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"The sustainability challenge is undeniable, and we continue to actively drive innovative solutions to do more good, and less harm"
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“IPG is taking action to foster a circular economy through responsible sourcing and product design "
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"Science-based targets provide us with a clearly defined path to reduce emissions."
Circularity
We model our SVNs after the key pillars of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Products Program, namely: Material Health, Product Circularity, Clean Air and Climate Protection, Water and Soil Stewardship, and Social Fairness. We discern the vast variety of safety and environmental certifications across the industry while working hard to ensure our products meet the high standards held under the Cradle to Cradle certification process.
Cradle To Cradle is a pioneering and globally-recognized design framework and certification developed by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC). MBDC is a design consultancy that works with companies of all sizes to help them create safe and sustainable products that can be cycled back into the economy through recycling or upcycling. MBDC developed Cradle To Cradle standards and certifications to give companies a framework to reference when developing new products.
Today overseen by an independent organization, The Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute, Cradle to Cradle Certified products are awarded at five levels (Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum), with each level imposing a more rigorous set of requirements. The lowest score in any quality category establishes the product’s overall score.
Certified products include:
● Curby Mailer®
● Curby Fragile Wrap™
● Water-Activated Tape
● PaperSpace™ X-Fill™
● Acrylic Carton Sealing Tape
● Hot Melt Carton Sealing Tape
● StretchFlex® and SuperFlex® Stretch Film
● Exlfilmplus® Shrink Film
● Polyethylene Tape
● Masking Tape
● Flatback Tape
● NovaShield® Structure Membrane
● AirSpace™ Film
● Bubble Packaging
Cradle 2 Cradle Certified Products Program
Through the integration of safe and circular design principles, we are developing sustainable packaging and protective solutions that provide our customers packaging options to meet their individual needs
Our Sustainability Roadmap
Our Sustainable Product Design and Development Vision Statement places the precautionary principle outlined in the UNGC along with the Cradle to Cradle design principles as central pillars to guide our aspirational transformation.
Our SVNs drive continuous improvement of our products;
- Eliminate the concept of waste
- Improve recyclability/recycled content use
- Create a better future for people and communities
Our Products
Our Commitment:
75% of packaging products manufactured by IPG, by revenue, will be recyclable, reusable, or compostable by 2025
- In 2025, approximately 75% of packaging products manufactured by IPG, by revenue, were recyclable, reusable, or compostable.
- View the Sustainability Report to see Our Actions in 2024.
Our People
Our Commitment:
Safety above all else. In 2025, we continued to uphold the goal of zero life-changing events across our facilities. IPG’s Corporate Health and Safety Policy, in tandem with our company safety management system, provides the foundation for these efforts.
In 2025, we met our goal of realizing zero life-changing events. We completed approximately 80,000 safety contacts, up over 60% from the previous year. The TCIR declined by 2.5%, from 1.18 in 2024 to 1.15 in 2025, an improvement that we are proud to report, and our recordable injuries declined from 56 to 50, or 11%. Eleven facilities reported no incidents, and one reported a TCIR under 1.00. Our Carrollton, TX facility achieved five years without a recordable incident.
Our Planet – Energy
Our Commitment:
To obtain 50% of our electric energy from renewable sources by 2030 and reduce energy intensity by 2.5% per year.
In 2025, our renewable electric energy use increased to 15.8% of our electric energy use, up from 10% in 2024. Our energy intensity ratio decreased from 5.81 in 2024 to 5.31 in 2025, a decrease of 8.6%, which resulted in IPG exceeding our 2.5% annual reduction goal.
Our Planet – Climate
Our Commitment:
Our SBTi-approved targets require a 42% decrease in Scope 1 & 2 and a 42% decrease in material Scope 3 emissions by 2030 as compared to our 2021 baseline. This aligns with our previous commitment to reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 50% by 2032. Additionally, we have committed to net zero carbon by 2040 as part of The Climate Pledge.
In 2025, our Scope 1 emissions decreased by 31% and our Scope 2 market-based emissions
decreased by 28% against our 2021 baseline, and by 0% and -14% respectively year over year. Our material Scope 3 emissions decreased by 25% against the 2021 baseline, but increased 6% year over year. Collectively, our Scope 1, Scope 2, and material Scope 3 carbon emissions decreased by over 305,390 metric tons, or 26% against our 2021 baseline.
Our Planet – Water
Our Committment:
Reduce water withdrawal by 2.5% per year and 25% by 2030 and meet our commitments as signatories to the CEO Water Mandate.
In 2025, overall water withdrawal decreased, but water withdrawal in high water stressed areas increased as a function of the fact that a greater number of our facilities are now located in areas considered to be under high or extreme water stress. At the end of 2025, total water withdrawal decreased by 8% over 2024, exceeding our goal of a 2.5% annual reduction, and we met our 2030 goal to reduce water withdrawal by 25% five years early, realizing a 38% reduction at the end of 2025, from our baseline year of 2019. While the percent of water withdrawal in water-stressed regions increased, comprising 42% of our total water withdrawals, this was due to the reclassification of seven additional facilities as being located in high water-stressed regions.
Our Planet – Waste
Our Committment:
Divert at least 90% of solid nonhazardous materials leaving our manufacturing facilities from landfills and incineration to recycling or reuse, enabling all IPG manufacturing facilities to be TRUE Zero Waste Certified by 2030.
At the end of 2025, IPG’s diversion rate was 68%, up from 66% in the previous year, with 13 facilities having achieved diversion of 90% of their nonhazardous waste from landfills. To date, 9 facilities are TRUE Zero Waste certified.
