As a responsible company, we actively involve our stakeholders: we train our employees on environmental and social topics, assess our strategic suppliers against environmental and social criteria, and support our customers in reducing the carbon footprint of their packaging.
Our packaging is produced at plants that have reduced their direct and energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by 62% since 2021 (Scope 1 and 2, market-based, as of 2024). Selected information in our Sustainability Report has been externally assured in accordance with ISAE 3000. For our direct suppliers, we assess sustainability risks systematically – from risk analysis and evaluation through to corrective action.
Quality is one of our most important promises. It applies to our products and processes – but just as comprehensively to our corporate ethics. As a family-owned company with a history dating back to 1913, long-term thinking shapes the way we do business.
We measure ourselves as a packaging manufacturer by our customers' satisfaction. It’s in our shared interest to behave responsibly when it comes to the precious resources that we process and use around the world. We support our customers in developing packaging solutions made from cardboard. We have reduced the energy consumption of our plants by 21% since 2021 (as of 2024).
It’s very important to us that the standards we set here apply at the same high level to all Edelmann Group locations around the world.
We are successful because we have a strong team. And we have a strong team because we do everything we can to ensure that every person who works with us feels at home in the company and is happy. One of the most important resources is our dedicated employees. This is why we treat them all with the greatest respect, managing them and nurturing them as partners and taking into account their individual interests.
Our strategy of steady, healthy growth is what secures the future of our company – and thus also the jobs of our employees over the long term. We take our corporate responsibility seriously. It’s particularly important to us that we promote and respect our employees’ employability, self-reliance and work-life balance.
Naturally, as an international company, we consistently apply the principles of the UN Declaration on Human Rights.
Within the Edelmann Group, continuity has always been important. We have always pursued a long-term strategy within our family company, which was established in 1913. This strategy is characterized by the principle of sound growth and a commitment to responsible actions when it comes to economic, environmental and social development.
At Edelmann, sustainability targets are embedded in the way the company is managed: a dedicated ESG department has been responsible for the topic since 2023, and energy efficiency is a firm criterion in our investment decisions.
Our own company’s history has strengthened our conviction that the only way a business can continue to develop positively and be economically successful is to think long term.
In addition, we have aligned our strategy so that we continue to accompany our customers in their international activities and develop packaging that can be recycled as a single material stream: for example with mono-material solutions made from 100% cardboard, a patented closure replacing cellophane wrapping, and alternatives to film lamination.
In our own plants, we work on energy efficiency and emissions reduction. In addition, we support our customers in reducing the carbon footprint of their packaging – as part of our Customer Sustainability Program, using the TÜV-certified packaging calculator of the BVDM (German Printing and Media Industries Federation), based on the requirements of DIN EN ISO 14067.
On 2007-12-03, the shareholding family at Edelmann established the “Edelmann Stiftung” – a foundation based in Heidenheim.
The purpose of this charitable foundation is to generate resources to promote art and culture, sport, help for young people and the elderly, public welfare, science and research as well as for the protection and maintenance of historic monuments.
Since the foundation was established, we have provided over € 285,000 of support to around 100 facilities and projects – primarily in Edelmann’s home town of Heidenheim and the local area.
The institutions supported by the Edelmann foundation include the Zukunftsakademie Heidenheim (promoting enthusiasm for STEM subjects), the Kinderschutzbund Heidenheim e.V. (children’s campaign group) and the Opernfestspiele Heidenheim (opera festival).
Find out how we make a difference - read our Sustainability Report.