Sustainable future

Ecostore has signed and pledged to put in place policies and enable conditions to support the Global Commitment’s targets and vision. Ecostore is committed to working towards an ambitious set of targets in the fight to beat plastics pollution. These targets include:

• 100% of plastic packaging to be reusable or recyclable by 2023.
• By 2025 our goal is that 100% of the bottles in our range are made from renewable or
recycled content.
• Move from single-use to reuse packaging models by increasing the sales of bulk packs (via
refill stations and consumer purchase) with 140% growth in units over 5 years.
• Continue to invest in responsibly managed renewable sources (sugarcane biobased plastic,
currently this sits at 80%) across all its packaging between 2018 and 2025.
• Set up a packaging return scheme where plastic packaging will be returned and reused as
recycled content – volume to be collected to grow year on year.

The new plastic targets build on Ecostore’s existing quarter of a century long commitment to making its packaging more sustainable – primarily through investing in sugar biobased plastic, increasing recyclability and reducing single use options. These targets are part of its broader commitment to minimising the environmental impact of its business.

Gilonne Traub, Senior Research Analyst of the New Plastics Economy Initiative, warmly welcomes Ecostore onboard the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

“Ecostore’s ambitions and business models are truly remarkable and it is an honour to have Ecostore onboard.

“We look forward to engaging and watching how Ecostore develops over the next few years.”

Pablo Kraus, Managing Director of Ecostore, says the company is a firm supporter of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and the extensive work being done through the New Plastics Economy initiative.

“Sustainability has been at the very core of our business since our beginnings and we therefore take our responsibility regarding packaging very seriously. We see it as critical that Ecostore is part of the concerted response to address today’s plastics challenge. We agree, it is essential that businesses step up as leaders in this space and drive change.

“As a business we are committed to addressing both the plastic source and waste issues. We are also committed to using sustainable, renewable raw materials and ingredients in our products. As such, since 2014, we have been using sugar biobased plastic to make our packaging. We will continue to invest in this responsible, renewable sourcing approach over the coming years.

“In addition, we encourage the refill of our bottles at our 60 refill stations throughout the country at locations including organic retailers like Good For Refillery, Bin Inn and Huckleberry.”

Ecostore’s signatory of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment underlines the company’s position as an industry leader in sustainability.

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