Essity sets additional sustainability targets for packaging

The global hygiene and health company Essity has set additional packaging targets aimed at reducing its environmental footprint. One of the new targets states that 85% of the company’s packaging is to be manufactured from renewable or recycled material by 2025.

The new targets are part of Essity’s commitment to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s plastic initiative “A line in the sand.” The commitment is aligned with Essity’s sustainability ambitions to improve the well-being of 2 billion people every day by 2030 and to reduce the environmental footprint of the company’s solutions by 33%.  

For further information, please contact:
Karl Stoltz, Media Relations Manager, +46 (0)8 788 51 55, karl.stoltz@essity.com                 
Susan Iliefski-Janols, Vice President Product Sustainability, +46 (0) 31 746 07 11, susan.iliefski-janols@essity.com

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company dedicated to improving well-being through products and services, essentials for everyday life. The name Essity stems from the words essentials and necessities. Our sustainable business model creates value for people and nature. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands, such as JOBST, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa. Essity has about 47,000 employees and net sales in 2018 amounted to approximately SEK 118.5bn (EUR 11.6bn). The headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. More information at www.essity.com.