Sustainability

“Being a leader in our industry gives us a responsibility to address environmental challenges”

Enhancing the Circularity of Glass Packaging

The circular economy is emerging as a major societal trend. Both markets and consumers are seeing how relevant it is to saving natural resources and energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

This principle is being promoted  at a European level, with one illustration in France being the adoption of the Anti-Waste and Circular Economy Law (Loi AGEC). Verallia has made this a major focus of its sustainability and climate change policy, along with the decarbonisation of its industrial sites.

Glass recycling is obviously a key area for action. As an example, by increasing the volume of external cullet integrated into its production by 11% between 2020 and 2021, this is almost 81,000 tonnes of CO2 avoided. The reuse of glass containers is also making significant progress as well as the eco-design of products, which is already a commercial success story.

Two Drifters Allied Glass

Our actions to enhance the circularity of glass packaging:

  • Maximise the use of cullet in our products
  • Expand glass reuse
  • Help raise awareness and expand glass recycling
  • Develop eco-design for sustainable products
  • Optimise water use and reduce our waste

 

Find our detailed action plans in our CSR report.

Decarbonising our activities

As a material that can be reused and recycled over and over again, glass is an ideal material for a circular economy.

However, it still has to be melted down to produce new bottles or jars. Today, this operation is the main cause of CO2 emissions from our Group’s activities.

Determined to act to make our activities increasingly streamlined and respectful of the environment, we have embarked on a policy of investing in the technology, resources and industrial equipment used in our plants. We are giving ourselves the means to achieve our ambitions and are positioning ourselves as pioneers in our sector.

To reach Net Zero by 2050, our goal is to reduce our CO2 emissions by 46% (1) by 2030 on scopes 1 & 2 in absolute value (compared to 2019).

Since 2021, we have also been working on reducing our scope 3 emissions to keep them below 40% of our total emissions, and we will work closely with our suppliers and clients to achieve this.

Finally, we contribute to the carbon balance of ecosystems by pursuing actions in favour of soil regeneration and biodiversity.

Our actions to decarbonise our activities:

  • Increase the proportion of low-carbon raw materials
  • Optimise the energy consumption of our industrial facilities
  • Develop and invest in low-carbon furnaces
  • Develop renewable or low-carbon forms of energy
  • Reduce our indirect emissions
  • Contribute to soil regeneration and biodiversity preservation

 

Find our detailed action plans in our CSR report.
Bottle Bank Allied Glass

Last year, Marks and Spencer, the huge British household name, enacted the biggest shake-up to their spirits range that the brand has seen in years, including brand new bottles.

A main aim of the project was for the new bottles to stay close to Marks and Spencer’s roots and be manufactured here in Britain. With Verallia UK being based in Leeds, just a stone’s throw away from the first ever M&S kiosk, which can still be found in Leeds Kirkgate Market, we were delighted to take on the project.

The bottles were bespoke designed by our design team with custom details such as the ‘Made in Britain’ embossing in the punt adding a personal touch to an otherwise elegantly simple bottle shape.

Find out more about our design services 👉🏼 https://loom.ly/kCf1IyQ

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Rum has been slowly increasing in popularity, but we forecast 2023 as being the year that the Rum market sees a huge boom.

One thing that has launched Rum into the spotlight has been the premiumisation of the spirit, and what builds an aura of premium more than a beautiful glass bottle?

The @soggydollarrum bottle is the perfect example of how bottle design influences brand image. The embossing on the front of the bottle paired with their branded labeling creates stunning packaging to elevate the Soggy Dollar brand.

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Tomorrow is Global Recycling Day!

Be your own #RecyclingHero this year and take a trip down to your local bottle bank with all of your used glass bottles and jars!

You can find out where your local glass recycling point is via your local government site!

#Recycling #Recycle #GlobalRecyclingDay #Sustainability #Glass #GlassPackaging #PackagingDesign #SpiritsIndustry #MarketTrends #SustainableGlass
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Sustainability is now at center stage, politically and socially, prompting many businesses to assess how they operate.

Glass is one of the only packaging materials that can be infinitely recyclable in a closed bottle-to-bottle loop. Once produced, a glass bottle becomes the primary resource needed to produce new bottles – saving resources, energy and lowering carbon emissions.

Check your local government sites to find out where your closest recycling point is!

#Sustainability #Glass #GlassPackaging #PackagingDesign #SpiritsIndustry #MarketTrends #SustainableGlass
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Last year, Marks and Spencer, the huge British household name, enacted the biggest shake-up to their spirits range that the brand has seen in years, including brand new bottles.

A main aim of the project was for the new bottles to stay close to Marks and Spencer’s roots and be manufactured here in Britain. With Verallia UK being based in Leeds, just a stone’s throw away from the first ever M&S kiosk, which can still be found in Leeds Kirkgate Market, we were delighted to take on the project.

The bottles were bespoke designed by our design team with custom details such as the ‘Made in Britain’ embossing in the punt adding a personal touch to an otherwise elegantly simple bottle shape.

Find out more about our design services 👉🏼 https://loom.ly/kCf1IyQ

#Bottle #SpiritsMarket #PackagingDesign #Design #DesignAgency #WireWorks #WhiskyMarket #MarketTrends #ContemporaryDesign
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Rum has been slowly increasing in popularity, but we forecast 2023 as being the year that the Rum market sees a huge boom.

One thing that has launched Rum into the spotlight has been the premiumisation of the spirit, and what builds an aura of premium more than a beautiful glass bottle?

The @soggydollarrum bottle is the perfect example of how bottle design influences brand image. The embossing on the front of the bottle paired with their branded labeling creates stunning packaging to elevate the Soggy Dollar brand.

#Rum #MarketTrends #SpiritsMarket #SoggyDollar #Trends #Packaging #Design #PackagingDesign
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Tomorrow is Global Recycling Day!

Be your own #RecyclingHero this year and take a trip down to your local bottle bank with all of your used glass bottles and jars!

You can find out where your local glass recycling point is via your local government site!

#Recycling #Recycle #GlobalRecyclingDay #Sustainability #Glass #GlassPackaging #PackagingDesign #SpiritsIndustry #MarketTrends #SustainableGlass
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Sustainability is now at center stage, politically and socially, prompting many businesses to assess how they operate.

Glass is one of the only packaging materials that can be infinitely recyclable in a closed bottle-to-bottle loop. Once produced, a glass bottle becomes the primary resource needed to produce new bottles – saving resources, energy and lowering carbon emissions.

Check your local government sites to find out where your closest recycling point is!

#Sustainability #Glass #GlassPackaging #PackagingDesign #SpiritsIndustry #MarketTrends #SustainableGlass
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