The Weidhausen-based family business Verpa Folie has been recognised as an outstanding company by the independent rating agency EcoVadis for its commitment to corporate social responsibility. Sustainability and environmental protection are core corporate values of the specialist for starch-reduced and sustainable film technologies.
Since it was founded in Paris in 2007, the international rating agency EcoVadis partner for procurement teams in leading multinational organisations and evaluates the sustainability performance of companies in the categories of environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. The aim is to, strengthen sustainable supply chains. In the current ranking, Verpa Folie is among the top five per cent of the internationally active plastics processors evaluated.
„The key points of our corporate philosophy in the area of the environment are the economical use of resources in production, the collection of single-origin materials and the careful recycling of valuable raw materials. With our extremely reduced-strength films, which are 100 per cent recyclable we are one step ahead in the market. Our ‚Verpalin Green Life‘ product range stands for even more sustainability. This includes films made from recycled material as well as bio-based films made from sugar cane, palm or tall oil and biodegradable films made from corn or potato starch,“ says André Baumann, Managing Director of Verpa Folie.
„PE film is not simply waste, but a valuable raw material that can be recycled almost as often as required. That's why we have developed the ‚Verpa Release System‘: a Recyclable material cycle, which forms the basis of ‚Verpalin Green Life’ and is increasingly being used by companies throughout Europe,“ the Managing Director continues. The company's suppliers are also scrutinised. „We attach great importance to Transparency throughout the supply chain. Anyone who supplies us must adhere to the same strict sustainability guidelines that we impose on ourselves.“
Multifaceted commitment
In the area of human resources, Verpa Folie scores with a comprehensive further training programme and the occupational health management „Verpafit“. In addition to the free fruit and healthy drinks provided daily, this also includes sports and fitness programmes as well as in-house massages by a trained physiotherapist.
For trainees, there is, among other things, a subsidy for a driving licence and „Verpalinchen“, a personal vehicle for each trainee on completion of their apprenticeship.
[infotext icon]Headquarters of the family business founded in 1979 Verpa film is Weidhausen in the Upper Franconian district of Coburg. There are branch plants in Gunzenhausen and Wroclaw (Poland). The managing directors are Joachim Baumann, André Baumann, Thomas Grebner and Peter Griebel. The group of companies employs a total of 535 people from 21 nations, 220 of whom work in Weidhausen. 51 apprentices are being trained in eight professions. The training portfolio will be supplemented in future by a dual study programme[/infotext].„For us, a firm commitment to sustainability and social responsibility means to organise the processes in the company and our products in an ecologically and ethically sound manner - and thus improve the environment as well as the lives and livelihoods of people around the world and preserve the future of our planet,“ says André Baumann.
Source: Verpa film
