Patrice Lucas, Chief Executive Officer of Verallia, took advantage of his visit to the Azuqueca plant in Spain to provide an update on the Group’s CSR roadmap to 2025. In line with its purpose to “reimagine glass for a sustainable future,” Europe’s leading and the world’s third largest producer of glass packaging for food and beverages continues to roll out concrete projects to deliver its CSR roadmap. The Group also took this opportunity to illustrate the robustness and recurrence of its Industrial Performance Action Plan (PAP).
In the words of Patrice Lucas: “Faced with the urgency of climate change, and through our leadership role, we have the means to act and make glass the most sustainable material on the market. Our CSR roadmap, rooted in our purpose since 2021, is the perfect concrete illustration of this. Based on ambitious and consistent objectives, it guides our strategy and our actions. Our recent investments mark a major step forward and confirm our commitment. We are proud to present the Azuqueca site, a plant at the forefront of ESG innovation.”
Wendy Kool-Foulon, Verallia’s CSR Director and General Counsel, added, “Our purpose guides all our strategic choices and gives meaning to our actions. Verallia is aligned with the 1.5 degrees Celsius climate trajectory, the most demanding defined by the Paris Agreement. Our commitments are threefold: the circularity of our packaging, decarbonization and the ability to ensure a safe and inclusive working environment for all our employees.”
Strengthening the circular dimension of glass packaging
The circular economy is a strategic area of development for Verallia. Among its action levers, the Group has made the integration of cullet one of its priorities and aims to reach 59 percent external cullet by 2025. By 2022, Verallia had already reached nearly 56 percent. To secure the supply of this recycled glass and strengthen control over its value chain, the Group is investing to increase its processing and sorting capacities.
To this end, Verallia has just announced the acquisition of three Santaolalla Group companies in Spain and Portugal : Ecosan Ambiental, Ecolabora and Vidrologic.