Environment Sustainable packaging materials Wherever possible, we use packaging materials that are recyclable, certified or reusable, or made using renewable raw materials or as much post-consumer recycled content as possible. A recycled material content of 75% to 80% is already standard for products manufactured by the pulp and paper industry (corrugated board, cardboard, paper). In terms of soft plastic packaging, 50% of our packaging items currently contain at least 50% recycled materials and we plan to increase this to 80% by 2025 and 100% by 2027. Moreover, by the end of the 2023/24 business year, we are aiming to achieve at least 30% post-consumer recycled content for all our stretch wrap packaging. We are also working hard to increase the amount of recycled content in our reusable transport packaging. Based on current projections, we hope to launch our first ECO-Pack with an outer container made from 100% recycled materials by 2025. The internal packaging that holds the products in place will, however, continue to be made from virgin materials to ensure it delivers complete protection for our products. The new pallet covers that we introduced in 2023 are already made from 100% recycled materials. These are currently being rolled out across our plants to replace the existing covers that are now old and worn out. Overall, Blum purchased a total of 17,708.55 tonnes of packaging (wood, paper and plastics) during the reporting period, of which 97.79% was made from renewable packaging materials (not including reusable transport packaging). Proportion of recycled content in our packaging materials Renewable and non-renewable packaging materials used during the reporting year Packaging material Proportion of recycled content* (in %) Wood 0.00% Soft plastic 38.56% Plastic foam 0.00% Hard plastic 17.04% Paper and cardboard 79.36% Corrugated board 74.60% Total 71.12% Type of packaging material Purchasing volume (in %) Renewable 97.79% Non-renewable/fossil-based 2.21% *Weighted average based on purchasing volumes 50 © Copyright by Blum
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