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Arburg receives gold medal from EcoVadis: top 5% of sustainable industrial
companies

rburg GmbH + Co KG, located in programme has expanded beyond production processes, aiming to fur-
ALossburg, Germany, has received strategies focused solely on resource ther reduce CO2 emissions.
a Gold Medal from EcoVadis, placing efficiency and circular economy, and On the way to becoming the
it in the top 5% of the world’s most now encompasses a broader perspec- ‘greenest’ machine manufacturer
sustainable industrial companies. Eco- tive on sustainability through its own
Vadis is a comprehensive sustainability ESG (environmental, social, govern- Arburg reportedly sees its Gold Med-
rating platform that evaluates global ance) strategy. al as a clear lasting confirmation that
supply chains. The assessment consid- Clear disassociation from green- we are steering the correct course
ers environmental impact, sustainable washing into the future.
procurement, ethics, labour prac- “We therefore take a positive view of
tices, and human rights. The rankings Arburg utilises quantifiable measures new legal requirements for European
are based on data from over 100,000 to differentiate itself from greenwash- companies, such as the CSRD (Cor-
companies and have implemented ing by setting ambitious goals for re- porate Sustainability Reporting Direc-
stricter criteria for earning medal lev- ducing greenhouse gas emissions. tive) and other challenges,” shared
els starting in 2023. As an example, Arburg has recently Gerhard Böhm Arburg Managing Di-
adopted the targets validated by the
Sustainability programme now Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) rector Sales and After Sales. “We have
awarded Gold recognised that sustainability means
as a standard practice. Through its Ac- past, present and future for Arburg
Since 2019, all of Arburg’s activities tion Plan Energy, Arburg collaborates and sustainability, like our company, is
have been consolidated under the ar- with customers to develop efficient, in constant change.
burgGREENworld programme. This sustainable, and energy-optimised
Alpla, Tönissteiner launch reusable bottle made from 100% rPET

have already been introduced at retail tive partner for the introduction of
outlets in the country. our first own reusable rPET bottle.
The climate-friendly bottle has been
The bottles are produced from 100%
post-consumer recycled material, perfectly tailored to our sorting, bot-
provided by Alplarecycling, with the tling and transport processes,” said
exception of the closure and the la- Tönissteiner managing director Her-
bel). mann-Josef Hoppe.
The end of life of the reusable bottle
‘The packaging of the future is sus-
tainable, light and safe,” said Georg is reached after a specified number
Pescher, managing director of Alpla of cycles. Laser markings indicate the
Germany. Alpla already delivers in number of cycles a bottle has been
this respect, he added, ‘with a circular through and complement the quality
ackaging specialist Alpla has col- economy based on the bottle-to-bot- controls at the refilling stage. Bottles
Plaborated with Privatbrunnen tle principle, weight optimisation and no longer fit for re-use are turned into
Tönissteiner, a mineral water compa- systematic design for recycling’. rPET at the Alplarecycling plants and
ny based in Germany, on the develop- recycled into new bottles. In this way,
ment of a reusable PET bottle made The new bottle has been designed an optimum bottle-to-bottle loop is
entirely of recycled material. The new for use with Tönissteiner’s exist- achieved, while, with an eye to the
bottle, of which the development was ing twelve-bottle crates in which the future, Tönissteiner is guaranteed of
worked on by the two companies for bottles are also returned. Up to 160 the availability of a supply of reusable
around a year, is also completely recy- crates can be transported per lorry rPET bottles.
clable at the end of life. Currently only load.
available in a one-litre size, the bottles “In ALPLA, we have found an innova-

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