{"id":23111,"date":"2026-07-30T09:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/?p=23111"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:07:27","slug":"keeping-long-term-goals-firmly-in-sight-progroup-publishes-new-sustainability-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/keeping-long-term-goals-firmly-in-sight-progroup-publishes-new-sustainability-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping long-term goals firmly in sight: Progroup publishes new sustainability report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As a family-run business, Progroup thinks in terms of cycles that extend beyond individual financial years \u2013 and this also applies to sustainability. The sustainability report, which has now been published, highlights progress made towards key objectives whilst also transparently identifying new challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are very well positioned strategically, in terms of our workforce and financially to successfully overcome a wide range of challenges. This stability is no coincidence, but the result of consistent business decisions taken over many years \u2013 decisions that ensure we retain the flexibility to act even in economically challenging times. That is why we can continue to pursue our sustainability goals with determination,\u201d explains CEO Maximilian Heindl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Progress in material efficiency<\/strong>Progroup has reduced the proportion of kraftliner in its products from an average of 11.4 per cent to 10.9 per cent, bringing it close to the target set for 2025 of a reduction to 10.6 per cent. In terms of average basis weight, the target set for 2030 has already been exceeded, with a reduction of 6.2 per cent compared with the base year of 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CO<\/strong><strong>\u2082<\/strong><strong>e emissions have risen due to commissioning of the new power plant<\/strong>After several years of steady decline, specific CO\u2082e emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 were once again above the previous year\u2019s level. This is largely due to the commissioning of the PPO2 waste-to-energy plant at the Sandersdorf-Brehna site. As PPO2 produces neither paper nor corrugated board \u2013 against which the resulting emissions could be offset \u2013 these emissions have a significant statistical impact. Nevertheless, the plant remains a valuable component of the circular economy at the site. With the transition to normal operation, the auxiliary firing with natural gas required during the start-up phase is also largely no longer necessary \u2013 Progroup therefore expects this to make a significant contribution to reducing the consumption of fossil fuels in the medium term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Responsibility towards employees and the local community<\/strong>Sustainable growth is only possible with committed, well-trained employees. Progroup therefore invests in attractive jobs, further training and long-term career prospects.At all its sites, Progroup works in partnership with regional organisations and supports charitable projects \u2013 particularly those aimed at children and young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An optimistic outlook<\/strong>With its robust business model, a forward-looking strategic direction and the entrepreneurial drive that characterises this family-run business, Progroup believes it is well-positioned to continue driving forward its sustainability goals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a family-run business, Progroup thinks in terms of cycles that extend beyond individual financial years \u2013 and this also applies to sustainability. The sustainability report, which has now been published, highlights progress made towards key objectives whilst also transparently identifying new challenges. \u201cWe are very well positioned strategically, in terms of our workforce and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[524,51],"class_list":["post-23111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corrugated-folding-carton","tag-progroup","tag-top-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23113,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23111\/revisions\/23113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}