Steve Dryden, CEO Flint Group
We aspire to be recognised by our customers, employees and shareholders as an ethical company, supplying sustainable products and services to the Packaging and Printing industry. This vision supports long-term value creation and growth for our customers, shareholders and employees.
Every day our people and teams are committed to improving the health, safety and well-being of our employees; whilst a continuous improvement culture and a commitment to innovation, helps to reduce our environmental footprint. Making progress on our sustainability journey would not be possible without the hard work, creativity and dedication of our 5,000 employees.
We have maintained a strong focus on building and consolidating our sustainability culture. We have taken some important steps to reduce our environmental footprint, and work with trusted suppliers who adhere to our high standards and uphold rigorous human rights and environmental standards.
As we continue to evolve our sustainable business strategy, we have introduced PRISM, Our sustainability strategy. Three pillars that represent the environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas in which we can make the biggest positive impact.
Each pillar has a clearly defined ambition with supporting KPI’s, that reflect the alignment between our corporate strategy and our sustainability strategy.
Underpinning our three pillars is a clear action plan, a strong innovation culture and a range of effective policies to ensure we achieve our ambitions.
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Design products for the circular economy
Bring sustainable innovations1 to the market
Ensure our products are designed for recycling systems
Help customers become more energy efficient and reduce waste
Deliver products and services that help customers reduce their own GHG emissions
Lower the carbon footprint of our core products
Using more sustainable raw materials
1 – Any product or service that reduces waste or environmental impact in the value chain
Reduce Green House Gas emissions versus 2019
46% reduction in scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 20302
Net Zero across scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2050
Reduce waste to Landfill
Zero waste to landfill by 2030
Reduction in water usage
Reduce water use by 5% by 2030 vs 2022
2 – 46% GHG reduction to be validated by SBTi as aligning with 1.5°C pathway
Health & Safety: Ambition of zero accidents
10% year over year reduction in Total Incident Rate3
Representative, inclusive and diverse workforce4
40% of management positions held by women by 2030
Ensure pay equality
Ensure broader cultural representation in management teams
Operating with integrity
Ensure we conduct our business in an ethical and compliant way
100% of 3rd party partners comply with our Code of Conduct
3 – Total recordable incidents/life changing incidents
4 – Diversity defined in terms of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, ethnicity.
Learn more from our Sustainability Brochure
A product innovation focus comprised of Core Elements for each market segment we serve.
Conversion of inks and coatings to sustainable raw materials
Inks that are designed for the circular economy - recyclability or composability
Customer collaboration projects that reduce their scope 1& 2 emissions
Solutions to improve our manufacturing and transport efficiencies
We are focused on using sustainable raw materials where applicable
Technical solutions designed to improve the circularity for flexible packaging:
Technology designed to create more sustainable packaging:
New technology to reduce the environmental impact of inks, such as:
For every business, a solid Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy is critical to ensuring long term success, ethical operations and the ability to adapt to market change.
At Flint Group, we proudly support our customers’ ESG strategies via our manufacturing, procurement and supply chain processes as well as our products and services.
We are focused to supply products and services that help our customers increase efficiencies, reduce energy use and its associated costs, and lessen waste.
A key part of our support is the development and supply of inks and coatings that reduce the life cycle impact of inks and coatings used on packaging.
TerraCode is a range of sustainable water-based inks and coatings for Paper & Board applications. These inks support printers’ sustainability goals while simultaneously delivering premium package printing results. TerraCode inks are C2C* Material Health Certified.
*C2C: Cradle to Cradle Products Innovations Institute - Material Health Certified materials.
ZenCode is a range of solvent-based inks for flexible packaging applications - solutions include barrier coatings, chlorine and NC-free inks, and universal bases. Our ZenCode C2C inks are C2C* Material Health Certified.
*C2C: Cradle to Cradle Products Innovations Institute - Material Health Certified materials.
Evolution Primer and Varnish for narrow web flexo printing, designed to improve the recyclability of shrink sleeves and pressure-sensitive labels.
EkoCure UV LED inks and coatings, designed with dual curing capabilities, are able to cure under both UV mecury and LED lamps, giving flexibility for printers transitioning to lower-energy UV LED.
Offset Packaging Solutions for folding carton, including C2C material health certified inks and coatings, as well as systems designed using bio-renewable raw materials.
In addition to our product range, Flint Group also backs its customers’ ESG strategies through digitalised service and support options.
Our service philosophy is a 360° approach that adds values and drives sustainability improvements across our customers’ operating footprint. In addition to right-first-time printing, process streamlining and colour palette optimisation, this includes Scope 1 and 2, and non ink-based Scope 3 emissions.
VIVO Colour Solutions delivers continued improvement via digitalised colour management. With right-first-time production, printers & converters avoid unnecessary use of materials, can minimise waste, and boost speed to market.
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Do you have a question about our products and solutions? Get in touch with us! We will be happy to share information.
We can’t deliver our ambitions on sustainable inks and packaging alone, we need to work with customers and wider stakeholders such as industry associations, to address the wider ecosystem in which we operate. We work collaboratively with customers to address their sustainability challenges. We also work with a small number of associations, such a CEFLEX to help drive our ambition on the circular economy.
Have a sustainability challenge? Come and speak to us - sustainability@flintgrp.com
(CEFLEX) Initiative is a collaboration of over 180 European companies, associations and organisations representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging. Together, we work to make all flexible packaging in Europe circular by 2025.
CEFLEX’s ‘Mission Circular’ commits to collection of all flexible packaging and over 80% of the recycled materials channelled into valuable new markets and applications to substitute virgin materials.
Flint Group's Sustainability framework covers ecological, social, and economic aspects, and in 2020 we became a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (“UNGC”). This global initiative calls on companies to align strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption principles and to enact actions that advance sustainable development goals based on the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our strategy supports 6 of the SDG’s and 9 of the key commitments (as outlined below).
This global initiative calls on companies to align strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption, and to enact actions that advance sustainable development goals.
Design products for the circular economy
Help customers reduce their operational impacts
Lower the carbon footprint of our core products
Reduce GHG emissions
Reduce waste to Landfill
Reduce water use
Ambition zero accidents
Representative, inclusive and diverse workforce
Operating with integrity
We can offer insight and education, and we continue to build our network of internal and external support around the sustainability topic.
Flint Group offers support to do the necessary training for your industrial users of our products so it can be ensured that they are trained in the proper handling and use of protective equipment for sensitising and irritating inks.
We want to make products that are designed for the circular economy. A selection of our inks is Material Health Certified by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute (C2CPII).
Contact us to learn more!
Safety is our priority, and the safe use of the products is essential!
If you like to learn more about the topic – check the safety training presentations available here:
Introduction to Safety Training
Occupational Hygiene & Chemical Safety
Flint Group can support you in training your staff in order to guarantee the safe use of our products with hazardous properties. Do not hesitate to contact your local sales representative and book a training!
For more materials and policies supporting our Sustainability vision visit our Integrity & Compliance page.
SUSTAINABILITY WHITEPAPER - TerraCode – Next Generation Sustainable Water-Based Inks and Coatings for Paper & Board Packaging
FLINT GROUP SUSTAINABILITY POLICY - click here to download pdf file