DS Smith Celebrates Two Years of Strategic Partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Paper Recycling | 2021-05-14 13:41:20
Furthermore, it has challenged and supported itself and its customers to adopt circular principles.
By Paul Ploumis
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): DS Smith is celebrating two years as a Strategic Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, promoting circular economy. The company had entered into partnership with the Foundation in May 2019. Incidentally, DS Smith continues to be the only packaging Strategic Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Through the partnership, DS Smith has committed to integrate circular economy principles into its design process. The company has also been educating its customers on the circular economy to give them the knowledge and tools needed to accelerate the transition. Furthermore, it has challenged and supported itself and its customers to adopt circular principles.
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DS Smith noted that the input of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has been critical in its ongoing transition to a circular economy. In collaboration with the Foundation, it developed its Now and Next Sustainability Strategy, Circular Design Principles and Circular Ready initiatives. In return, the company has shared its expertise in sustainable packaging with the Foundation’s influential Network.
The partnership has achieved several memorable milestones over the past two years in its goal of redesigning the economy to create a more circular future.
