DS Smith Presents New Sustainability Strategy – For the Present and for the Future

DS Smith, the leading supplier of sustainable packaging solutions, which operates in Serbia as well, has presented a new strategy of sustainability, For the Present and for the Future.

As the tempo of changes in the world accelerates, the consumers demand more and more from the products and services they buy. At the same time, all organizations are expected to radically reduce their impact on the environment and, wherever possible, create a positive influence on the people and the planet.

Sustainability is at the center of the DS Smith business model and is crucial to the company’s purpose of “Redefining Packaging for a Changing World”.

The new sustainability strategy takes into account both the challenges of sustainability that the world is facing today and those that will have an impact on the future generations.

The DS Smith sustainability strategy focuses on:

– Closing the circle through improved design – By 2023, DS Smith will produce 100% recyclable or reusable packaging. DS Smith has the goal of having all their packaging recycled or reused by 2030.

– Protection of natural resources through maximum usage of raw materials – By 2025, DS Smith will optimize the use of fibers for 100% of their packaging solutions for individual supply chains. DS Smith has the goal of having all the fibers for all supply chains optimized by 2030.

– Reduction of waste and pollution through circular solutions – By 2025, DS Smith will have removed 1 billion problematic plastic parts from supermarket shelves. DS Smith aims to replace the problematic plastic, reduce the consumer’s emission of carbon-dioxide and eliminate the consumer packaging waste through packaging and recycling by 2030.

– Equipping people to be leaders in switching to circular economy – By 2025, DS Smith will include all its employees in circular economy. DS Smith has the goal of including 5 million young people in circular economy and circular way of life as well by 2030.

Furthermore, DS Smith will continue reducing the emission of carbon-dioxide and taking care of forests and their biological diversity.

– By 2025, DS Smith will protect forests and improve biological diversity wherever it operates.

– By 2030, DS Smith will reduce the emission of CO2 gases by 30% compared to the data from 2015.

People are the foundation of the success of DS Smith and that is why the health and the safety of the employees come first, and the company also takes care of the local communities.

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DS Smith

Sustainability Strategy For the Present and for the Future

sustainable packaging solutions

improved design

recycling of packaging

protection of natural resources

maximum usage of raw materials

reduction of waste

reduction of pollution

circular solutions

reduction of carbon dioxide emissions