Irving shares sustainability goals for its tissue manufacturing operations
by CM staff
Sustainability goals include diverting 90 per cent of its manufacturing waste from landfills.
DIEPPE — Irving Consumer Products, a member of the J. D. Irving Group of Companies, is introducing sustainability goals for its tissue manufacturing operations.
Irving Consumer Products’ tissue manufacturing operations 2030 sustainability goals include:
- A 25 per cent reduction in its water footprint by decreasing the fresh water required to make its products and a 25 per cent reduction in its virgin plastic footprint in its product packaging.
- While diverting 90 per cent of its manufacturing waste from landfills by repurposing it for beneficial uses.
The Irving Forest Supply Chain, which includes Irving consumer products, was declared carbon neutral for the first time in 2020 and again in 2021. Ensuring the forest supply chain carbon neutral declaration is maintained until 2023 is a key part of Irving consumer products’ tissue manufacturing operations’ sustainability goals, according to the company.
“With these goals we continue to strive to have a positive impact on the environment which is key to being the premium tissue product supplier of choice for our customers,” said Robert K. Irving, president, Irving Consumer Products and Co-CEO, J.D. Irving, Limited.
“We’ve always taken care of our forests and these new public goals go a step further to demonstrate our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment,” said Irving.
