Global sustainable packaging
Sustainability deals with global and regional issues concerning emissions, ecology and social responsibilities, Ardagh’s sustainability pillars. In 2020, we launched our new Sustainability Strategy to reinforce our commitment to the circular economy. As part of our strategy, we have mapped out ambitious commitments and targets for the next decade. Our targets continue to focus on CO₂ reduction and maximising the use of recycled materials.
Both metal and glass are permanent materials and are therefore infinitely recyclable without any loss of properties. As part of functional engagements with our customers, our team addresses key sustainability challenges such as climate change, water stewardship and responsible sourcing. Below, please find our latest sustainability news along with our 2020 environmental data including 2030 targets.
Coverage of plants with certified management systems 2020 – 2022
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Environmental
e.g. ISO 14001
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Health & Safety
e.g. ISO 45001
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Energy
e.g. ISO 50001
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Quality and Food Safety
e.g. ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000
Sustainability news
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NextGen Furnace reduces carbon by 64%
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, announced today that the glass bottles produced from its world firs…
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Ardagh rated low-risk by Sustainalytics
Ardagh Group has been recognised as a leading ESG performer by Morningstar Sustainalytics, a renowned research and analytics firm. Ardagh achieved an …
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AGP-Africa cleans up air in Wadeville
Ardagh Glass Packaging–Africa (Ardagh) has announced the installation of an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) at its Wadeville production facility. A…
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Ardagh enters PPA with Sunnic Lighthouse
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, announced today that it has entered a renewable electricity Power P…
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Our sustainability pillars
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Ecology
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Emissions
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Social
Our sustainability strategy is based on taking a proactive approach to our three ‘Pillars of Sustainability’ – Ecology, Emissions and Social. We aim to minimise our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce our ecological impact and support our people and our communities.
We take sustainability seriously and we strive to achieve change and implement initiatives to be rewarding on all levels. We are committed to adopting Science-Based Targets.
We are also rated B by CDP for climate change and water management and A- for supplier engagement. We actively promote and support community engagement across our organisation, with a particular focus on educational development in all communities in which we operate.
We track, monitor and measure our sustainability progress to ensure we deliver on our commitments.
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Sustainability Accreditations
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*Ratings for Ardagh Glass Packaging
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B
Climate Change
B
Water Management
B-
Supplier Engagement
Policies and standards
Ardagh is committed to conducting its activities with the highest standards of integrity and business practice in all dealings with its stakeholders. We are committed to complying with all applicable laws and to operating in an ethical, sustainable and honest way. The below policies guide our business and those with whom we work.
Code of Conduct | Environment Policy | H&S Policy | Social Sustainability Policy | Employment Policy
Responsible Procurement Policy | Responsible Procurement Guide
Sustainability Associations
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Protecting our environment
Material consumption 2020 – 2022
Energy consumption 2020 – 2022
Water withdrawal 2020 – 2022
Greenhouse gas emissions 2020 – 2022
Total greenhouse gas emissions 2020 – 2022
Waste 2020 – 2022
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Recycled Waste
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Disposed Waste
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Share of Hazardous Waste
*this number currently excludes AGP-A and landfill volumes
Our employees 2020 – 2022
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Employees covered by formal collective agreements concerning working conditions.
*only 2022 includes AGP-A
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Employees represented in formal joint management-worker health & safety committees
*only 2022 includes AGP-A
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Employees covered by formally-elected employee representatives
*only 2022 includes AGP-A
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Employees received regular performance and career development reviews
*only 2022 includes AGP-A
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Male – 84%
Female – 16%
22% of line managers are female.
20% of the global workforce are minorities.
94% of permanent employees
Accident reporting 2020 – 2022
Cases/100 full-time employees
Sustainable supply chain 2022
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Contracts with sustainability clauses
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Critical category suppliers with a CSR risk analysis
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Procurement category managers trained in prevention of human exploitation
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Suppliers who shared data on conflict minerals
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Building a sustainable future
We recognise that emissions, ecology and social sustainability are closely linked and that the long-term economic performance of Ardagh has an impact on our employees, local communities, customers, suppliers, investors and other stakeholders. That’s why we continually invest in systems and processes that improve the efficiency of our operations, reduce costs and increase competitiveness. One initiative, for instance, promotes customer and supplier partnership programmes in order to strengthen relationships along the supply chain.
Another initiative led us to develop a sophisticated process of preheating our glass raw materials to give energy savings of up to 15%. The system, which heats the batch to 300°C, cost in the region of €2m per site and so far has been introduced in five facilities, with a further three planned over the coming years. This investment in environmentally friendly systems forms part of our long-term sustainability strategy.
Targets for 2030
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Permanent materials are classified as materials that once produced can be infinitely recycled or reused without any loss of quality