GRONAU - Packaging specialist Mondi has maintained its Platinum status in the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ratings.
The group’s overall score of 87% places Mondi among the top 1% of global companies assessed for the eighth consecutive year.
EcoVadis is a recognised business sustainability ratings organisation covering 220+ industry categories, over 180 countries, and more than 130,000 companies worldwide. Every year the organisation assesses companies’ performance in terms of how well they have integrated the principles of sustainability into their businesses and management systems.
The methodology is built on international sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, United Nations Global Compact, and ISO 26000, and covers 21 indicators in four key areas: environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
Welcoming the accreditation, Gladys Naylor, Mondi Group head of sustainable development said: “We are delighted to have secured our position among the top 1% of companies globally in the EcoVadis ratings once again this year.
“This achievement underscores our continued dedication to realising our ambitious MAP2030 sustainability commitments and to transparent reporting on our progress.
“As a widely recognised global platform for sustainability and corporate social responsibility ratings, EcoVadis supports us in engaging with customers and suppliers.
Earlier this year, the company announced a series of technical upgrades at its site in Neusiedler to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its pulp production by over 20%.
The investment programme includes upgrades of the recovery boiler, pulp dryer, steam accumulator and steam turbine at the pulp mill in Kematen an der Ybbs, where Mondi Neusiedler produces sulphite pulp. Most of the mill ´s energy comes from a recovery boiler which generates steam that supplies the mill with renewable energy.
The objective of the technical upgrades is to generate more steam by increasing the efficiency of the recovery boiler. The surplus steam will be used for the pulp dryer, which previously used natural gas as an energy source, and therefore will be operated emissions-free in the future. A further benefit is that the turbine will be able to generate more green electricity from the additional steam output.
The project also supports Mondi ´s ambitious MAP2030 sustainability commitments with an estimated reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by over 20%, NOx emissions by up to 10% and gas consumption by around 25%.
The investment programme is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
