Sustainability

No one can solve the environmental challenges we face alone, but when we work together anything is possible. At Avery Dennison, we collaborate internally and with our ecosystem partners and embrace diverse viewpoints to maximize our contribution to a more sustainable world.

Our 2030 sustainability goals

From delivering innovations that advance the circular economy, to reducing environmental impact in our operations and supply chain, to making a positive social impact, Our 2030 goals are helping us accelerate our progress and

contribute to a more sustainable future.

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Tracking our progress

We’re on track to achieve our 2025 sustainability goals and have accelerated our plans to deliver on our 2030 goals. To learn more about our efforts and accomplishments, read our 2022 Integrated Sustainability Report and

Annual Report.

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Developing sustainable innovations

To keep making progress and stay on the cutting edge, we cannot work alone. We collaborate internally and with outside experts to deliver innovations that improve recyclability, enable reuse, reduce consumption of natural resources, and advance the circular economy, without compromising on performance.

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Reducing the impact of our operations

To reduce the environmental impact of our operations, we work together to find ways to continuously improve our energy efficiency, reduce waste, recycle where possible, source responsibly, and reduce our emissions. For example, our EMEA office was designed with sustainability in mind.

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Collaborating across the value chain

We join forces with customers, suppliers, and ecosystem partners to develop and deliver solutions that contribute to a better future and enable others to reduce their own environmental impact. For example, through our AD Circular program we’re helping brands across Europe recycle their used label liners.

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Making a positive social impact

We are working to enhance the well-being of our people and of society as a whole. We do this by building a more diverse workforce, making our workplaces more inclusive, maintaining a culture that prioritizes health and safety, and engaging with and giving back to our communities.

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What our experts have to say


More of our sustainability stories

Plastic pallet pooling delivers sustainable solution for our customer shipments

We’re constantly looking for ways to improve our supply chain and reduce its environmental impact. That’s why we’ve partnered with Tosca. So far, switching just 40% of our Eurosized wooden pallets to reusable plastic pallets has saved nearly 500 tons of CO2 in 2023, with even more expected in 2024.

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 A collaborative approach to navigating the recycling process

Our R&D teams collaborate within the value chain to better understand the impact of our labels on recycling streams. Together with recyclers and recycling organizations, they work to assess the recycling processes for all packaging substrates, including HDPE, glass and paper, to ensure our products contribute to packaging circularity.

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Diversity equity inclusion - Avery Dennison

We strive to enhance the well-being of our people and society by building a more diverse workforce and inclusive culture, enhancing safety, and engaging with our communities. Many of our efforts focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I).

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Collaboration with startups - Avery Dennison

To break new ground in sustainability we cannot work alone. We therefore join forces with partners from across our ecosystem, such as startups, to develop solutions that contribute to a better future.

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Energy  reduction - Avery Dennison

At our Luxembourg site we have made significant sustainability progress by collaborating with external experts and our suppliers and by involving more people at the site in our efforts.

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Carbon reduction - Avery Dennison

We collaborate to find ways to reduce our emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses, make operational improvements, design sustainable products, and help our partners reduce their own footprints.

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Small. Yet Significant.

Labels are small, yet significant. We're helping brand owners in the home and personal care space navigate sustainable labeling.

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Regenerative Retail Report - Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison partners with The Future Laboratory to release a new foresight report that calls on business to go beyond sustainability towards regenerative retail.

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Chemical strategy

The Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, explained

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