The Smurfit Kappa Group is totally committed to ensuring that all employees are able to work in a healthy and safe environment; indeed this is a key part of the stated aim to be one of the world’s best packaging companies. The goal is to eliminate all injuries ad prevent occupational illnesses, as well as ensuring environmental compliance throughout the operations.

Safety

We have committed ourselves to a safety policy with zero tolerance for unsafe working practices of all kinds and with the ambitious target of eliminating all workplace accidents. Through our rigorous and comprehensive safety program, we have been able to greatly reduce our work-related accident rate year after year. And our sights are set on zero

Health

A group-wide initiative has identified major occupational health risks to which our employees may be subjected. Efforts to combat these are being integrated into our existing workplace safety programs.

Environment

Respect for the environment and protection of natural resources are top priorities. We focus on specific measures pertaining to resource input, manufacturing processes and finished products that have been identified as drivers of sustainable development. These include group-wide use of wood from certified forests and increase use of recycled paper.