA8000 certification.
  • Prepared for the Supply Chain Act (LKSG).
  • Developed a new life cycle assessment (LCA) tool.
  • Improved employee satisfaction (3 points in 2023).

Governance Achievements

  • Certification of Corporate Carbon Footprint.
  • Implementation of EcoVadis Supplier Management.
  • Submission of targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve NET ZERO emissions.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 100% recyclable films by 2030.
  • Achieve 10% PCR (non-PET) and 30% (PET) in films by 2030.
  • Achieve 100% recyclable printing by 2030.
  • Reduce CO₂e by 76% (Scope 1 & 2) and 25% (Scope 3) by 2030.
  • Achieve 100% renewable energy by 2030.
  • Achieve material efficiency of 105 g virgin material/m² by 2030.
  • Reduce waste to 0 tons by 2030.
  • Achieve 90% of purchasing volumes with sustainability assessments by 2030.
  • Achieve an average EcoVadis rating of 80 points for suppliers and SÜDPACK by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve 7 ppm accident rate by 2025.
  • Reach 1,000 near miss reports by 2025.
  • Generate 50% turnover with products from the Roadmap for Sustainable Film Solutions by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • High Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF), particularly Scope 3 emissions.
  • Limited circular economy infrastructure for plastics.
  • High percentage of products still incinerated at end-of-life.
  • Reluctance of retailers and consumers to pay higher prices for sustainable packaging.
  • Work-related accidents and injuries.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in new technologies for resource management and sustainable product production.
  • Developing PPWR-compliant packaging solutions.
  • Implementing CO₂e reduction strategy in accordance with SBTi targets.
  • Increasing renewable energy use.
  • Improving material efficiency.
  • Expanding regranulation and compounding capacities.
  • Investing in chemical recycling technologies (partnership with carboliq).
  • Implementing preventive measures, health promotion, and company doctor services to improve occupational safety.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 68% of purchasing volumes with sustainability assessments in 2023.

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Declaration of principles on respecting human rights
  • Supply Chain Act-compliant risk analysis
  • Sustainability-based supplier evaluation
  • Inclusion of LCA information in purchasing decisions.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Carbon pricing
  • Regulatory changes
  • Raw material price increases
Opportunities
  • Market share gains due to carbon pricing
  • Investment opportunities in sustainable technologies

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, SA8000, BRCGS

Third-party Assurance: GUT Certifizierungsgesellschaft für Managementsysteme mbH Umweltgutachter (Limited assurance)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 7
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13
  • SDG 3
  • SDG 8

The report explains how various initiatives contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • PurePP
  • PurePE
  • PharmaGuard®

Awards & Recognition

  • WirtschaftsWoche – most innovative and sustainable SMEs (10th place)
  • German Packaging Award for Tubular Bag PurePE and PharmaGuard®
  • WorldStar Packaging Award for Tubular Bag PurePE and PharmaGuard®
  • Lean & Green Management Award – Excellent Strategic Implementation