Corrugated packaging: Climate-friendly and circular

Corrugated packaging helps you meet your CO₂ targets

• We set ambitious CO₂ reduction targets for our operations and report on our progress. Read more here
• Packaging optimization services can help you reduce CO₂ emissions related to transport, for example. Read more about
  Packaging Design
• Carbon offsetting is one more tool in the fight against climate change. Read more about our service CarbonZero here

Corrugated packaging is a recycling champion, designed for circularity

• Corrugated packaging is collected and recycled all over Europe.
• Paper and board packaging has a very high recycling rate, on average over 80%*
• We design for circularity, for example by designing out waste and designing for functionality and recyclability. Read more about circular bioeconomy
• Fibers can be recycled 7-9 times, and in some cases even more. Recycled fibers are used to make new corrugated packaging. Read more about recycling. 

* European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC) Monitoring Report 2018

Is a climate friendly alternative to fossil plastic

• Regulatory changes, for example the European Union ban on single use plastic items increases the need for more eco-friendly and circular solutions.
• To prove the benefits of corrugated solutions compared to alternatives, we carry out Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) as a sustainability service
• A Life-Cycle Analysis analyses the selected life cycle stages of a material, product, or service, revealing its potential environmental or human health impacts. They can be used when designing a new product or evaluating an exisisting one.
• Our LCA study performed on EcoFishBox, shows that it achieves at least 40% lower emissions compared to EPS boxes regarding greenhouse gas emissions.

Wood fibers from 100% sustainable sources

• The raw material for corrugated solutions comes from sustainably managed forests.
• Our products are recyclable and produced under FSC® and PEFC™ Chain of Custody system. Certified products are available on request. Stora Enso Communications’ FSC®  trademark license number: FSC-N001919.
• We always ensure that the forests and plantations we harvest wood from are duly regenerated.
• Read about our commitment to biodiversity
• Read more about our commitment to sustainable forestry

*Certifications are available at request. Stora Enso Communications’ FSC® trademark license number is FSC-N001919.

Hygienic packaging for uncompromised food safety

• We ensure the hygiene and safety of food packaging from sourcing to delivery.
• We are proud to say that our corrugated mills in Finland and our Mosina mill in Poland are certified according to the more demanding food safety management system:
  FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management Certification Scheme. This enables a number of new use cases in order to reduce plastics within the food industry.
• All our Stora Enso Packaging Solutions European mills’ food contact materials and articles comply with the Regulation (EC) 1934/2004 and are produced according to Regulation (EC) 2023/2006.
• Our suppliers are obliged to comply with our requirements.