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Arnott’s sets sustainability goals
The Arnott’s Group has set its sustainability agenda with the release of its first formal Sustainability Statement, launched ahead of World Environment Day in June.
design, production and use of pack- aging, through disposal and recov- ery – to promote the use of recycled material and the circular economy.
Currently, over 98 per cent of the Arnott’s Group ANZ packaging is already technically recyclable (75 per cent on a consumer unit basis), which includes all plastics, card- board and can formats.
Within its soft plastics portfolio, on a weight basis, about 73 per cent of the packaging is already recyclable.
“We have embedded the APCO targets in our internal stage gate process for product development through a new assessment tool to drive decision-making on packag- ing formats,” the company says in its Sustainability Statement.
“Australia has its constraints on recycling infrastructure, so we know that just because packaging
HE new Arnott’s roadmap puts sustainability at the centre of the company’s business strategy and purpose. It aims to shrink the environmental impact of opera- tions and support the communi- ties in which the Group operates.
The statement outlines four com- mitments under the key pillars of Source, Make and Connect, which are:
Circular Packaging: reduce, reuse or repurpose 10 per cent of the plas- tic packaging used by 2025, and meet the 2025 recyclability targets set by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO).
Net-Zero Climate Impact: Achieve net-zero emissions in our operations
by 2040, and across the value chain by 2050.
Sustainable Ingredients: Sustain- ably grow and source 100 per cent of its key ingredients, namely flour, sugar, oils, dairy and cocoa products sustainably by 2035.
Thriving Communities: Increase choice, opportunity and well-being by promoting inclusion and belong- ing, supporting communities and providing more diverse food options and guidance on nutrition.
In terms of packaging, the Arnott’s Group has established a new sus- tainable packaging strategy contain- ing initiatives and targets across the entire packaging value chain – from
OPPOSITE: Sustainability Shapes up at Arnott’s: Currently, over 98% of Arnott’s packaging is already technically recyclable.
PepsiCo packs go 100% recyclable
PepsiCo has become the first large food FMCG business in Australia to move to 100 per cent recyclable packaging
“Increased recycling rates are critical to the success of a circular economy for soft plastics. Key to this is making packaging recycla- ble and easy to recycle,” said Vandita Pandey, PepsiCo ANZ chief market- ing officer.
Greening the Green consists of a 12-week program to improve littering and rubbish collection via an interac- tive online learning experience.
Facilities have the option of col- lecting valuable recyclables, such as soft plastics and beverage containers through specific bins placed in high usage areas.
Soft plastics are collected by REDcycle, shredded and delivered to Replas, where they are moulded into useful equipment such as seat- ing, bollards, signage, and even sporting trophies.
Each participating sporting group is gifted a new piece of equipment made from recycled soft plastics, highlighting the benefits a circu- lar economy can bring to the local community. ■
Aacross its entire snacks range. LONG with the packaging switch,
PepsiCo pledged $650,000 at the Australian government’s National Plastics Summit in 2020 to establish its Greening the Green program, which aims to work with local sport-
ing facilities to streamline rub- bish separation and collection, and increase soft plastic recycling across the country.
A pilot is underway at ELS Hall Park in Ryde, NSW, with a further 19 sporting grounds across the country having signed up to the program. A total of 110 will be included over the next two years.
The program was established in partnership with Clean Up Australia, REDcycle and Replas.
Final snack packaging design changes are currently underway, with consumers being able to recycle
all of their PepsiCo snack packaging via home kerbside recycling and REDcycle collection bins by the end of the year.
The final packaging update will also see 100 per cent of PepsiCo’s snack packaging carry the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) by the end of the year.
Sporting grounds sign up: Pip Kiernan, chair of Clean Up Australia, and Vandita Pandey, CMO PepsiCo ANZ, with Ryde Hawks Baseball club players.