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AIMPLAS drives circular economy with 74% re-
duced carbon footprint
Key Highlights: The activity of AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technol-
ogy Centre, generated a social impact of 686
♦ For the fifth consecutive year, the AIMPLAS million euros in 2023. This figure is the result of
- Plastics Technology Centre presented its calculating the Centre’s social return on invest-
sustainability report in which it takes stock ment (SROI) by a specialised organisation, as re-
of its activity in 2023 in accordance with GRI flected in its fifth sustainability report, in which
standards.
the Centre takes stock of its activity in the previ-
♦ The report highlights the fact that the Cen- ous year in terms of environmental, social and
tre’s activity of supporting companies adapt- ESG good governance criteria.
ing to the circular economy model had an
impact of 317 million euros, as well as its re- The document, prepared in accordance with
newed commitment to the ten principles of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, high-
the UN Global Compact and the SDGs. lights the main milestones in 2023 linked to sus-
tainability and renewal of its commitment to the
he Centre has also been listed in the Reg- ten principles of the UN Global Compact and the
istry of Socially Responsible Valencian SDGs. The impact of AIMPLAS’ activity aligned
TOrganizations. with the SDGs was calculated at 448 million eu-
ros, while its activity involving the circular econ-
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