January 26, 2018
More than 12 months old
Each week, trucks pass through the gates at Danish Crown's abattoirs delivering huge quantities of cardboard and packaging materials. And once the finished goods from the abattoirs are packed, they are shipped again by truck to customers in Denmark and abroad.
It all adds up to hundreds of pallets of products every week, and it would therefore make obvious sense to look at alternative packaging solutions with a smaller environmental impact. Together with the packaging company DS Smith, Danish Crown has done just that, and the result is a new type of packaging which cuts the company's carbon footprint considerably.
- Overall, the new packaging solution is reducing our carbon emissions by 290 tonnes a year, and as an added bonus we're even saving money because the packaging volumes have been reduced. It also means that we've reduced our procurement, storage and shipping expenses, says Group Purchaser Sandra Schwarze Eckhoff.
27 per cent thinner
The solution is a new variant of the corrugated cardboard used for the lids in most of our packaging. The new corrugated cardboard is 27 per cent thinner, yet its load-bearing capacity and durability still meet Danish Crown's needs.
- It means that we've managed to significantly reduce the volume of corrugated cardboard we need, and thus also the number of trucks arriving at the facilities with pallets of cardboard, or driving away with finished goods, says Sandra Schwarze Eckhoff.
Monica Klepp Bjerrum, who heads Danish Crown's CSR activities, is delighted with the successful cooperation with DS Smith.
- It's a really good example of how, with a little creativity, it's possible to arrive at new and more sustainable solutions which meet our ambitions in the environmental area, says Monica Klepp Bjerrum, Director Sustainability.
It all adds up to hundreds of pallets of products every week, and it would therefore make obvious sense to look at alternative packaging solutions with a smaller environmental impact. Together with the packaging company DS Smith, Danish Crown has done just that, and the result is a new type of packaging which cuts the company's carbon footprint considerably.
- Overall, the new packaging solution is reducing our carbon emissions by 290 tonnes a year, and as an added bonus we're even saving money because the packaging volumes have been reduced. It also means that we've reduced our procurement, storage and shipping expenses, says Group Purchaser Sandra Schwarze Eckhoff.
27 per cent thinner
The solution is a new variant of the corrugated cardboard used for the lids in most of our packaging. The new corrugated cardboard is 27 per cent thinner, yet its load-bearing capacity and durability still meet Danish Crown's needs.
- It means that we've managed to significantly reduce the volume of corrugated cardboard we need, and thus also the number of trucks arriving at the facilities with pallets of cardboard, or driving away with finished goods, says Sandra Schwarze Eckhoff.
Monica Klepp Bjerrum, who heads Danish Crown's CSR activities, is delighted with the successful cooperation with DS Smith.
- It's a really good example of how, with a little creativity, it's possible to arrive at new and more sustainable solutions which meet our ambitions in the environmental area, says Monica Klepp Bjerrum, Director Sustainability.