CHICAGO (News release) -- Pregis®, a global supplier of protective packaging, mailing and bagging solutions and flexible packaging, releases its 2025 Sustainability Report, documenting continued progress toward the company's 2K30 goals and its commitment to the Pregis Purpose: to Protect, Preserve and Inspyre.
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55 percent of global revenue came from sustainable products defined as paper-based, bio-based1 or made with a minimum of 30 percent recycled content
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92.5 percent of operational waste was diverted from landfills across 32 global manufacturing and warehouse locations
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Doubled investment in renewable energy credits compared to 2024, matching electricity use across multiple U.S. manufacturing facilities with wind power, resulting in an estimated reduction of 11,700 metric tons of market-based Scope 2 emissions2
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1,283,293 trees saved from harvest through use of recycled fiber
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143,213 lives positively impacted through community service and philanthropic programs
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88 percent reduction in operational emissions intensity compared to the 2019 baseline, achieving the 2K30 goal for the sixth consecutive year
"The 2025 report reflects what we have built and where we are headed," said Kevin Baudhuin, Chairman and CEO of Pregis. "Our purpose--to Protect, Preserve and Inspyre--guides how we invest, how we operate and how we bring our teams and partners together. Operational excellence and environmental responsibility are not competing priorities. They are complementary and the results we're sharing reflect that."
Circular Products and Portfolio Expansion
Pregis expanded its sustainable product lineup in 2025 with several additions that advance the company's circular product strategy and purpose-led packaging portfolio:
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EasyPack® Strata, a high-speed on-demand paper system running structured protective pads made with 100 percent recycled content, designed for void fill and cushioning applications in high-volume fulfillment environments
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PolyPlank® Renew XL engineered foam, delivering shock-resistant cushioning for heavy products containing a minimum of 98 percent pre-consumer recycled polyethylene content certified by SCS Global
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IntelliPack® Inspyre Film, expanding the Pregis Inspyre™ portfolio into foam-in-place packaging and extending the company's clean water mission through 1% for the Planet membership, with 1% of sales supporting the Uzima Clean Water Mission
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Performance Flexibles Renew™ Series sealant films offering incorporating post-consumer and post-industrial recycled content while maintaining performance standards required for consumer-packaged goods applications
Pregis received EcoVadis Silver recognition for its European operations, placing it in the top 15 percent of respondents globally, and EcoVadis Bronze for North American operations, placing it in the top 35 percent.
Pregis opened its Elgin, Ill., Paper Center of Excellence in 2025. The facility is 477,000 square feet, designed for zero-waste operations and powered entirely by energy matched with renewable energy credits (RECs). The site serves as the primary Midwest hub for curbside recyclable mailers and paper packaging production. Elgin was built to prioritize scrap reduction at the source and the results are reflected company wide. It is projected to divert approximately 5,000 tons of waste from landfills annually.
Zero waste design is built into Pregis facility planning from the ground up. Pregis maintained a 92.5 percent landfill diversion rate across facilities globally in 2025, achieving 99 percent diversion for the second consecutive year at its Anderson, S.C. facility.
Through its global partnerships including Uzima Clean Water Mission, Pregis positively impacted 143,213 lives in 2025, bringing the cumulative total to more than 1.4 million since 2019. Six Pregis employees traveled to Nakuru, Kenya as part of the Inspyre mission, hosting hygiene education sessions for more than 900 individuals across seven community programs and distributing water filters providing up to 10 years of clean water.
The 2025 Pregis Purpose Awards expanded to four categories with the addition of the Recover Award, honoring fabricator partners whose participation in the Pregis Foam Densifier Program helps divert foam waste from landfills. In 2025, 96 organizations were recognized for product choices tied to measurable environmental and social outcomes.
Pregis IQ® (Innovation Headquarters) completed 195 projects in 2025, an 18 percent increase over 2024, focused on damage reduction, sustainable packaging design and efficiency. More than 1,200 visitors came through Pregis IQ locations globally to collaborate on packaging decisions that align with the 2K30 goal to reduce damages and material waste.
The full 2025 Sustainability Report is available at pregis.com/sustainability-report.
1 Materials derived from renewable biological sources rather than fossil-based resources
2 Internally calculated by comparing market-based Scope 2 emissions with avoided Scope 2 emissions
