Investor Presentaiton
Ferrero Group
Sustainability Report 2022
Introduction
Our sustainability
progress
Our reporting
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R&D and open innovation
Recycled content in plastic packaging
Ferrero has set an ambitious target to use
100% rPET in the Estathé bottles range.
We have identified recycled resins meeting the
necessary quality and safety requirements,
which also fulfil our stringent guidelines and
perform on industrial lines.
Thanks to the use of rPET, Estathe reduces the
use of virgin PET by more than 3,200 tonnes
per year (considering 33 cl, 40 cl and 1.5I PET
bottles) and further supports the circularity of
PET bottles.
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CARA TERRA,
ESTATHÉ HA UN REGALO PER TE:
LE NUOVE BOTTIGLIE IN PLASTICA
RICICLATA
100%
Recycled plastic challenge
The low availability of high-quality post-
consumer recycled plastics safe for use in
food packaging is a major limit to larger-
scale implementation of circularity in
reducing plastic and virgin materials.
Mechanical recycling is currently the most
common way to recycle plastic. However,
not all plastics recycled in this way meet
quality requirements for closed-loop
applications: i.e. from packaging to
packaging.
The most common and well established
closed-loop recycling system for food-
contact plastics is PET used in beverage
bottles. We use 100% recycled PET (rPET)
in our Estathé range 12 promoting circularity
of this valuable material. We cannot do the
same for other applications as not all of the
recycled plastics are able to meet food-
safety standards. Nonetheless, alternative
recycling technologies to mechanical
recycling may help. Pyrolysis and
depolymerisation processes are often
classified under the definition of chemical
recycling (also called advanced recycling¹³).
These processes can support the use of
post-consumer recycled plastic back into
food-contact applications. We are exploring
this opportunity and working with relevant
stakeholders on these complementary
recycling methods. We endorse the CGF
Vision for Advanced Recycling in a Circular
Economy for Plastics 14 and confirm our
interest in the development of credible, safe
and environmentally sound chemical
recycling infrastructure. As an example, we
are piloting the use of chemically recycled
PP (rPP) in our Tic Tac boxes.
The post-consumer recycled plastic
obtained from chemical recycling is
allocated through a mass-balance
approach: this means both virgin (fossil or
bio-based) and recycled feedstock are fed
into the plastic production process, keeping
track of the individual input quantities. The
proportion of recycled raw materials used
in the production of the plastic material can
then be mathematically allocated to final
product through a certification scheme. The
mass-balance approach is the same as the
well-known methodology used within the
energy sector for electricity coming from
renewable sources.
The mass-balance approach is a crucial
bridge from linear to circular economy for
plastic. It helps us support sustainable
sourcing of recycled or renewable raw
material and save virgin resources.
12. Caps and label are not made of PET and do not
contain recycled plastics.
13. The terms 'chemical recycling', 'advanced recycling',
'advanced chemical recycling' and 'enhanced
recycling' are interchangeable.
14. PW-Chemical-Recycling-Vision-and-Principles-
Paper-July-2022.pdf (theconsumergoodsforum.com)
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