Sustainability
We prioritize sustainability by dividing it into three main areas: environmental sustainability, social sustainability, and governance sustainability.
PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
Our commitment to sustainability is demonstrated by our annual investments in improvement of manufacturing processes, implementation of new technologies to reduce our impacts, and creation of new easy-to-recycle packaging.
Every single step count and move the needle with consequences beyond our back yard. Our values include improving and changing what has been done until yesterday. It's not only feasible, but it's a call of duty.
AN INCREASINGLY EASY-TO-RECYCLE PACKAGING
Packaging industry has the potential to make a significant impact on environmental conservation. Technical solutions to ensure increasingly sustainable products have been a part of our culture for a long time. The four R's: reduce, recycle, recover, and reuse are the foundation of the strategic, design, and production approaches. Our strategy to achieve this involves investing in R&D of new packaging solutions, fully eligible within a circular economy system. Constant dedication and stubbornness of our technicians has led, over time, to create recyclable solutions in paper, plastic, and compostable materials, including film reels and pre-made pouches.
From 2020 we participate in the CONAI Call, born with the aim of collecting and enhancing packaging solutions with reduced environmental impact, highlighting their innovative content to safeguard the environment. CONAI has rewarded every year our innovative packaging proposals developed in partnership with our customers.
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We put our beliefs into action.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
REGENERATION OF PRODUCTION WASTE
Wise and waste-free use of resources: regeneration of waste plastic material produced during processing phases, with conversion into granules useful for other productions.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Energy for our internal consumption is produced by 220 + 73.53 photovoltaic panels.
REGENERATIVE RTO COMBUSTION PLANT (Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer)
Heat recovery from emitted substances reduction process to maximize energy recovery.
DISTILLER
Distillation is used to recover solvents: cutting down on the quantity of new materials to be utilized and those to be disposed of as hazardous waste.
EURO 6 FLEET
Nitrogen oxide emissions are cut by approximately 80% in Euro 6 vehicles, and particulate emissions are cut by 66% compared to a Euro 5 vehicles
ECO-FRIENDLY PRINTERS
Printers are governed by control energy consumption and resources software.
PRS GREEN LABEL
We adhere to an efficient system of controlled reuse and shared use of pallets. After our use PRS collects them, repairs if necessary, and recirculate.
SCHUTZ
In 2021-2022, 265 SCHUTZ tanks were treated with an ecological regeneration process. We have saved 10.2 tons of steel, 39.9 tons of plastic, and 28.3 tons of CO2 emissions compared to the production of new tanks.
RECYCLA
In 2023, thanks to the collection of our waste, Recycla has realized 472 tons of alternative fuel.
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GOVERNANCE
INTERNAL SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION BONUSES
Annually, shared goals are set to guarantee a premium outcome.
TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES
A positive corporate culture requires engaging people. Regular team building actives including walks, ACRO-PARK, rafting and ice cream day.
SUPPLEMENTARY HEALTH CARE FUND
Team members and household may benefit from health care services provided by a Fund, supplementary to the National Health Service.
COMPANY CANTEEN
Hot and cold dishes available at the company canteen, daily open.
LAND DEALS
Discounts and coupons, agreements with local shop and services – tax free and free from the production bonus – available to team members.
TRAINING COURSES
Our team members receive tailor-made training courses to improve their professional and technical competence.
LISTENING
Listening to different points of view is a crucial aspect of any significant change. To innovate and improve our company's efficiency, we listened to voices of our employees. To start relevant projects, we listened to voices of our community. Structured and long-term listening is the key to successful shared projects.
XION FOR GROWTH
Searching for the best talents to integrate into the company's organization chart for growth and professional needs is a must.
RADICI FUTURE
The Project "Radici Future" powered by Confindustria, gathers around the table some companies and local high school students, on dear-to-us issues and fundamental such as sustainability, circular economy, and business ethics.
UNISG
Supporting members actively participating in the life of the University. Support for research and development of new sustainable packaging projects, both on a national and international level.
I BAMBINI DELLE FATE
We have been supporting the 'Bambini delle Fate - Children of the Fairies' for years, which works to create opportunities for social inclusion and rehabilitation interventions dedicated to children and young people with autism and disabilities.
REPORT ON SUSTAINABILITY
From 2018, we release our Sustainability Report. The path taken in recent years is detailed described in these documents:
THE ETHICAL PACKAGING CHARTER
Starting in 2021, we are committed to supporting the Packaging Ethical Charter Foundation and spreading its principles and values. Founded as part of the initiative of the Italian Packaging Institute in May 2020, the Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness on sustainability and spreading scientific knowledge in the field of packaging, based on the ten principles of the Ethical Packaging Charter.
SDR PACK S.p.A. undertakes to act according to these ten points of the Charter, to disseminate them appropriately and to propose initiatives to promote their contents.
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