{"id":63933,"date":"2022-06-13T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T09:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=63933"},"modified":"2022-06-13T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T09:28:11","slug":"ecovadis-silver-status-for-syntegon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/ecovadis-silber-status-fuer-syntegon\/","title":{"rendered":"EcoVadis silver status for Syntegon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Syntegon has now been awarded silver in the EcoVadis sustainability rating, placing it in the top 25 per cent of companies with over 1,000 employees assessed by the rating agency.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the course of a sustainability rating by EcoVadis Syntegon<\/a> achieved silver status. The rating agency has thus recognised the sustainability successes of the specialists for process and packaging technology. For the assessment, EcoVadis 21 sustainability criteria in the four areas of environment, labour and human rights, business ethics and sustainable procurement<\/strong> tested. Compared to the previous year, in which Syntegon was awarded bronze status, the company was able to improve by more than 20 percentage points in all areas. This puts Syntegon in the top 25 per cent of companies with over 1,000 employees assessed by EcoVadis. Among mechanical engineering companies, Syntegon is even in the top 16 per cent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Syntegon is committed to the principles of United Nations Global Compacts<\/a>, The company pursues specific goals as part of its ESG strategy (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) and collects comprehensive data in order to fulfil its own high standards. Since last year, Syntegon has been EcoVadis<\/a> Rate<\/strong>We want to have our sustainability activities assessed by external experts in this way and receive suggestions for potential improvements,\u201e says \u00d6streicher.<\/p>

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Compared to 2019, the company intends to CO2<\/sub>-Reduce emissions by 25 per cent by 2025<\/strong> - and is well on the way to achieving this. The specialists for process and packaging technology Already 100 per cent green electricity at all European locations<\/strong> and are orientated towards the 1.5 degree target from the Paris Climate Agreement. They also support the concept of the circular economy and achieve, for example In the German plants, the company achieves a waste recycling rate of over 90 per cent.<\/strong><\/p>

In addition, by the end of 2022, all Syntegon machines for food packaging are to be equipped with fully recyclable mono-materials or paper are processed<\/strong> can. Together with its customers, the company wants to Transition to more environmentally friendly packaging<\/a> drive forward. Syntegon is also focussing on further reducing the energy consumption of its products: To this end, the company evaluates its machines holistically in terms of material and energy consumption and continuously optimises its machine portfolio.<\/p>