Mondi wins five sustainability awards

Mondi, which provides packaging and paper worldwide, including for the cement industry, has been awarded five environmental awards over the last 10 days. Pulp and Paper International (PPI) recognised the company’s sustainability efforts with three awards. Mondi Group won the award for ‘Environmental Strategy of the Year 2012’, while Mondi SCP in Slovakia received two awards – ‘Managing Risk and Safety 2012’ and ‘Efficiency Improvements of the Year 2012’. WWF International went on to announce Mondi as a winner of the ‘WWF Environmental Paper Award for Transparency 2012’, as well as naming the firm’s 100% recycled NAUTILUS^® SuperWhite as the winner of the ‘WWF Environmental Paper Award for Best Environmental Performance Paper Brands 2012’.

Speaking about the awards, Emmanuelle Neyroumande, Manager of WWF International’s global pulp and paper work, stated: “Mondi has been applauded by WWF for transparency on its environmental footprint, showing that the company takes their environmental and social responsibility seriously. We welcome that Mondi has published 92% of Mondi-branded uncoated fine papers on WWF's Check Your Paper database of eco-rated papers.”

Adapted from press release by Louise Fordham.

Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/23112012/cement_packaging_mondi_paper_wwf_sustainability_awards_167/