Sustainability

A Matter of Management !

What we do is leverage long-term strategies to ensure reliable, high-tech processes. More than ever before, today this means environmentally compatible production. But sustainability goes further than that: it is also an economic principle. This strategic orientation for designing sustainable packaging has been actively practicing for decades. Because a company can only survive in the long run if it pays equal attention to all three pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental and social responsibility.

Sustainability calls for long-term planning that covers the entire process chain. Sustainability is part of our company philosophy.

Packaging development

• Low use of materials
• Environmentally sound finishing methods
• Responsible purchasing policy for paper and board
• FSC and PEFC certification
• Consulting on alternative, environmentally friendly packaging

Management

• Long-term corporate policies
• High reinvestment rate (2008 = 8% of sales)
• Promotion of staff
• Long-term cusomer relationships
• Promotion of social life around sites

Environment 

• Environmental certification ISO 14001
• Waste management
• System of indicators for continuously improving environmentally relevant values for energy/water/waste/emissions
• Energy generation by photo-voltaik

Employees

• High professional education rates
• Further in-house training of employees
• Low fluctuation of employees
• Flexible working hour models for reconciling work and family

Customers

• Supply chain partnership
• Continuous improvement of performance
• Customer focus of small and midsized companies combined with the performance of a European market leader