REG-Smurfit Kappa Group PLC Statement re Support the Goals

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02/03/2021 07:00

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Statement re Support the Goals

 

2 March 2021

Smurfit Kappa first FTSE 100 company to gain five stars in recognition of its
support of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals

Smurfit Kappa is proud to announce that its support of and contribution to the
UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been recognised by Support
the Goals. The company is the first FTSE 100 company to receive a five star
rating.

The SDGs are a universal call for action to end poverty, protect the planet
and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. Agreed in 2015
by world leaders, these goals can only be achieved with the support of
businesses.

Support the Goals is a global initiative that was established to rate and
recognise those businesses that support the SDGs to work towards a more
sustainable future. A five-star rating is only awarded to companies who are
actively involving their suppliers in their efforts towards reaching these
goals. For most businesses, a significant amount of their environmental and
social impact comes from the supply chain, therefore it is vitally important
to help suppliers understand and support the SDGs.

Founder and director of Support the Goals, Colin Curtis highlighted the
importance of this support, saying: “If we’re to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals by 2030, we need every business to get behind them. It’s
fantastic to see that Smurfit Kappa is helping their suppliers to learn about
the goals and encouraging them to take action, and we’re delighted to
recognise their efforts with a five star SDG rating - the first company in the
FTSE 100 to achieve this!”

In response to this rating, Smurfit Kappa Group CEO, Tony Smurfit, said: “We
are delighted to be recognised for our leadership position as the first FTSE
100 company to receive a five star rating. Our ambition is to be the most
sustainable company in paper-based packaging and we continue to play our part
to support and contribute to the UN’s 2030 SDGs.”

Group VP of Sustainable Development at Smurfit Kappa, Steven Stoffer, added:
“Our continued focus on sustainability, and our success to date in
continuing to raise the bar when it comes to sustainable practices, means we
have a responsibility to encourage our suppliers to aim towards achieving
similar goals. We are proud to be in a position to accept this responsibility
for the benefit of a better, more sustainable future for all.”

Smurfit Kappa recently announced ambitious new sustainability targets building
upon the company’s well-established sustainability record, on which it has
been reporting since 2005, and are contained in the Better Planet 2050
commitments. Better Planet 2050 quantifies the company’s continued
commitment to sustainability, targeting environmental and social
sustainability in areas where it believes it can have the greatest impact.

-ENDS-

Media contact:

Nicki Labram

Smurfit Kappa

T: +353 87 164 4672

E: nicki.labram@smurfitkappa.com (mailto:nicki.labram@smurfitkappa.com)

About Smurfit Kappa

Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE 100 company, is one of the leading providers of
paper-based packaging solutions in the world, with approximately 46,000
employees in over 350 production sites across 35 countries and with revenue of
€8.5 billion in 2020. We are located in 23 countries in Europe, and 12 in
the Americas. We are the only large-scale pan-regional player in Latin
America.

With our proactive team, we relentlessly use our extensive experience and
expertise, supported by our scale, to open up opportunities for our customers.
We collaborate with forward-thinking customers by sharing superior product
knowledge, market understanding and insights in packaging trends to ensure
business success in their markets. We have an unrivalled portfolio of
paper-based packaging solutions, which is constantly updated with our
market-leading innovations. This is enhanced through the benefits of our
integration, with optimal paper design, logistics, timeliness of service, and
our packaging plants sourcing most of their raw materials from our own paper
mills.

Our products, which are 100% renewable and produced sustainably, improve the
environmental footprint of our customers.

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businesses supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It aims to raise
awareness of the goals in the business community, and to encourage support
through positive publicity and gentle competition.

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