Family-owned fragrance house Puig has published its 2020 sustainability report, revealing that it has decreased its corporate carbon footprint by -34%. The significant decrease is attributed to Puig’s continued environmental projects and its reduced activities during the COVID-19 crisis.
Puig carried out a CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) climate questionnaire for the first time in 2020 to transparently measure its carbon emissions. Puig achieved a B grade and has committed to adhere to the UN’s global Science Based Targets.
Puig’s sustainability roadmap is defined by five pillars: product stewardship, sustainable sourcing, responsible logistics, responsible manufacturing and employees and facilities.
Product stewardship includes drawing up ambitious environmental protection policies, making sustainability a more integral part of brand strategy and incorporating impact measurement tools in formulas and packaging.
Sustainable sourcing ensures supplier compliance with Puig’s Sustainable Sourcing Policy (SSP).
It involves supplier monitoring through EcoVadis and maintaining the target achieves in 2019.
In 2019, Puig sourced 100% of folding boxes from sustainably-managed forests and 100% of alcohol from natural sources.
Responsible Logistics represents the reduction of overall transport and distribution emissions by -16% and the expansion of Puig’s tractor fleet that uses liquefied natural gas fuel. It also involves the optimisation of transport routes and the adoption of alternatives to air cargo transport.
Responsible manufacturing represents Puig’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality at the production stage. Puig has already achieved 100% renewable energy at the Chartres factory in France. It has also installed photovoltaic panels at the Alcalá plant, which will be operational this year. These activities have reduced Puig’s emissions in Chartres (-100%) and Vacarisses (-17%).
Finally, Employees and Facilities represents the -44% reduction of paper consumption by employees and the launch of the internal ‘SustainbiliME’ education campaign.
