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Pregis Shares 2024 Sustainability Report Highlighting Progress in Circular Product Innovation, Emissions Accountability, and Global Impact

By: PRLog

June 18, 2025 at 16:12 PM EDT

CHICAGO - June 18, 2025 - PRLog -- Pregis^®, a global leader in protective packaging, mailing and bagging, and flexible packaging solutions, releases its 2024 Sustainability Report, spotlighting the company's advancements in product sustainability, emissions reduction and stakeholder impact.

The report affirms progress toward its 2K30 goals and reflects the company's ongoing commitment to the Pregis Purpose: to Protect, Preserve, and Inspyre. In 2024, Pregis made notable progress across multiple areas of its sustainability strategy:

92% of operational waste was diverted from landfill and incineration
52% of total revenue came from sustainable products—defined as paper-based, biobased, or containing ≥30% recycled content
Matched the electricity consumption at 6 production facilities with renewable energy
1.38 million trees saved through sustainable material sourcing and innovation
130,397 lives positively impacted through clean water access, disaster relief, and community programs

"In 2024, we made progress that matters. The engine behind this momentum is our people. Their creativity, passion, and persistence power every milestone. In 2024 alone, our teams helped achieve measurable reductions in carbon emissions, diverted more waste from landfills, and scaled production of circular materials—all while continuing to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving market," said Kevin Baudhuin, Chairman and CEO of Pregis. "As we look toward the future, our focus remains clear: to create sustainable value for our customers, employees, communities and investors."

Circular Products with Real Impact

In 2024, Pregis continued to scale its sustainable packaging portfolio with the launch of new solutions that reduce reliance on virgin plastics and enhance recyclability. Most notably, the introduction of:

AirSpeed^® Renew™ 80% PCR options available in Double-cushion and Quilt inflatable cushions
Performance Flexibles adds a 50% post-consumer recycled collation shrink film to the flexible packaging lineup
Pregis EverTec^® curbside recyclable mailing portfolio expands to include variable length mailing Automated Ready Rolls and EverTec Automated Mailer compatible with the Pregis Sharp™ MaxPro series

Operational Progress and Emissions Transparency

The company increased its global landfill diversion rate to 92% and reached 99% waste diversion at its Anderson, South Carolina facility. Six facilities matched their electricity use with renewable energy.

The company once again achieved 2K30 goal to reduce operational emissions intensity by 25% compared to 2019 and received third-party verification across all emissions scopes, further strengthening the credibility and transparency of its environmental reporting.

Empowering People and Engaging Customers

Pregis continued to demonstrate a commitment to global communities, industry and employee education.

Empowering People: Through its continued partnership with Uzima, Pregis supported clean water access and disaster relief across underserved regions, positively impacting over 130,000 lives worldwide.
Education & Training: Delivered 72k+ hours of training, which is an average of 24 per employee and provided 1,000+ hours of sustainability education to partners at 23 companies
Customer Engagement: Enabling customers to advance sustainability initiatives by leveraging data-driven insights and circular design principles.
Hosted 1,200+ visitors at Pregis IQ locations globally for hands-on learning and collaboration and completed 165 IQ projects focused on damage reduction, packaging efficiency and circular design
Recognized 139 organizations for making product choices supporting purpose-driven initiatives

The full 2024 Sustainability Report is available for download from the Pregis web site.

About Pregis
Pregis LLC is a customer-driven solutions provider of innovative, flexible packaging, protective packaging materials, equipment systems, and surface protection. As a material neutral company, Pregis works with its customers to find the right solution to solve their business challenges. Pregis is dedicated to minimizing impact on the environment by developing products which protect against damage, are designed for circularity, and preserve natural resources. The company serves a wide variety of consumer and industrial market segments including food, pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical devices, agricultural, e-commerce, retail, automotive, transportation, furniture, electronics, building, construction, and military/aerospace. For more information, visit www.pregis.com and www.pregiseu.com.

Media Contact
Christine Wetzler
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