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PHOENIX has committed to reducing its energy intensity by 25% by 2031

Sustainability drives our processes and is critical to our mission as leaders in the packaging industry. To meet this ambitious target, PHOENIX is committed to reducing our energy, water, waste, and carbon emissions intensities.

In our first-ever assessment, PHOENIX achieved the EcoVadis Bronze level rating. EcoVadis is the world’s most-trusted business sustainability rating organization. Achieving the bronze metal rating is just the beginning for PHOENIX. We will continue to push the boundaries, and strive to make a positive impact on the environment.

PHOENIX Sustainability by the Numbers

Complete Lifecycle Solutions

Providing packaging that is designed, made, and shipped sustainably

219,000

lbs of CO2 e saved in one year with just one lightweighting project—our 53-400 cap

87%

More closures per carton with EcoStack® compared to standard CT closures

Lightweight Vista® Closures are one of the lightest 2-piece CRCs on the market

58%

Plastic used in Horizon 1-piece CRC compared to 2-piece CRCs

Responsible Resource Consumption

Operating more cleanly and efficiently to reduce waste across our business

76%

of discard scrap resin from our Newport facility was reground from July 2021 through June 2022

90%

of energy output supplied to in-state customers by our power provider in Davenport came from renewable resources in 2021

Energy

Utilizing CAD simulation and Lifecycle Analysis software to optimize package design for resource conservation and energy reduction

Partner to Educate

Pursuing and transforming leading-edge insights into meaningful action

Strategy

Enabling a cross-functional Sustainability Committee to drive strategy and oversee change

Recycle

Ongoing recycling programs for standard and hard-to-recycle items

Volunteers

Empowering employees to volunteer locally for causes that improve social and environmental wellbeing

Long-Term Goals
Waste Reduction
Energy-Efficient Practices
Recycling Efforts
Industry Collaboration

Sustainability Team Long-term Goals

PHOENIX also puts people power behind our commitment to sustainability. We’ve established a dedicated team from across all departments to establish long-term sustainability initiatives that will continue to rise above the industry standard. Our sustainability team meets weekly to discuss new opportunities to make a positive impact on how our products are designed, manufactured, and eventually disposed of to impact our climate in the most positive way possible.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Improving Waste Reduction and Water Conservation

We consistently eliminate close to half of our scrap generation and keep 90% or more of our production scrap out of landfills through recycling and reuse programs.

Implementing Energy-efficient Practices in Our Facilities

PHOENIX is partnering with energy providers like MidAmerica Energy and Tennessee Valley Authority use renewable and carbon-free resources to provide power to our Iowa and Tennessee plants. The energy we use is consumed responsibly by installing energy efficient lighting, using natural cooling whenever possible, and installing closed loop water cooling systems on our molding machines.

Our Facilities

Plastic Recycling Efforts

Plastic does not have to be a waste product; it can also be a resource. Recycling efforts create opportunities to turn our corrugated, plastic, and other waste into a commodity that can be used to create new products with other manufacturers, sometimes even within our own facilities! More than 90% of PHOENIX’s manufacturing waste avoids the landfill through both internal and external recycling efforts.

Partnerships & Industry Collaboration

To stay relevant in the ever-evolving world of sustainability requires strategic partnerships with industry leaders.

As a Partner in the Better Plants Program, we are boosting efficiency, increasing resilience, strengthening economic competitiveness, and reducing our carbon footprint through improvements in energy efficiency.
As a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), we collaborate across the industry to make packaging more sustainable for people and the environment.
As a member of the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR), we strive to create a truly circular economy. APR has created guidelines which instruct how to design packaging that is compatible with recycling streams globally.

Long-Term Goals

Sustainability Team Long-term Goals

Corporate Social Responsibility

Waste Reduction

Improving Waste Reduction and Water Conservation

We consistently eliminate close to half of our scrap generation and keep 90% or more of our production scrap out of landfills through recycling and reuse programs.

Energy-Efficient Practices

Implementing Energy-efficient Practices in Our Facilities

Our Facilities

Recycling Efforts

Plastic Recycling Efforts

Industry Collaboration

Partnerships & Industry Collaboration

To stay relevant in the ever-evolving world of sustainability requires strategic partnerships with industry leaders.

As a Partner in the Better Plants Program, we are boosting efficiency, increasing resilience, strengthening economic competitiveness, and reducing our carbon footprint through improvements in energy efficiency.
As a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), we collaborate across the industry to make packaging more sustainable for people and the environment.
As a member of the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR), we strive to create a truly circular economy. APR has created guidelines which instruct how to design packaging that is compatible with recycling streams globally.

Long-Term Goals

Sustainability Team Long-term Goals

Corporate Social Responsibility

Waste Reduction

Improving Waste Reduction and Water Conservation

We consistently eliminate close to half of our scrap generation and keep 90% or more of our production scrap out of landfills through recycling and reuse programs.

Energy-Efficient Practices

Implementing Energy-efficient Practices in Our Facilities

Our Facilities

Recycling Efforts

Plastic Recycling Efforts

Industry Collaboration

Partnerships & Industry Collaboration

To stay relevant in the ever-evolving world of sustainability requires strategic partnerships with industry leaders.

As a Partner in the Better Plants Program, we are boosting efficiency, increasing resilience, strengthening economic competitiveness, and reducing our carbon footprint through improvements in energy efficiency.
As a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), we collaborate across the industry to make packaging more sustainable for people and the environment.
As a member of the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR), we strive to create a truly circular economy. APR has created guidelines which instruct how to design packaging that is compatible with recycling streams globally.

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From open to close, we want to partner with you in creating the best package experience possible for your customers.

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975 Meridian Lake Drive
Aurora, IL 60504

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Phone 630.420.4750

Fax 630.420.4769