Boxway Packaging Group achieves first milestone in journey to net zero

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BoxWay Packaging Group has announced it has successfully attained its first milestone in its journey to net zero by achieving carbon neutrality for its boundary period ‘operational control’ emissions.

The company, with assistance from carbon accountancy consultants, Turning The Black Country Green, has measured and calculated the carbon emissions for its ‘operational control’ emissions to include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and seven of the 15 categories of Scope 3 for the boundary period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 24 and mitigated these to achieve carbon neutral status for ‘operational control’ boundary.

CEO Andrew Woollard commented, ‘BoxWay Packaging Group is fully committed to measure, calculate, mitigate and report the remaining eight categories of Scope 3 to achieve ISO 14068-1 carbon neutral certification later this year. Achieving this strategically critical certification in 2025 will demonstrate to our customers and staff our commitment to addressing our contribution to the global climate crisis as all our products will have a zero carbon footprint.’

From this initial boundary period calculation, BoxWay Packaging Group is building a decarbonisation plan to achieve net zero by 2045, five years ahead of the UK backstop. The group will target a 50% reduction in ‘operational control’ emissions by 2035 and work closely with the entire supply chain to ensure its decarbonisation is aligned to the company’s targets.

Andrew Woollard continued, ‘The climate crisis didn’t happen overnight, and we certainly won’t solve it overnight, but I am delighted BoxWay Packaging Group now has a plan to achieve net zero ahead of the UK backstop. It is everyone’s responsibility to reduce their impact on the global climate crisis. We are not only building an environmentally sustainable business, but also a financially sustainable business, since procurement is no longer solely about price and service, but is today very much driven by carbon, price and service.’

Carbon neutral certification is the short/medium term objective ahead of the long term commitment to becoming net zero by 2045. The ‘operational control’ emissions for the boundary period were offset through the purchase and retirement of verified carbon credits from four different global projects, which not only mitigated the carbon footprint but also demonstrate additional social and humanitarian benefits through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).