Governance

At Paardekooper, sustainability is not only an aspiration, it is also embedded in our business operations and our daily activities. We value transparency and honest business practices. We are happy to share our knowledge. We continuously monitor legislation and prepare ourselves for the future.

On the road to sustainability
with customers and partners

Paardekooper is convinced that innovation, responsibility and transparency go hand in hand. This report shows how we worked closely with our customers and partners on sustainability, our material themes, and what we achieved in 2024.

You can read all about it in this chapter in an interview with division director François Olsthoorn, and about how we worked on carbon reduction with our customer Vezet in an interview with them.

Foreword

Lyanne Paardekooper

For us, sustainability is not a trend; we see it as a necessity. Despite a reduction in the attention being paid to it, we remain committed to innovative, sustainable packaging solutions. Our resilient organisation is adaptable, shares its knowledge, and works with customers and suppliers towards building a sustainable and circular future.

Read the foreword by Lyanne Paardekooper here.

Social

The social side of sustainability at Paardekooper focuses on our employees, as well as employees who work in our supply chain. We collaborate with and sponsor charities, and also like to offer students the opportunity to learn and gain knowledge with us.

Environment

We reduce our environmental impact by demonstrably making our range more sustainable and by developing smart, circular packaging and systems. We are continuously working on improving our footprint, both within the organisation and throughout the supply chain. We achieved an 18% reduction in scope 1 and 2 in 2024. We also calculated our scope 3 emissions, which means we can now present our total impact.