COROPLAST GROUP SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE Our sustainability management

The Coroplast Group's sustainability strategy is constantly being developed. It is a key task for us and therefore an integral part of our corporate strategy. The following instruments and measures of our sustainability management ensure that we can implement the goals we have set in practice.

Materiality analysis and current priorities

To ensure that we are focusing on the right topics, we conducted a materiality analysis in 2021. This helped us identify the areas with the greatest need for action. Based on this, we defined the following four priority topics:

Climate strategy,
Product Development,
Energy & Resource Efficiency, and
Reporting & Rating.

In 2024 we updated this analysis – for the first time as a double materiality assessment in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). This confirmed our existing focus areas and further refined them in several aspects. The resulting material topics include climate change, resource use and circular economy, own workforce as well as workers in the value chain and business conduct.

Structure of the organization

The "Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection" and "Corporate Office" departments, also known as the Coroplast Group Sustainability Initiative (CSI) team, are responsible for the strategic and operational management of group-wide sustainability management. The "CSI team" at the headquarters in Wuppertal develops content, submits it to the decision-making bodies for approval and implements it with internal partners.

The Management Board decides on the group-wide sustainability strategy, sets targets and makes relevant decisions on the implementation of group-wide sustainability management.

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The general managers support the coordination of sustainability issues at the locations, provide the necessary resources, participate in investment as well as cost planning and decide on the implementation of operational measures. In addition, all sites have a responsible person for ESG topics who serve as direct contact for the CSI team.
All topics and projects are coordinated by the CSI Board, which is made up of employees from all divisions and departments. The board regularly exchanges information, jointly decides on directive measures and submits them to the management for a decision.
The external advisory board for digital transformation and sustainability supports sustainability management with input from business and science.

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Reporting

The Coroplast Group has been voluntarily reporting in accordance with the German Sustainability Code (DNK) since 2021. In 2026 and 2027 – for the reporting years 2025 and 2026 – we will prepare our sustainability report based on the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs (VSME).

Starting with the 2027 financial year, our reporting will be mandatory in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) of the European Union, based on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).