Plastibell signed the Global Compact in January 2016. This marked the first step in our CSR journey. Commitment to CSR is vital if we are to achieve sustainable growth in a responsible manner through our company values of respect, creativity, adaptability and good corporate citizenship.
Plastibell is committed to adopting, promoting and ensuring compliance with the 10 principles of the Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption by:
• taking into account all stakeholders
• considering the impact on company performance
• keeping control of human, environmental and economic impacts
• viewing CSR as separate from the company’s financial performance
• considering the value added by each and every action
• looking to the future and focusing on long-term outcomes
• constantly innovating and planning ahead
• always striving to go further
• taking a ground-breaking, worldwide approach
• enhancing the company image
As we promote the Global Compact, we will concentrate on three areas:
• contribute to the effective abolition of child labour
• take initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
• encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
This confirms our long-term commitment to the principles of the Global Compact and our desire to play our part in the future of the environment.
Through this Communication on Progress, we are pleased to reaffirm our support for the Global Compact.
Emmanuelle Bouvier,
CEO, Plastibell

1. Effective abolition of child labour
On 21 November 2016, we distributed a letter of commitment to fighting child labour to all Plastibell sites (see annexes):
• Mar-Lee (USA)
• Deltaplast Mexico
• Deltaplast Poland
• Plastibell Pharm 1 (Normandy, France)
• Plastibell Pharm 2 (Ain, France)
• Plastibell (Ain, France)
• SR2P (Ain, France)
This marked the Plastibell business unit’s commitment to fighting child labour, forced labour and modern slavery.

Seven letters of commitment to fighting child labour have been sent, one to each of our site directors. They have been asked to sign them by 9 December 2016.

Seven letters of commitment to fighting child labour have been sent, one to each of our site directors. They have been asked to sign them by 9 December 2016.

B. Safety training
We undertake to train and inform staff about the steps they can take to ensure they work safely day to day. Each staff member will learn more about health and safety at work through a range of training sessions.
Certain staff have been trained to carry out Management Safety Inspections. They will visit employees at their workstations to help them understand the risks present and encourage them to adopt good practices that will keep them safe.

Fourteen people have been trained to carry out Management Safety Inspections. This element of our safety policy has been rolled out to two pilot sites, where all staff will learn about good safety practices.
Emmanuelle Bouvier has also informed all site managers that they share responsibility for work accidents.

C. Environmental, energy and safety training
As part of our commitment to ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, we have trained all our quality managers to implement environment, energy and safety strategies.
As regards the environment, our first priority is to reduce our ecological footprint by sorting our waste more effectively. We aim to improve our understanding of the nature of our waste and reduce the amount we produce. For example, we have set up trays to help staff reuse and recycle paper:
• in the first tray, we collect paper suitable to use for rough work,
• in the second tray, we collect paper that has been printed on both sides and therefore cannot be reused. This paper is recycled.
Simultaneously, we have set up more efficient waste management systems (including sales of plastic waste for reuse in other industries).
For example:
• we separate liquid waste into chemicals and grease, so that it can be processed in the appropriate way rather than all being treated as mixed waste.
As regards energy, we are working to reduce our consumption. For example, by:
• turning off equipment when it is not being used,
• adjusting heating and air conditioning in buildings.
We are also choosing more energy-efficient solutions when we make investments. For example:
• clean rooms that run at lower pressures when they are unoccupied to save electricity.
As regards safety, our aim is to make all our staff and partners aware that their actions affect everyone’s safety. For example:
• external safety audits followed by training to raise staff awareness: site evacuation drills and training.
3. Environmentally friendly technologies
As part of our environmental policy, we are setting up a waste monitoring system that will help us reduce our environmental impact. Our long-term aim is to reduce our ecological footprint.

B. Environmental, energy and safety training
Plastibell is committed to implementing its safety approach and to giving all staff the information and training they need to learn about safe working practices and implement them.
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All 2016 safety training*, hours
2016 safety training* included: safe driving certificates, workplace first aid, and gestures and postures training.
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3. Environmentally friendly technologies
By monitoring waste and resource consumption, we can measure the ecological footprint of each of our sites. Our aim is to set up a system which will help us to reduce consumption wherever it is feasible to do so. For example, machines could be turned off when a site is closed. Through our system, we will be able to monitor and reduce energy consumption on each site.
In 2015, we used 11,680 tonnes of raw materials in production. This generated 573 tonnes of non-hazardous waste, 112 tonnes of which were recycled. It also generated 23 tonnes of hazardous waste which was processed appropriately, according to its nature and current legislation

Non-hazardous waste recycling rate: 19.6%
Overall waste generation rate: 5.2%