The successful two-year programme of CoC certification is one of the first to take an integrated, company-wide approach. The certification programme began in April 2008, encompassing Smurfit Kappa’s UK major operations, which comprises two recycled paper mills, 15 corrugated facilities and paper mills, including large integrated factories, and sheet plants, as well as specialist plants for sheet feeding and paper printing.
This approach to certification is a first for the UK corrugated sector and certification approval enables Smurfit Kappa to offer its customers fully certified packaging solutions on over 95% of its products.
Ian Naylor, strategic development director for Smurfit Kappa UK, responsible for overseeing the packaging aspect of the programme said: “Sustainability is a far reaching issue that affects every corner of our business and we’re proud to be the first UK paper and packaging manufacturer to attain this wide-ranging span of certification.
“It’s far more than just being able to apply approval logos to our products – our approach is to deliver a credible guarantee to our customers and support them in front of their customers (consumers) by confirming that all packaging supplied by Smurfit Kappa UK use materials originating from well-managed forests, controlled sources, reclaimed materials, or a mixture of these.”
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