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Article

1 Oct 2005

Author:
Tetra Pak

[PDF] A Long-Term Perspective

Our engagement in recycling bore fruit as we increased beverage carton recycling by 2 billion packages to a total of 18 billion. We also undertook development, with industry partners, of a recycling technology that enables each part of the carton to be recycled economically...To support our commitment to using renewable materials, we developed a Statement on Forest Management expressing our commitment to sustainably managed forest sources, and an attendant supplier programme to ensure our suppliers are aligned with this...For the first time we were able to decouple growth from energy use: we achieved a net reduction in total converting factory energy use while increasing production volumes. Total greenhouse gas emissions slightly increased, largely due to a higher proportion of electricity in Tetra Pak’s energy mix...At Tetra Pak we have a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on discrimination and harassment at work. Our employment policies are consistent with the principles of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation’s Core Conventions.