SUSTAINABILITY ISN’T AN
OPTION, IT’S A RESPONSIBILITY
ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE (ESG) IS THE ROADMAP TO THE FUTURE!
SUSTAINABILITY ISN’T AN
WE’RE UNAPOLOGETICALLY FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE
That’s why we create green, environmentally-friendly products, use recycled materials whenever possible, and aim to make our products recyclable and/or compostable.
We are also committed to being a lean, green machine when it comes to our manufacturing processes and environmental footprint, because making the world better makes our business better.
Want the nitty gritty on our goals, environmental results, pulp products, certification and more?
WE’RE UNAPOLOGETICALLY
FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE
That’s why we create green, environmentally-friendly products,
use recycled materials whenever possible, and aim to make our
products recyclable and/or compostable.
We are also committed to being a lean, green machine when it
comes to our manufacturing processes and environmental
footprint, because making the world
better makes our business better.
Want the nitty gritty on our goals, environmental results, pulp
products, certification and more?
REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
We have set a goal to reduce our energy consumption by 20% by 2025, based on
our 2012 usage. We measure this as Gigajoules per tonne of production. In 2012, our
measurement was 18.18 GJ/ton of production. By 2025 we need to be at 14.54 GJ/
ton of production. Since 2012, we have reduced energy consumption per tonne of
production by 10%. This is an annual energy reduction of 88,912 gigajoules, which is
the equivalent to the amount of energy used to supply electricity to 1,000 homes for
an entire year. CKF has many ongoing programs and projects that will continue to
reduce energy as we focus on achieving our energy usage reduction goals.
ALL PRODUCTS TO BE
RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE
We have attained our 2025 goal to have 100% of the packaging produced by CKF being recyclable and/or compostable. All substrates produced (Molded Fiber, PET and Polystyrene) are fully recyclable or compostable! As Canadian Provinces and Territories move to 100% Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), we hope to see all substrates included in their collection and recycling programs. This is only one milestone of our commitment to ESG!
REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT
The GHG (Green House Gas) measurement contains both the emissions from our
production facilities and the transportation used to distribute product to our customers.
Our original facilities goal to reduce the total carbon footprint by reducing
the tonnes of GHG emissions per tonne of production was set in 2012. We have targeted
60% reduction over base year by 2025. In the 10 years since we launched
our sustainability mission, we have reduced GH emissions by a staggering 52%.
Our transportation goal is to reduce total GHG emissions per tonne of product shipped.
We have targeted 40% reduction over 2012 (base year) by 2025. CKF uses various modes of
transportation to get our product to market. Optimizing transportation routes is good for us,
for you, and for the environment!
WASTE DIVERSION
CKF is on the move to zero waste! In the last several years,
we have been able to capture more waste items, such as organics,
plastics and wood and divert the materials away from the landfill.
Between 2014 and 2022, we increased our waste diversion by 170% to,
approximately, 900 metric tonnes. This constitutes diversion of
approximately 22% of our total waste to landfill generated. We have set
a lofty goal of 50% diversion by 2025. We’re working on it!
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
CKF has enjoyed a long history of community investment,
as an integral component of our Social Sustainability Mission is people.
We have set goals for Employee Engagement and Community Involvement.
Local communities are important for our employees and our business,
so we participate and assist in developments. Safety has always been
and will continue to be an important corporate goal of CKF.
HEALTH & SAFETY
We pride ourselves on a proactive safety culture
that is reinforced and supported at all levels of the company.
Accident rates have been steadily declining as all CKF facilities
target our primary mantra of “ZERO HARM”.
In February 2020, our Langley, BC facility was awarded the
Health & Safety “Certificate of Recognition (COR)” from
WorkSafe BC. In March 2020, Langley was also presented
with an “Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence”
award from the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of British Columbia.
In 2022, MSABC also awarded Langley the “Safety Pinnacle Sapphire
Award” as well as the “Safety Pinnacle Emerald Award” in recognition
of continuing leadership commitment to workplace health & safety
excellence!
Our Hantsport, NS facility also has a long history of outstanding safety
performance and has been recognized by Nova Scotia’s Workers’
Compensation Board (WCB) achieving the Mainstay Award for
Safety Excellence in 2009, 2014 and, most recently, in November
of 2020. This is the highest safety honour bestowed in Nova Scotia!
CKF’s commitment to Health & Safety is ongoing as we strive to
make “ZERO HARM” a way of life for our employees.
REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
We have set a goal to reduce our energy consumption by 20% by 2025, based on our 2012 usage. We measure this as Gigajoules per tonne of production. In 2012, our measurement was 18.18 GJ/ton of production. By 2025 we need to be at 14.54 GJ/ton of production. Since 2012, we have reduced energy consumption per tonne of production by 10%. This is an annual energy reduction of 88,912 gigajoules, which is the equivalent to the amount of energy used to supply electricity to 1,000 homes for an entire year. CKF has many ongoing programs and projects that will continue to reduce energy as we focus on achieving our energy usage reduction goals.
ALL PRODUCTS TO BE RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE
Our goal is that 100% of the packaging produced by CKF is recyclable or compostable by 2025. In 2015, 58% of the packaging we produced was recyclable and/or compostable. Our moulded pulp packaging is already 100% recyclable and compostable plus our PET packaging is 100% recyclable. Polystyrene is technically recyclable and a very valuable commodity. We are currently working with industry associations on increasing accessibility to Polystyrene recycling Blue Box programs. In the recyclable category, Polystyrene Foam is collected in many provinces, and report approximately 50% rates of access to recycling for this material.
REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT
The GHG (Green House Gas) measurement contains both the emissions from our production facilities and the transportation used to distribute product to our customers. Our original facilities goal to reduce the total carbon footprint by reducing the tonnes of GHG emissions per tonne of production was set in 2012. We have targeted 60% reduction over base year by 2025. In the 10 years since we launched our sustainability mission, we have reduced GH emissions by a staggering 52%. Our transportation goal is to reduce total GHG emissions per tonne of product shipped. We have targeted 40% reduction over 2012 (base year) by 2025. CKF uses various modes of transportation to get our product to market. Optimizing transportation routes is good for us, for you, and for the environment!
WASTE DIVERSION
CKF is on the move to zero waste! In the last several years, we have been able to capture more waste items, such as organics, plastics and wood and divert the materials away from the landfill. Between 2014 and 2022, we increased our waste diversion by 170% to, approximately, 900 metric tonnes. This constitutes diversion of approximately 22% of our total waste to landfill generated. We have set a lofty goal of 50% diversion by 2025. We’re working on it!
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
CKF has enjoyed a long history of community investment, as an integral component of our Social Sustainability Mission is people. We have set goals for Employee Engagement and Community Involvement. Local communities are important for our employees and our business, so we participate and assist in developments. Safety has always been and will continue to be an important corporate goal of CKF.
SAFETY
We pride ourselves on a proactive safety culture that is reinforced and supported at all levels of the company. Our Hantsport location maintains the company record of seven consecutive years of no lost time accidents and over a year in our Rexdale plant. Great accomplishments, but our commitment to safety is on going as we work towards a zero incident record.