How to Ensure Packaging Meets Sustainability Goals for Natural and Organic Brands

In the natural and organic industry, sustainability matters. It’s important to find a packaging partner who also values sustainability, as packaging offers many opportunities to improve upon a product’s impact on the environment, both in materials and processes. Because sustainability in packaging comes in many forms, a packaging partner can demonstrate true commitment through various certifications, partnerships, and initiatives. 

CartonCraft is here to support the many innovators in the natural and organic product industry, with certifications and programs to ensure our commitment to helping our customers achieve sustainability goals. Below are just a few of the ways CartonCraft upholds a commitment to sustainability:

CartonCraft Sustainability Initiatives

Ecovadis. Ecovadis is a sustainability intelligence company that helps large companies measure to ensure sustainability goals are met. Through the program CartonCraft works to find areas of improvement, maximizing opportunities to drive impact. 

The Forest Stewardship Council Certification. This organization’s goal is to protect healthy and resilient forests. CartonCraft sources eco-friendly packaging materials from FSC-certified forests, which promotes healthy ecosystems.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Certification. This organization sets standards to help consumers purchase products from sustainably managed forests. CartonCraft is proud to have achieved certification from the SFI for sourcing materials from responsibly managed forests. 

Foodservice Packaging Institute. As members, CartonCraft works to create a more sustainable foodservice packaging industry. CartonCraft is part of the Paper Recovery Alliance/Plastics Recovery Group, working with communities, recycling facilities, composters, and end markets to get more paper and plastic foodservice packaging recycled or composted. 

PEFC Certification. Cartoncraft is certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, a leading global alliance of national forest certification systems. Their goal when working with supply chain businesses is to ensure that the certified forest-based material contained in a product originates from sustainably managed forests.

Sorbits by AbsorbTech. Sorbits is an eco-friendly reusable oil absorbent solution for managing oil spills and leakage within our facilities—it is an alternative to disposable oil absorbent pads, mats, socks, and more. This technology eliminates a waste stream and is a zero landfill solution, diverting an average per customer of over 3,400 pounds of solid waste from landfills each year.