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Taking Action on Climate

Taking Action on Climate

We are committed to protecting the environment we operate in to mitigate climate change and reduce our ecological footprint.

Protecting our environment

We acknowledge that as a business, we play a critical role in addressing climate change, setting targets and innovating to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and help drive the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Taking committed steps to reduce our CO₂e emissions will help minimise our contribution to climate change and improve efficiency as we reduce our energy use and deliver value through sustainable products and solutions. Maintaining our ecosystems’ resilience is critical for climate change mitigation and achieving our climate goals.

Taking action on climate is an integral part of our Mondi Action Plan 2030 (MAP2030).

22%

reduction of our absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions compared with our 2019 baseline

100%

of our fibre is responsibly sourced, with 75% FSC™ or PEFC certified, with the balance controlled wood

43%

Hug&Hold has a 43% lower carbon impact than virgin plastic shrink wrap according to our critically reviewed life cycle assessment

2023 taking action on climate highlights

Our key climate topics

We are working to reduce our GHG emissions in line with a 1.5°C scenario.

Our approved science-based Net-Zero targets cover GHG emissions from our operations and supply chain (Scope 1, 2 and 3).

See our science-based Net-Zero targets

Our climate commitments, targets and performance

Reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with science-based Net-Zero targets

Targets

Reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline

On track

Reduce Scope 3 emissions by 27.5% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline

On track

Reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2019 baseline

On track

2023 performance

We achieved a reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 22% compared with our 2019 baseline, and 4% since the previous year. Since 2004, we have reduced our absolute GHG emissions by 2.57 million tonnes CO₂e, which is a 55% reduction.

78% of fuels used in our pulp and paper mills were from renewable sources.

Our Scope 3 emissions were estimated to represent 55% of our total GHG emissions. We reduced our Scope 3 emissions by around 260,000 tonnes CO₂e. This is a reduction of 9% against 2022 and a 21% reduction against the 2019 baseline. The reduction was mainly due to market-related lower production volumes requiring fewer raw materials.

In 2023, we continued to engage with our suppliers on GHG reduction and have conducted our first Virtual Supplier Event with over 100 participants from key suppliers.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions in total were reduced to 0.34 million tonnes in 2023, which is a 21% reduction compared with our 2019 baseline, and 7% since last year.

Maintain zero deforestation in our wood supply, sourcing from resilient forests

Targets

Maintain 100% FSC™ certification in our own forest landholdings

On track

100% responsibly sourced fibre with 75% FSC or PEFC certified fibre procured by 2025 and the remainder meeting the FSC Controlled Wood Standard

On track

Implement leading forestry measures to ensure productive and resilient forests

On track

2023 performance

We have achieved our target to maintain FSC certification in our own forestry landholdings. In South Africa, we conducted an integrated forest management audit for the first time and successfully passed a recertification audit in line with the ISO 14001 (2015) standard.

100% of our fibre was responsibly sourced, with 75% FSC and PEFC certified and the remainder meeting the FSC Controlled Wood standard.

We continued to engage with scientists and other companies in our sector as part of the IUFRO-Mondi partnership and held a Think Tank meeting, where the preliminary findings of a synthesis study were presented. Read more here.

Safeguard biodiversity and water resources in our operations and beyond

Targets

Conduct water stewardship assessments at our mills and forestry operations by 2025, and implement required actions to address the findings by 2030

On track

Conduct biodiversity assessments at our mills and forest operations, introducing biodiversity action plans where necessary by 2025

On track

2023 performance

In 2023, we conducted two water stewardship assessments for Mondi mills in Tire (Türkiye) and Stambolijski (Bulgaria). To date, we have assessed 54% of our operations.

We conducted biodiversity assessments and developed action plans for three mills. As of year-end 2022, we have conducted biodiversity assessments at 46% of our mills and forestry operations.

With all assessments finalised in 2021, we have developed action plans for 54% of our mills and forestry operations, up from 46% in 2022. In 2023, we have worked on developing action plans based on the assessments, for example at Mondi Dynäs (Sweden).

Through our partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust we have conducted a desk-based pilot assessment of the biodiversity footprints of Mondi’s operations in South Africa and conducted ‘Species Field Days’. Read more here.

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Consolidated SD performance

Are you looking for more in-depth environmental data? Discover our Consolidated SD Performance Tables showing our key performance indicators in line with our sustainability framework MAP2030.

Download SD Consolidated Performance 2023

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External recognition for our Sustainability practices

We have been recognised as a leader in sustainability practices by several external corporate ratings and indices, including CDP, MSCI ESG rating and EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility ratings.

See our ratings and rankings