Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Sustainable businesses encourage diverse views, and we provide opportunities for dialogue with the many stakeholders who impact our business. In our experience, this exchange of ideas and our end-to-end approach to sustainability delivers benefits for everyone.
We know which issues are important to our stakeholders through continual multi-level engagement with our customers, investors, employees, communities and other relevant parties. Our goal is to be the most sustainable paper-based packaging solutions company globally. To achieve this, we believe it is important to share our sustainability experience with our customers, suppliers and the wider industry.
This engagement includes:
1. We are involved with selected trade bodies to influence understanding and share knowledge about embedding sustainability throughout operations, including:
*Organising meetings and round-table discussions on sustainability with our stakeholders;
*Beyond compliance, Smurfit Kappa upholds standards on a variety of matters material to our business, representing them to the parties concerned, either directly or through industry bodies Participating in discussions within and outside our industry through our membership of:
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) – Group and National level membership. Smurfit Kappa's Group CEO is currently a board member.
European Corrugated Packaging Association (FEFCO) – Group and national level membership. Smurfit Kappa's CEO for Europe is currently a board member.
European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT). Our Group CEO is a member of the ERT.
International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA). Smurfit Kappa's CEO for Europe is currently a board member.
Asociación de Corrugadores del Caribe Centro y Sur América (ACCCSA). Smurfit Kappa's CFO for the Americas is currently a board member.
2. In addition, we are active participants in and signatories to many environmental reporting and sustainability organisations:
4evergreen initiative
UN Global Compact
UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi);
The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
EcoVadis, FTSE4Good and benchmarking against UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals