Aware of the role we have as a packaging manufacturer in reducing our environmental impact, we work every day to offer our customers more sustainable solutions. While our environmental commitment is not new, we have, for several years now, chosen to place it at the heart of our business by defining a more ambitious CSR policy.
As environmental commitment is at the heart of our activities, we have chosen to embed it in our purpose: “To offer sustainable packaging, reflecting your image.” At Bong, we believe that packaging is essential for our clients to protect their products, transport them safely, enhance their appearance, and strengthen their brand image. Providing the best solutions to our clients while reducing the environmental impact of our packaging throughout the product lifecycle is what drives our teams every day.
99% of our paper comes from sustainably managed forests. We design new products and optimise our machines to reduce paper waste.
Our production sites are located in Europe, close to our clients to limit the carbon footprint associated with transport.
Over 90% of our sales are paper or cardboard-based products and are recyclable.
Taking into account the entire product lifecycle from its design, we optimise the recycling process by using solvent-free adhesives and facilitating de-inking with water-based inks.
We package our products in boxes or bulk on container pallets to reduce packaging. Our packaging cardboard boxes are fully recyclable.
Our mission is to provide you with high-quality packaging solutions that meet your needs while minimising their environmental impact. It is our duty to act now to move towards a circular economy by improving each stage of the product lifecycle so that, at the end, it can be transformed back into a usable raw material for new products.
More than just a packaging manufacturer, we build genuine partnerships with our clients. Because many of our clients are also highly concerned about their carbon footprint, we offer products designed with eco-design principles that reflect their sustainability commitments to the public. We have also committed to providing a paper alternative for every request for plastic-based products.
We have partnered with engineering companies to develop new machines aimed at reducing our carbon footprint. This ongoing desire to innovate enables us to produce premium paper bags in France, which were previously almost exclusively manufactured in Asia, and to significantly reduce the paper and energy consumption of our ecommerce bags.
Bong continually innovates to stay active in the market and meet the challenges of its clients. We continuously improve our manufacturing processes to create the packaging solutions of tomorrow: more virtuous products with a low environmental impact, and produced in Europe. This quest for innovation is made possible through our partnerships with engineering companies, the involvement of our “Innovation” team within our factories, and the commitment of all our employees in our various working groups.
Bong strengthens its social and ethical commitment by implementing concrete actions to improve working conditions, encourage team collaboration, enable employee skill development through training, and promote inclusion and diversity.
We continuously strive to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment and establish a culture of sustainable development by raising awareness among our employees and clients. Conducting an initial carbon assessment combined with our innovation approach has already significantly reduced our consumption and waste. In 2024, we will keep this approach by generalising the measurement of our CO2 emissions across all our production sites. At the same time, we will continue and expand our projects to raise employee awareness of eco-friendly practices.
Since our inputs represent the most significant portion of CO2 emissions in our carbon footprint, working towards more responsible purchasing is an absolute necessity. While we aim to raise our teams’ awareness of sustainable development, the same applies to our suppliers. Sending an annual CSR questionnaire allows us to better understand our suppliers’ commitments and encourage them to progress in reducing their carbon footprint or in their societal commitments.
Bong continually innovates to stay active in the market and meet the challenges of its clients. We continuously improve our manufacturing processes to create the packaging solutions of tomorrow: more virtuous products with a low environmental impact, and produced in Europe. This quest for innovation is made possible through our partnerships with engineering companies, the involvement of our “Innovation” team within our factories, and the commitment of all our employees in our various working groups.
Bong strengthens its social and ethical commitment by implementing concrete actions to improve working conditions, encourage team collaboration, enable employee skill development through training, and promote inclusion and diversity.
We continuously strive to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment and establish a culture of sustainable development by raising awareness among our employees and clients. Conducting an initial carbon assessment combined with our innovation approach has already significantly reduced our consumption and waste. In 2024, we will keep this approach by generalising the measurement of our CO2 emissions across all our production sites. At the same time, we will continue and expand our projects to raise employee awareness of eco-friendly practices.
Since our inputs represent the most significant portion of CO2 emissions in our carbon footprint, working towards more responsible purchasing is an absolute necessity. While we aim to raise our teams’ awareness of sustainable development, the same applies to our suppliers. Sending an annual CSR questionnaire allows us to better understand our suppliers’ commitments and encourage them to progress in reducing their carbon footprint or in their societal commitments.
Discover our CSR report, an overview of the initiatives undertaken throughout 2022 and 2023 in collaboration with our clients, staff, and stakeholders. These actions have been made possible by the active involvement of all Bong’s teams. Our CSR report also highlights our certifications, reflecting our daily efforts and evidence of our ongoing commitment over the years.
Imprim’Vert distinguishes companies engaged in printing activities that implement concrete actions leading to a reduction of their environmental impact: waste collection and disposal, non-use of products identified as "toxic", staff awareness, etc.
*Évreux, France
The Forest Stewardship Council® is an international association that promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable practices for managing the world's forests.
For more information, visit fsc.org
FSC-C141501
EcoVadis is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ratings service.
The rating covers a broad range of non-financial management systems including environmental, labor & human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement impacts.
*Évreux, France
ISO 9001 is defined as the international standard specifying the requirements for a quality management system. This standard is based on several quality management principles, including a strong customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, a process approach, and continuous improvement.
*Évreux, France
PEFC is an organisation that certifies sustainable forest management in 55 countries around the world. It promotes a balance between environmental, social, and economic issues related to forestry activities by relying on guarantees of sustainable practices and the involvement of forest owners.
*Evreux, France
PEFC/ 10-31-2232
An internationally recognised standard that defines the requirements for an environmental management system. As part of this certification, we conduct an annual assessment of our environmental impacts, determine the improvements made, and set our own objectives for the coming year. This proactive approach also serves as a means to constructively influence our partners to adopt the same eco-responsible attitude.
*Évreux, France
Part of a Swedish group with a presence throughout Europe, Bong Retail Solutions manufactures a significant portion of its packaging at our own facility in Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent, near Évreux, in Normandy. The remainder of our production is located in Europe, close to our clients.
In response to climate change and the widespread destruction of forests with its severe impact on biodiversity, the European Union has introduced a new regulation aimed at safeguarding forests by tackling deforestation. Here, we delve into five crucial measures of the EUDR and explore their significance for the packaging sector.
After defining an ambitious CSR policy, Bong launched its permaculture project and created, with the involvement of collaborators, a vegetable garden to grow fresh fruits and vegetables. A perfect way to learn, share good moments as a team, raise awareness about the preservation of biodiversity and promote healthy eating.
We are introducing our new CSR report, an overview of the initiatives undertaken throughout 2022 and 2023 in collaboration with our clients, staff and stakeholders. Download our new CSR report now!
Bong Retail Solutions NV
Stasegemsestraat 133b
B-8500 Kortrijk
Belgium
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