Smurfit Westrock
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Smurfit Westrock, a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging, operates in 40 countries with over 500 packaging converting operations and 62 paper mills. We offer an unparalleled portfolio of innovative packaging solutions ranging from corrugated and consumer packaging to Bag-in-Box® packaging and point-of-sale displays. With the circular economy at the core of our business, we use renewable, recyclable and recycled materials to create sustainable packaging solutions. As a trusted partner to companies across the world, Smurfit Westrock is dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. We are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate. Our global headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland, and we have a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
EU Legislative Interests
Smurfit Westrock closely follows developments regarding the policy framework for climate and energy, the circular economy and waste and waste recovery. We have a keen interest in ETS, fossil CO2 emission reduction targets, legislation regarding the use of renewable energy, the Green Deal legislation, Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Single-use plastic legislation, Producer responsibility schemes, etc. We believe that European climate change policies should not be tightened in the absence of international agreements. We therefore recommend that the EU gives greater priority to improving the overall competitive situation of industry in Europe towards which lowering energy prices forms an important step. In general, we favour policies that promote the circular economy concept and stimulate the recovery of wastepaper. Wastepaper or recovered paper as it is called in our industry is the basis raw material for our base product which is paper produced on the basis of recovered papers (fibres).
Communication Activities
We publish annually a Sustainable Development Report (SDR) in which we discuss our progress regarding certain sustainability goals. A copy can be found on our internet page www.smurfitwestrock.com
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Smurfit Westrock is a member of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT). ERT is an informal forum bringing together approximately 55 chief executives and chairpersons of major multinational companies of European parentage covering a wide range of industrial and technological sectors. Companies of ERT Members are widely situated across Europe, with sales to EU customers exceeding € 1,000 billion, thereby sustaining around 6.6 million jobs in the region Smufit Westrock is also through its operating companies a member of the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI). CEPI is a Brussels-based non-profit making organisation regrouping the European pulp and paper industry and championing this industry’s achievements and the benefits of its products. Its mission is to promote the member’s business sector by taking specific actions notably, by monitoring and analyzing activities and initiatives in the areas of industry, environment, energy, forestry, recycling, fiscal policies and competitiveness in general. Through its operating companies Smurfit Westrock is also a member of FEFCO (European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers) which represents the interests of the European Corrugated Board Manufacturers. Headquartered in Brussels, FEFCO has 17 Association members, all European national corrugated packaging organisations. The role of the Federation is to investigate economic, financial, technical and policy issues of interest to the corrugated packaging Industry, to analyse all factors which may influence the industry, and to promote and develop its reputation.
Organisation Members
http://www.cepi.org/ https://www.ert.eu/ https://www.fefco.org/ https://www.ecma.org/ https://www.procarton.com/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.