Our Members’ Climate Targets

All of ACE’s members are committed to third-party verified science-based targets throughout their supply chain, striving to reduce their impact on the environment. These targets are approved by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi), a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resource Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature and a We Need Business Coalition commitment, championing science-based target setting as we transition to a low-carbon economy.

Click on the links below to read how they are continuing to strive for a greener, sustainable and renewable society.

Our journey to 2030

The beverage carton industry commits to:

Produce beverage cartons only from renewable materials

And / or produce beverage cartons from recycled materials
Use more fibre and less plastic

Decarbonise our value chain with 1.5° C target

Deliver the lowest carbon footprint packaging

Produce beverage cartons only from renewable materials

And / or produce beverage cartons from recycled materials
Use more fibre and less plastic

Decarbonise our value chain with 1.5° C target

Deliver the lowest carbon footprint packaging

The beverage carton industry commits fully

to measurement and certification to achieve Roadmap 2030 goals

Beverage carton converters report on existing globally recognised sustainability sourcing standards for all materials

Beverage carton converters report on renewable material and recycled content in cartons

ACE update of the industry’s Design for Recycling Guidelines

Beverage carton recycling rates verified by an external third party

Beverage carton industry to identify sound metrics on plastic content in 2021

Beverage carton converters to report on value chain GHG emissions in line with 1.5°C science-based target (SBT)

ACE to report on the beverage carton system climate balance

ACE to join forces with stakeholders/partners to develop the metrics to assess the impact on biodiversity, carbon sequestration and the forest growth