Lightweight packaging means more food using less resources
About a third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted, and food packaging makes up a significant part of the waste sent to landfills. This challenge has been at the core of Ecolean's business concept from the very start.
For us, saving resources is not just about cutting waste – it's about using resources efficiently at every step, from sourcing materials to transporting lightweight food containers to consumers worldwide.
Our sustainability focus areas
A holistic approach to sustainability
Our sustainability work focuses on six areas: Towards circularity, Climate action, Safe food for all, Less food waste, Transparency and Fair, Equal and inclusive . These interconnected sustainability areas help to future-proof our company as well as contribute towards a more sustainable world.
Our Sustainability Roadmap 2030
Driving our sustainability agenda
Our roadmap serves as a cornerstone of our journey to become a more sustainable company. The roadmap centres around a set of actionable goals that align with the principles of United Nations Global Compact, the Paris Agreement ambitions and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A life cycle approach
Understanding impacts and how we can become more sustainable requires measurements and comparisons with good quality data. Ecolean is the only packaging supplier to provide third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its systems and production sites.
Learn about our Environmental Product Declarations
Our highest EcoVadis score to date
Every year, Ecolean's sustainability performance is assessed by the independent ratings provider EcoVadis. Our 2026 assessment gave us 83 points out of 100 which is our highest score to date, against an average of 59 across the more than 175,000 companies EcoVadis rates each year. This earned us a Gold medal.
The rating is not only a benchmark against other companies. Each assessment gives us a detailed picture of where we stand on environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement, and of where the next improvements need to be made. That is why we repeat it every year: the score shows how far we have come, and the findings behind it tell us what to work on next.
Science-based Targets
We are working to reduce our scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2030 compared with our baseline 2018 and to measure and significantly reduce our scope 3 emissions. Our targets are in line with the Paris Agreement — to limit global warming to well-below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
UN Global Compact
Ecolean is a signatory to the UN Global Compact. We are committed to the UN's ten Guiding Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.
The UN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative that seeks wide participation from a diverse group of businesses. Participants implement changes to their business operations so that the UN Global Compact and its ten principles become part of their strategy, culture and day-to-day operations.
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