Ardo CSR rapport 2023 - Flipbook - Page 36
The path to a more
sustainable food system
We are Ardo
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
Good governance
3. Sustainable packaging
Packaging is essential for the protection, transportation and for communicating product
specifications of our fresh frozen products. However, packaging has an impact on Ardo’s use of
natural resources and production of waste. To reduce this impact, Ardo is transitioning to more
sustainable primary and secondary packaging.
Reducing packaging weight
Improving recyclability
Using recycled materials
Due to the nature of our moisture-sensitive products, our primary
We are actively assessing the recyclability of our packaging. All
Our secondary packaging relies on one-wave corrugated cardboard
packaging mainly consists of plastics or foldable cardboard boxes
our paper-based packaging has been 100% recyclable since 2019.
boxes, which are all created from recycled and/or FSC sources. By
with inner PE layers. We have already made progress in reducing
Approximately 93% of our foil packaging for frozen products uses
2025, we aspire to use recycled and/or minimal FSC material for
standard film thickness from 50 to 42 microns while maintaining
mono-material plastics, making them recyclable. To improve
100% of our secondary corrugated packaging.
strength and appearance. Our goal by 2025 is to further decrease
recyclability, we have been transitioning from non-recyclable to
primary packaging weight (foils and cartons) by an additional 10%
recyclable laminates since 2020. Our objective is to have all our foils
compared to 2022, achieved through downsizing the dimensions and
technically recyclable by 2025.
weight of the packaging.
less
waste
1kg
36
1kg
