"We shape the future of the packaging industry by providing our customers with high-performance solutions for product protection, desirability, availability and sustainability."
Our ambitious ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) targets ensure we proactively contribute to combatting climate change, enforce human rights and promote responsible governance.
Climate change
In 2025, our decarbonisation roadmap was validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), charting a clear path to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By 2030, we are committed to reducing the emissions from our operations (scope 1 and 2) by 72.8%, and the emissions from our products and suppliers (scope 3) by 30% compared with 2019 levels.
Customer solutions for sustainability
We play a key role in helping our customers reduce their environmental footprint. Our groundbreaking EvoBLOW Laser launched in 2025 enables 10% PET material reduction without sacrificing performance, enhances efficiency, reduces waste, and makes it easier to leverage recycled PET. Our EvoFilm Stretch halves the amount of plastic film, and a new roll-fed labelling solution allows for labels as small as 20 mm in length.
We also innovate to support refillable and returnable solutions, with returnable PET packaging that can withstand up to 25 usage cycles, and technologies including our latest bottle washer and new tunnel pasteurizer that minimise consumption while improving efficiency.
Greening our own operations
Solar PV systems were completed at our Beijing and Guadalajara sites in 2025. We now generate our own electricity at four sites – including Parma and Pune.
Electric vehicle charging stations were installed during the year as part of a project to install 80 stations on Sidel sites in France and 14 in Italy that will be completed in 2026. We also installed efficient lighting and replaced gas heating systems with energy-efficient heat pumps at numerous sites worldwide, along with many other actions to reduce emissions.
EcoVadis
We use the EcoVadis sustainability assessment to enhance how we work and received the EcoVadis Gold rating at our Octeville site. We are actively working to improve our silver rating on a Group level through a comprehensive plan, while encouraging EcoVadis certification for our suppliers.
EcoVadis is also a useful tool to improve the performance of our suppliers, and we actively encourage them to become certified. We launched a new supplier award in December to recognise our supply chain partners that promote sustainability.
Human rights and biodiversity assessments
We recently carried out a human rights assessment across our business and among our direct top-tier suppliers. While no critical issues were found, the process helped shape efforts to further strengthen how we address and promote human rights.
Recognising the wide importance of biodiversity for the environment, we assessed and confirmed that all Sidel sites are located in areas with low biodiversity risk. Our assessment also inspired new actions to further protect local ecosystems.
Employee engagement
In 2025, we continued to develop our ‘togetherWE GROW’ platform and launched a new training module on a specific topic each month. Our SustainabilityBuilders employee network continued to help embed our ESG strategy across our organisation. We also launched a ‘Life at Sidel’ initiative, helping to recognise, strengthen, and celebrate the values of working at Sidel.
