Mondi : supports European Paper Bag Day by planting over 3,000 trees at its mill locations across Europe

Publication Date:

21 October 2019

Mondi supports European Paper Bag Day by planting over 3,000 trees at its mill locations across Europe

• This initiative aims to reduce the impact of climate change by encouraging the use of paper bags, given it is a renewable and recyclable solution
• As sustainably managed forests are a central element of the paper bag value chain, Mondi will be planting over 3,000 trees across its European mill locations

Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper company, will be planting over 3,000 trees at five of its paper mills across Europe in support of this year's European Paper Bag Day. Initiated by the association of Europe's leading kraft paper and paper bag producers, of which Mondi is a member, the annual action day on 18 October aims to raise awareness of the importance of sustainably managed forests as a central element of the paper bag value chain. As research shows, forests are essential for people, wildlife and climate. They act as a carbon sink and store CO₂, which later remains in the paper bags made from the trees.

Markus Gärtner, CEO Mondi Corrugated Packaging, is proud to be taking part in the forestation event and explains: 'As wood is one of our primary raw materials, access to sustainable and responsibly managed sources is important to our business. In addition, using paper bags - a renewable and 100% recyclable solution - helps to mitigate climate change. With this campaign, we want to motivate more people to demonstrate environmental responsibility in their packaging choices by using, reusing and recycling paper bags.'

Kennert Johansson, Acting Secretary General of CEPI Eurokraft, states: 'By celebrating European Paper Bag Day 2019, we want to raise awareness of the advantages of paper carrier bags as a sustainable packaging solution that contributes to the reduction of environmental pollution. Paper bags are made from wood, a natural and ever-growing resource. Thanks to the continuous replanting of trees, forest land in Europe is growing by 1.4% annually. This is equivalent to an area nearly as big as Paraguay.'

How to participate

All activities taking place around the action day will be communicated on Mondi's social media channels (Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn). For more information about paper bags, Mondi`s forestation video and how to plant a tree in 3 easy steps, please visit Mondi's campaign microsite. Everybody is invited to join in with their own activities, using the hashtag #EuropeanPaperBagDay.

Contact

Elisabeth Dock, Senior Communications Manager
Mondi Fibre Packaging / Paper

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About Mondi

Mondi is a global leader in packaging and paper, delighting its customers and consumers with innovative packaging and paper solutions that are sustainable by design. Our business is fully integrated across the packaging and paper value chain - from managing forests and producing pulp, paper and plastic films, to developing and manufacturing effective industrial and consumer packaging solutions. Sustainability is embedded in everything we do. In 2018, Mondi had revenues of €7.48 billion and underlying EBITDA of €1.76 billion.

Mondi has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (MNDI), and a secondary listing on the JSE Limited (MNP). Mondi is a FTSE 100 constituent, and has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series since 2008 and the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index Series since 2007.