THE SÜDPACK Group has continued to reduce its operational carbon footprint, according to its latest Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) analysis.
Compared with the 2021 baseline year, total CO2e emissions were reduced by 21% in 2025. In Scopes 1 and 2 – covering direct emissions and purchased energy – SÜDPACK achieved a 73% reduction in emissions. The target for 2030 is a 76.3%.
In Scope 3.1 (purchased goods and services), the company revealed emissions were reduced by 16%, with a 25% reduction targeted by 2030. This category accounts for around two-thirds of SÜDPACK’s total emissions, meaning that even relatively small improvements can have a noticeable impact.
Compared with 2024, the SÜDPACK Group’s CCF increased slightly by 3.91%. Nevertheless, the firm stated that the annual target based on the SBTi targets was still met. The factors behind the slight increase included a rise in sales volumes, which has a direct impact on SÜDPACK’s product-related Scope 3 carbon footprint – both for purchased goods and at end of life. Another factor was the expansion of the plants in Erolzheim and Coulmer, France, in 2025. At the same time, these investments have enabled SÜDPACK to expand its capacity to produce packaging materials that are as ‘lightweight as possible’ and designed in accordance with Design for Recycling guidelines.
To meet its reduction targets despite plans for continued sales growth, SÜDPACK revealed it is focusing primarily on PP and PE-based packaging concepts that are compatible with existing recycling streams. Another approach is to reduce the weight of materials. In package printing, SÜDPACK is also seeing growing customer uptake of its SPQ technology, which is said to enable a ‘highly efficient’ printing process and helped reduce emissions associated with solvent consumption by around 9.5% compared with 2024.
SÜDPACK is also making progress in energy management. Since the start of 2025, the Coulmer site has been supplied with green electricity backed by guarantees of origin, meaning all EU production sites are now powered entirely by green electricity. Across the group’s entire energy mix, renewables currently account for 57%. This share is set to increase to 88% by 2030.
A new software solution is helping to manage the growing complexity of sustainability issues across its international operations, while also giving the company greater oversight and control, SÜDPACK added. The platform consolidates emissions data, targets, and progress in a single dashboard, making it easier to identify decarbonisation opportunities, meet reporting requirements efficiently, and further standardise digital processes for data collection and analysis.
