{"id":155277,"date":"2024-12-17T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=155277"},"modified":"2024-12-11T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T11:23:47","slug":"upm-raflatac-announces-further-progress-towards-ellen-macarthur-foundations-global-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/upm-raflatac-announces-further-progress-towards-ellen-macarthur-foundations-global-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"UPM Raflatac announces further progress towards Ellen MacArthur Foundation\u2019s Global Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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UPM Raflatac has made further progress towards a more circular economy for plastics and a future beyond fossils during 2023. The progress towards the 2025 commitments is detailed in the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment\u00a02024 Progress Report<\/u><\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0Ellen MacArthur Foundation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0UN Environment Programme<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(UNEP). UPM Raflatac joined the Global Commitment as the first label materials company in October 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs a global partner for sustainable material solutions, the Global Commitment is an important framework for us to transparently showcase our actions in tackling plastic waste and pollution. Through developing our product and service offer, our pledge is to help companies and brand-owners increase the circularity of their packaging,\u201d says\u00a0Robert Taylor<\/strong>, Sustainability Director, UPM Raflatac.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As highlighted in the report, UPM Raflatac continued its work towards UPM\u2019s 2030 responsibility targets and a future beyond fossils. The company has reduced the scope 1 and 2 emission intensity of its factories by 36% by 2023<\/u><\/a>, compared to a 2015 baseline year. Four of UPM Raflatac\u2019s factories were landfill-free in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPM Raflatac offers label solutions that promote recyclability and circularity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In April 2023, UPM Raflatac introduced the PureCycle paper label materials<\/u><\/a>, which are part of UPM Raflatac\u2019s SmartCircle\u2122 portfolio. The PureCycle label materials received European certifications of recyclability from Institut cyclos-HTP for PET and HDPE packaging, verifying their recyclability in the most common recycling processes. This wash-off label innovation separates cleanly from the recycled packaging, resulting in a high-quality recyclate which can then be converted into new materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, UPM Raflatac also gained further recognition for its Ocean Action label, which won the Sustainability Award at the Label Industry Global Awards 2023<\/u><\/a>. The ISCC PLUS certified Ocean Action label is made with ocean-bound plastic through a mass balance approach and is the first of its kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPM Raflatac continued to develop its sustainability services<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During 2023, UPM Raflatac continued to grow the impact of its RafCycle\u2122<\/u><\/a> recycling service. In November 2023, the company launched a partnership with Soprema<\/u><\/a> to promote the recycling of label release liner waste by transforming it into new construction and insulation materials. In the Americas region, investments into organizational capabilities enabled the relaunching of the RafCycle program in mid-2023. All in all, the number of RafCycle participants grew by 10% to 440 between 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023 UPM Raflatac received a certificate of validity<\/u><\/a> from leading international assurance service provider, DEKRA, for its Label Life service<\/u><\/a>. Label Life provides essential environmental information on label materials, utilizing the standardized method of life cycle assessment (LCA). The external certificate by DEKRA provides UPM Raflatac\u2019s customers increased assurance in communicating about the environmental impact of their labels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Global Commitment has driven substantial progress in tackling the plastic waste crisis. However, as outlined in the 2024 Progress Report, the world at large is off track, and plastic pollution continues to grow. We at UPM Raflatac are committed to accelerating our actions to deliver a circular packaging industry and a future beyond fossils,\u201d concludes Robert Taylor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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About UPM Raflatac<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

UPM Raflatac offers high-quality self-adhesive paper and film products including label materials, graphics solutions and removable self-adhesive products. We operate 13 factories and deliver our innovative and sustainable products through our global network of distribution terminals.\u202fWe are one of UPM\u2019s growth businesses and employ around 3,100 people. Our sales reached almost EUR 1,5 billion (USD 1,6 billion) in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About UPM<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We deliver renewable and responsible solutions and innovate for a future beyond fossils across six business areas: UPM Fibres, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood. As the industry leader in responsibility, we are committed to the UN Business Ambition for 1.5\u00b0C and the science-based targets to mitigate climate change. We employ 16,600 people worldwide and our annual sales are approximately EUR 10,5\u202fbillion. Our shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. UPM Biofore \u2013 Beyond fossils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPM Raflatac has made further progress towards a more circular economy for plastics and a future beyond fossils during 2023. The progress towards the 2025 commitments is detailed in the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment\u00a02024 Progress Report\u00a0by the\u00a0Ellen MacArthur Foundation\u00a0and the\u00a0UN Environment Programme\u00a0(UNEP). UPM Raflatac joined the Global Commitment as the first label materials company […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":155296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"UPM Raflatac continued its work towards UPM\u2019s 2030 responsibility targets and a future beyond fossils","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[10416,24883,7105,14462,12679,22835,5528],"supplier":[6547,17119,6436,1832,11726,13833],"class_list":["post-155277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-circulareconomy","tag-labelling","tag-packaging","tag-plasticwaste","tag-recyclability","tag-recyclates","tag-sustainability","supplier-dekra-consulting","supplier-purecycle-technologies","supplier-soprema","supplier-united-nations-environment-programme-unep","supplier-upm-corporation","supplier-upm-raflatac"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155277"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=155277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}