Sustainability at Avery UK

Operations

We continue to focus on our European strategy of ‘local for local’ basis. This means we manufacture the vast majority of our products in Northamptonshire, which is at the centre of demand for our customers. 

This helps reduce freight journey distances to customers, therefore reducing emissions and our carbon footprint. Our local approach means manufacturing is largely under our control, allowing us to make good sustainability and environmental decisions.

Process Scrap Reduction Target

Current scrap (Process & Design): 3% → Target: 2.5%

• Recycling or reusing nearly 100% of brown box waste
   
• Producing over 90% of products locally in Northamptonshire to reduce transport emissions
   
• High-efficiency LED lighting replaced old lighting in our warehouse and office, including sensor-triggered lights
   
• Using FSC®-certified paper for over 80% of paper label products. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) certification ensures that paper materials are sourced from responsibly managed forests that meet environmental and social standards

Sustainable Packaging and Product Design

We continue with our commitment to sustain and grow our FSC-accredited range of products. This includes recycled labels and indexing card stock. Our Family Labels range is in recyclable packaging.

• Reduced plastic in the packaging material for our Home & Family range
• Using recycled cardboard for e-commerce packaging
• Reducing complexity of manufacturing footprint
• Actively looking at insourcing or near-sourcing materials as much as we can
• Replaced plastic in our weatherproof parcel label with an innovative & unique paper alternative
• Reducing carbon emissions by optimising transport and freight.
• We now bale all our internal brown box recyclable waste, which has reduced waste transport trips by 60%
• We now bale internal use plastics so it can be sold for recycling rather than going to landfill

Packaging Materials

• Outer packaging 100% recycled material.
   
• Inner packaging 60%+ recycled material.

We strive to improve the use of recycled materials across all areas. Our research team has developed specialised water-based coatings that are easily managed in waste and recycling streams without contaminating recycled resins.

Eco Desktop Range

Made from fully recycled post-consumer plastics and recyclable at end of life.

People

We have policies and initiatives in place which help ensure employees’ rights are respected, and that they feel comfortable, safe and secure in the workplace.

• Fully funded health and well-being schemes.
• Eye-care vouchers and free flu-vaccination vouchers.
• Free occupational health programme for employees.
• Support for local communities and charity events.
• Installed electric car charging points at our sites.
• Company cars are hybrid or fully electric.
• Flexible working policy that enables working from home where practical.
• Support for the government cycle-purchase scheme.

Accreditation and Standards

• FSC® accredited (Forests For All Forever). Valid until August 31, 2027 View FSC Certificate
• SMETA® accredited
• ISO 9001:2015 certified. Valid until June 2, 2027. View ISO Certificate