UN Race to Net Zero
Corrugated packaging is one of the most sustainable formats available. At McLaren Corrugate, our goal is to ensure every sheet and case we produce is designed responsibly, performs efficiently and supports a low-carbon future.
To reinforce this responsibility, we have signed the SME Climate Commitment and joined the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign. This commits us to ambitious targets aligned with the latest climate science.
Sustainable. For Life
What is the SME Climate Commitment?
The SME Climate Commitment is one of the three pillars of the SME Climate Hub and provides businesses - no matter their sector or geography - with the opportunity to make an internationally recognised climate commitment which is aligned with the latest climate science.
Our commitments:
- Halve our greenhouse gas emissions before 2030
- Achieve net zero emissions before 2050
- Disclose our progress on a yearly basis
Our progress so far:
Our goal is to deliver a sustainable business that has minimal impact on the environment and a positive impact on the communities that we operate in. We refer to this as being: “Sustainable. For Life”. We’ve developed a clear strategy supported by significant investment and dedicated resources to enable the achievement of our goals in our identified focus areas.
As a result of our Sustainable For Life culture and Net Zero targets, we have:
- installed 375kW of solar panels to produce renewable energy to power our plant and machinery
- established a food waste-to-energy business, CorrBoard Bioenergy, to produce green electricity to power the manufacture of our key raw material, corrugated board
- invested in recycling equipment to allow us to process waste efficiently for reuse within the circular economy for paper-based packaging
- created green ambassador roles across our businesses to raise awareness and embed change
- Ongoing investment in nature-based projects to offset and eliminate future emissions
Discover our group wide initiatives
