Huhtamaki climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative - Seite 2

From its own operations and electricity supply (scopes 1 and 2), Huhtamaki will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 27.5% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. Contributing to this target is the Company’s commitment to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030, as well as its continuous efforts to improve the energy efficiency of its operations. Significant progress on the use of renewable energy is already made in multiple manufacturing units in South Africa and India, where solar panels have been installed and generate electricity for the facilities. Huhtamaki is also actively working towards its renewable energy target by investigating Virtual Power Purchase Agreements in North America and Europe.

Huhtamaki protects food, people and the planet

Packaging is an essential part of the food system and plays an important role in preventing food waste which accounts for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. By ensuring hygiene and the safety of food, packaging also plays an instrumental role in driving access to food for all. With smart and sustainably produced packaging, and an appropriate waste collection and recycling infrastructure, the negative impact of packaging on the environment can be minimized without compromising the benefits.

“At Huhtamaki, we believe in protecting food, people and the planet. We know that the value of packaging is more than its impact on the environment and are committed to further reducing that impact, both by minimizing the negative impacts of our operations working on creating a circular economy and by collaborating across the value chain to drive systemic change. Aiming for carbon neutral production is ambitious and sits at the very heart of our sustainability journey, it is an important part of the work we do to minimize the carbon footprint of our operations around the world,” says Thomasine Kamerling, Executive Vice President Sustainability and Communications.

Huhtamaki is among the over 1,800 companies that have committed to the Science Based Targets initiative and among the about 900 companies that have had their science-based targets approved. Huhtamaki is among the first packaging companies to have its science-based targets approved. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets are considered “science-based” if they are in line with what the latest climate science says is necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement - to limit global warming to well-below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.