COVERIS PIRTÓ SWITCHES TO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY
March 27, 2022In line with Coveris’ No Waste vision and sustainability efforts, Coveris Pirtó, the Group’s CEE hub in Hungary, has switched to 100% renewable energy. For the last 35 years the Pirtó site has remained an active player on the European flexible packaging market for food and industrial goods, with 2,500 tons of film produced annually.
Now, from the beginning of 2022, the Hungarian plant is using 100% energy from
renewable resources, including biomass and solar energy. As the local
management argues, the decision to switch to sustainable production was not an
easy step but a necessary action on the path to a sustainable future.
“Switching to green energy leads to decreased CO2 emissions into the
atmosphere. As a result of this sustainability action the emissions are reduced
by approximately 700,000 kg CO2, which allowed Coveris Pirtó to eliminate our
Scope 2 emissions to zero”**, explained Gabriella Papp, Managing Director of
Coveris Pirtó.
“As more and more of our clients have strict sustainability goals in
place, this step supports their CO2 footprint reduction. As a leading
manufacturer of flexible packaging, we believe that we can inspire other
companies and clients to take steps towards a more sustainable future,” added
Gabriella Papp.
**Scope 2 emissions are indirect green-house gas emissions associated with the purchase of electricity, steam, heat, or cooling.