Document sets out progress made last year in reducing its environmental impact
Reusable packaging solutions specialist Tosca has released its 2024 Sustainability Report setting out its progress in 2023.
“At Tosca, sustainability remains at the core of our DNA,” said CEO Eric Frank. “In 2023, our ‘all together better’ sustainability strategy generated impressive results as we worked together in customer partnerships, operational excellence and team engagement. We have made significant progress, but above all else, I am personally proud of the ongoing commitment of all of Tosca’s stakeholders to the betterment of people and planet, individually and together.”
Last year, the company made significant strides in reducing its environmental impact and operational waste. It achieved a 37.8 per cent reduction in carbon emissions intensity by revenue and achieved Ecovadis ISO Platinum standard accreditation in EMEA.
In 2023 Tosca diverted 284,000 metric tonnes of cardboard from global supply chains, contributing to a total diversion of over 2.4mn tonnes since 2000 through customers’ adoption of its reusables. Tosca said the results underscored its ability to optimise its operations, working effectively in partnership with its customers, while driving sustainability forward.
Tosca’s global sustainability director Karin Witton commented: “As an industry leader, our mission to revolutionise the flow of goods through the food supply chain, eliminating waste at every turn creates a global ripple effect for achieving sustainability goals for our customers and beyond. That’s why we’re relentless about seeking new ways to help our customers move to reusable packaging while increasing the resiliency of our organisation”.
Tosca said it works with customers as a trusted partner, “aiming to generate transformative change through the opportunities that end-to-end supply chain optimisation can unlock”. In addition to supplying sustainable pooling and reusable packaging, the company offers consultancy on related areas, such as navigating new regulations, identifying supply chain applications of emergent technologies, and helping customers implement automated environments.
“Tosca has a bold vision to harness data, increase digitisation and partner with customers using its expertise to reduce food waste, emissions and costs. We aim to move to a more integrated approach to packaging which supports the elimination of single-use alternatives by leveraging reusable secondary and tertiary packaging,” the company said.
In 2025 and beyond, Tosca said it would continue to advocate for regulatory changes that prioritise reusable assets and pooling services over recycling packaging wherever possible as a more sustainable alternative, and push for exemptions from packaging taxes for reusables.
It will also leverage innovations such as Tosca Asset IQ to minimise food damage, improve stock control, and enhance sustainability throughout the supply chain.
“Working in partnership with customers, Tosca will support them in their sustainability journey by providing advice and data to help limit Scope 3 emissions, reduce costs and bring their goods to market. With its clear vision, Tosca will continue to lead the reusable revolution,” the company said.
To read Tosca’s full 2024 Sustainability Report, visit: Sustainability | Tosca
