Partnerships for Circularity
Reduce, Reuse, RecycleOur approach to sustainability: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
An End-to-End approach that has positive impact on your footprint
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
At FPS as a sustainable flexible packaging supplier, we help you to reach your sustainability targets should they refer to reduce, reuse or recycle their industrial bulk bags. Buying sustainable flexible packaging from FPS has a positive impact on your net environmental footprint. We invest in circular economy strategy in which we focus on innovating and create more sustainable fibc solutions. Sustainability reaches all levels of our organization.
REBU
The Rebu concept is a service which includes the collecting of your emptied FIBCs at end user’s premises, and after cleaning, inspection, and repair (if necessary), will be returned to you. To minimize the costs of transport we offer your customer support, such as training of personnel and correct usage of our palletizing system to collect your empty FIBCs.
Due to the European regulations and extended producer responsibility for single use of plastic, it has become increasingly important for customers to find ways of complying to rules. The EU Council’s proposal of a plastic tax is also making it gradually more important to find sustainable ways while saving on costs.
For more information on this service, check out Rebu’s website.
Innovation
Through innovation, FPS provides flexible packaging sustainability solutions while keeping the customers’ needs in the center of attention driving customer satisfaction.
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- Our Recycling Hub in Romania turns the collected Big Bags into new Big Bags. For 1 loop bags 30% of the material will be PCR, which is also our goal for 2023.
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- MAPGuard: Controls the atmosphere (gas composition) of the inner bag to preserve the packed commodity (like nuts, rice and more) ultimately increasing the shelf life, product quality, and freshness.
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- The latest manufacturing facility added to our global network is our FPS Ji’an plant. This facility is a best-in-class plant, specializing in FIBC production for Electric Vehicle Battery Powder. Thanks to several years of success in this industrial sector in the Chinese market, we built this customized plant to service specific industry requirements.
- Specialty liners aim to include barrier liners (Alu, EVOH) into the recycling stream with our in-house multi-layer production enables for best in class development.
CarbonTool
CO2 emission calculation tool based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) models for different packaging designs. Quantify the environmental effect of your sustainable FIBC!
- Analyzes the environmental impact of different FIBC designs over their life cycles
- Calculates the carbon emissions based on your specifications
- Compares different designs and scenarios
- Shows how you can improve the sustainability of your packaging choices
- Guides how you can reduce your environmental footprint and achieve your sustainability goals
Sustainability Ratings and Memberships
FPS has undergone its first-ever EcoVadis assessment in 2023, and we are delighted to announce that we have achieved an outstanding score of 73 out of 100. This result has earned us the prestigious Gold EcoVadis Medal, placing us in the top 5% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis and the top 2% of companies rated by EcoVadis in the Manufacture of plastic products industry.
FPS is a member of Sedex, which is an ethical trade membership organization, working with businesses to improve working conditions in global supply chains.
FPS is proud to be a member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Since 2019, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste has rallied around 90 member companies, project partners, allies and supporters who are committed to ending plastic waste in the environment and promoting eco friendly flexible packaging.
In 2023, we joined The Green Tractor Scheme. The Green Tractor Scheme’s ambition is to provide UK agriculture with the ability to recycle all farm plastics by 2030. Through this partnership, we commit to encouraging and supporting the responsible recycling of plastics in the agricultural sector by utilizing our recycling capabilities.
FPS Flexible Packaging Solutions is consistently taking actions to improve operations and find more sustainable solutions.
Below are some key projects:
Reduce Waste to Landfill
Recycle Internal Scrap
Wind Turbines
Scrap Ratio Decrease
Energy Saving Devices
Invest in Efficient Machinery
Water-based Inks
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance
FPS commits to sustainability and the ESG framework defines our sustainability principles:
How We Integrate Sustainability
Employees
Health & Safety
With over 4000 people, the safety of the workers is the most serious element to consider at FPS Flexible Packaging Solutions. No operation is more important than the safety and health of our colleagues, therefore there is a priority in all FPS workplaces to ensure this.
We are very proud that FPS achieved a best-in-class performance with an MCR of 0.12 for 2022. Our target is to reach a Medical Case Rate of Zero in all facilities by 2025.
Each facility holds an annual Safety Week with the goal of raising safety awareness. All production employees in FPS receive safety training, ensuring our safety culture is understood and practised every day.
9 out of 14 FPS facilities had zero accidents in FY 2020, and 10 FPS facilities received the Chairman's Safety Excellence award, for scoring a 90% or higher on a third-party safety audit and achieving a Medical Case Rate of zero.
Human Rights and fair labor practices
As a manufacturing company, FPS is operating in a labor-intensive industry. Our commitment to upholding human rights and fair labor practices is directly aligned with our dedication to the health, safety and well-being of our colleagues. We maintain these standards and expectations throughout our supply chain. We are devoted to working with responsible partners to ensure our customers' confidence in our responsible sourcing and labor practices.
Diversity and inclusion
FPS is committed to creating work environments characterized by inclusive leadership and accountability among managers, equality and fairness of opportunity, and openness and freedom from bias and discrimination. The company aims to uphold a zero-tolerance policy for discriminatory behavior, such as bullying and harassment, and actively helps managers and staff to build a culture where all employees feel they can bring their whole selves to work. There is a focus on advancing diverse talent into executive, management, technical, and board roles.
We take pride in having a balanced gender distribution with 45% female and 55% male colleagues in our global network. The aim of gender equality in the workplace is to provide equal opportunities and outcomes for everyone, irrespective of their gender. A company that aims to create a sustainable work environment must address the diversity and inclusiveness of its work culture.
Employee satisfaction
Our company’s greatest assets are its people – but in reality, this is only valid for the colleagues who are engaged. Our colleagues cooperate to improve the company and are committed to their work, they drive our innovation and move the company forward.
We are delighted to announce that FPS was awarded the Great Place to Work Certification in the countries of The Netherlands, Germany, the UK, France, Romania, Mexico, Vietnam, China, USA, and Turkey, based on the researched-backed employee survey analysis.
People Excellence is one of our four Business Priorities in our Identity & Intent Statement. We provide a workplace characterized by safety and well-being and where our colleagues feel supported. Our highly engaged colleagues cooperate to improve FPS and are committed to their work, they provide innovative solutions to our customers and move us forward. We as a reusable packaging company aim to empower and inspire our Team to achieve their own and common goals.
Training
At our organization, we prioritize the professional development and well-being of our employees by providing mandatory trainings on a variety of topics. These trainings cover essential areas such as the "code of conduct" and "cyber security," ensuring that every employee is equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to maintain a secure and ethical work environment.
At FPS, we value continuous learning, adaptability, and the shared responsibility of creating a better world through sustainable practices. We aim to integrate sustainability into every employee's job and to foster a culture of growth, responsibility, and positive change within our organization and beyond.
Legal:
At FPS, we want to stay trustworthy for all stakeholders. As a reusable packaging company we comply with all regional and international standards and demonstrating sustainable practices beyond the scope of these common regulations.
FPS established a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which outlines our commitment to be open, honest and trustworthy in all dealings with all stakeholders. Our policies and procedures incorporate our commitment to human rights, freedom of association, environmental excellence and health and safety.
Privacy:
At FPS, we prioritize the privacy and security of our customers' personal information. We understand the importance of safeguarding sensitive data and adhere to strict privacy practices to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information entrusted to us.
We collect and store personal data only for specific and legitimate purposes, and we do so in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations. Our privacy practices are transparent, and we provide clear information to our customers about how their data is collected, used, and protected.
To maintain the highest level of security, we implement robust technical and organizational measures to protect against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration of personal information. Our systems are regularly monitored and updated to address emerging threats and vulnerabilities.