Materials for the future
The need of sustainable circular solutions based on materials with minimal environmental impact is rapidly growing. There is a strong global desire to drastically reduce plastic pollution on land and in the world’s oceans. To solve the problem with plastic, policy makers and other actors are pushing for both increased recycling and reduced consumption of plastic.
Our role in a circular economy
BillerudKorsnäs is well placed to drive the transition to a circular economy. Therefore we prioritise to further contribute to improvements of packaging recyclability and a continued development of sustainable alternatives to fossil packaging material. Paper offers fantastic opportunities as a substitute for fossil-based materials, with low levels of littering and high recyclability. Together with our customers and partners along the value chain we aim toward the target that 85% of all paper and paperboard must be recycled by 2030.
Environmental impact of our products
In order to make it easy for our customers to assess the environmental performance of our products, and compare with conventional alternatives, we are continuously conducting life cycle analyses of our products. Read more about our life cycle assessments and environmental product declarations here.
Sustainable innovation
Innovation is a key part of BillerudKorsnäs’ strategy. It is by virtue of a creative, inventive and innovative work we develop the sustainable packaging solutions of the future. Then, we can contribute to a real transition of the market and solve global challenges. That is the foundation of our business and it rests on a deep understanding of the needs of customers and consumers.
BillerudKorsnäs earmarks resources for a number of flagship projects where sustainability is a central driver, and a strive towards the shared aim of developing packaging that can challenge the conventional. The flagship projects will meet future high sustainability demands and present new solutions that can replace fossil-based materials such as plastic, glass and aluminium. Read more about our flagship projects here.
A number of strategic partnerships have been established to accelerate the speed in innovation focused on the sustainable packaging of the future. Read more about how we accelerate the speed in innovation here.