Ecolean Vietnam honoured with prestigious sustainability award

The sustainable development conference in November was organised by Vietnam Investment Review press agency under the Vietnam Ministry of Planning. The annual conference brings together key stakeholders on sustainability and showcases the solutions that are essential for achieving Vietnam’s green and digital transformation goals.

Representative of Ecolean was honoured in partnership with VIR for sustainable development in Vietnam

“Ecolean Vietnam was deeply honoured to receive this prominent sustainability award, standing alongside leading corporations such as Nestlé, Friesland Campina, Heineken, Acecook, AEON, SCG and Nielsen IQ,” says Marie Samuelsson, CEO of Ecolean Group.

“The award serves as a powerful testament to our innovative efforts and our commitment to a greener future.”

Why did Ecolean’s lightweight food package win the sustainability award?

With an innovative lightweight packaging solution, Ecolean is playing an important role in helping Vietnam, and other markets around the world, to use less material and energy, while minimising food waste and ensure food safety. Ecolean’s Sustainability Roadmap 2030 includes ambitious targets to not only minimise environmental negative impacts, but to also optimise the positive benefits of lightweight packaging on society.

“I firmly believe Ecolean has an important role to play in creating a more sustainable world,” says Samuelsson. “This is reflected in our business strategy and our six sustainability focus areas.”

Ecolean’s lightweight food package helps minimise resource use and food waste while guaranteeing safe food for everyone

These six focus areas are:

Towards circularity : To create a more circular future, recycling must become a central part of our everyday life. Ecolean already sends more than 95 per cent of its own waste to material recycling and is working to ensure all its packages are designed for recycling by 2030. Ecolean also works proactively to support and establish partnerships to develop recycling infrastructure in its markets.

Climate action: Ecolean strives to minimise its climate impact through science-based climate targets, and has reduced its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 per cent since 2018. The company also helps the food industry and society in general to reduce its climate impact by promoting the use of lightweight packaging.

Safe food for all: With almost 600 million people falling ill after eating contaminated food each year, according to the World Health Organization, food safety is a key area where Ecolean can make a difference. Ecolean’s aseptic system helps bring safe food to people all around the world – regardless of local distribution channels and climatic conditions.

Less food waste: With one-third of all food produced globally wasted, Ecolean’s lightweight squeezable packages can make a huge difference. Ecolean packages are designed to allow the user to easily squeeze out every last drop, no matter how viscous a product is.

Transparency through a life-cycle approach: Ecolean is the only packaging supplier with Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its entire packaging system, including both packages, filling machines and production plants. EPDs provide the ability to measure and compare different packaging solutions – and to ultimately optimise life cycle sustainability.

Fair, equal and inclusive: Ecolean is also a company with high ethical standards. By being a responsible company with fair, equal and inclusive workplaces, it can contribute to the creation of stronger societies. Zero corruption and zero breaches of human rights is one of the company’s 2030 targets.

Ecolean is a rapidly growing packaging innovator and with production sites in Sweden, China and Pakistan they provide lightweight food packaging to more than 30 countries where Vietnam, China, and Pakistan are the company’s largest markets. Learn more: ecolean.com