Follow progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing product recyclability and incorporating recycled content by major packaging companies. Published Oct. 26, 2023 • Updated Aug. 25, 2025 Sustainability commitments have become a powerful force shaping the direction of packaging companies. Consumers, brands, investors and regulators are expected to continue driving this focus on ESG in manufacturing. These goals cover a wide range of environmental concerns. In this tracker, Packaging Dive draws from manufacturers’ annual sustainability reports to show their progress on targets related to reducing emissions and transitioning to more sustainable materials. Companies often use different language or timeframes, which limits the ability for direct comparisons, but this resource can help track their progress year over year. Packaging manufacturers set big sustainability go

TC Transcontinental Packaging is proud to announce the launch of a new website section on sustainability and flexible packaging. The section is available at www.tc.tc/packaging/sustainability and is accessible through desktop and mobile. The content has been updated to share with clients and consumers the benefits of flexible packaging, including its positive impact for the environment. It is modern, engaging and full of resources. From TC Transcontinental’s 2025 commitment to a 10-step journey to create sustainable packaging, the new website section sets out what brands and CPG’s need to consider to help them achieve their sustainability objectives.

Five small timber growers in KwaZulu-Natal, have made history by becoming the first participants in the Sappi Khulisa programme to achieve forest certification through the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in the Sappi Group Scheme for small growers. The five timber growers, with a total 8,143 hectares of timber area, have been successfully audited and awarded a PEFC Group Scheme certificate. The recipients of this significant award and founding members of the Sappi PEFC Group Scheme are the iMfume Cluster, consisting of more than 20l individual small growers from the Mfume district near Scottburgh, Sobengwe Trading from Ixopo, MG Farming from Richmond, Mclean M from Underberg, and Braecroft Timbers (Pty) Ltd from Underberg.