We’re On a Mission To Unpack
Sustainability Impact
At Berlin Packaging, we're leading the future of sustainable packaging.
Innovation &
Circularity
Energy Efficiency & Decarbonization
Responsible Supply Chain Management
Waste
Reduction
Biodiversity & Community Engagement
Unpacking Our Sustainability Progress
Driving Packaging Innovation
From Fortune 500 companies to family-owned businesses, we partner with brands to unpack their sustainability potential. Our innovative packaging solutions optimize sustainability, brand impact, and performance.
Empowering Our Customers
We take a holistic approach to unpacking sustainability impact. Through our expansive suite of sustainability capabilities, we help our customers meet—and even go beyond—their sustainability goals.
Building Our Sustainable Headquarters
Our new EMEA headquarters represent our Berlin values of innovation, sustainability, employee wellbeing, and local community support. We achieved LEED Gold certification, which is a promising step towards increasing our sustainable infrastructure efforts.
“Sustainability is not only a moral or social imperative: it is an open door to redefine what is possible.”
Bill Hayes, Global CEO & President
Read A Message from Our CEO
Going Beyond the Packaging
As a strategic packaging partner, we work with brands to drive growth and unpack their full sustainability potential.
Through our C.O.R.E. model and industry-leading suite of sustainability services, we provide a holistic approach that goes beyond the packaging.
Together with our customers, suppliers, and partners, we're co-creating packaging solutions that enable sustainable living at scale.
Unpacking Sustainability Impact:
Empowering Our Customers
Amika
We partnered with Amika, a hair care brand and certified B Corp, to transition their bottles to >90% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic. In addition, we launched a new reusable and refillable packaging line.
Babo Botanicals
We worked with Babo Botanicals, a personal care brand and certified B Corp, to launch packaging made with 100% PCR plastic. We also expanded their sustainable product offering with new refill pouches.
Branch Basics
We collaborated with Branch Basics to create custom, refillable glass home cleaning and laundry bottles. Our award-winning designs were recognized by multiple leading design organizations.
“We empower our customers to achieve their sustainable packaging goals and differentiate themselves in the market.”
Balaji Jayaseelan, Vice President of Sustainability
Learn more in the Q&A with Our Vice President of Sustainability
Accelerating a Circular and Sustainable Future
Sustainability isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. As the World’s Largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier, we’re uniquely positioned to drive sustainability across diverse product markets. Whether it be for a beauty brand or a winery, we create best-fit sustainable packaging solutions for each company.
Through our design and innovation divisions, we design and launch our products to anticipate and accelerate sustainable packaging trends, such as reuse and refill. In doing so, we help pilot, scale, and mainstream products and practices that truly meet the sustainability needs of the marketplace.
Advancing Responsible Supply Chain
We partner with suppliers to advance responsible and sustainable sourcing. Whether it be encouraging diverse supplier growth or driving capacity building, we partner with impact players across the entire value chain. We directly engage suppliers through collaborative platforms, such as EcoVadis, to assess, track, and improve our suppliers’ sustainability performance. This ensures that we, together with our partners, are committed to responsible business and sustainable operations.
Supplier Diversity
We encourage diverse supplier growth, whether it be identifying and verifying current diverse ownership or onboarding new diverse suppliers. We track spending and growth with to measure initiative outcomes, and we conduct annual internal verification campaigns with our suppliers.
Prioritized Diversity Attributes and Certifications
- Women Owned: WBENC Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
- Minority Owned: National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
- Veteran Owned: Veteran Small Business Certification
- Disabled Owned: Disability:IN
- Small Business: Small Business Administration
2023 Diverse Supplier Spend Data
- 7.06% of overall spend identified as being purchased from certified minority-owned suppliers
- An additional 1.16% of overall spend has been identified as diverse, but not yet certified
Supplier Capacity Building
We actively influence our suppliers to enhance their sustainability performance across multiple areas, including sustainable packaging procurement, climate action, quality and transparency, and social integrity. View our Sustainable Procurement Policy.
We held 8 supplier capacity building events and engaged 2 out of 12 suppliers in corrective actions.
Third-Party ESG Assessments
| 2022 | 2023 | |
| % targeted suppliers with 3rd-party CSR assessment (EcoVadis and SEDEX) | 32% | 64% |
| % targeted suppliers with on-site CSR audit (Berlin Packaging ESG assessment) | 44% | 61% |
| # of suppliers with 3rd-party ESG assessments | 62 | 122 |
Beyond Our Report
Accelerating Progress
We’re integrating sustainability into everything we do—including our products, operations, and in partnership with our customers and suppliers.
Empowering Our Customers
We’re developing and delivering sustainable solutions, tools, and resources to help our customers unpack their full sustainability impact.
Driving Positive Impact
We’re committed to doing our part to build a more sustainable future. Together, let's accelerate the circular economy and unpack positive impact for our people and our planet.
Explore Our 2023 Sustainability Report
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