Smurfit Westrock Launches Better Planet Sustainability Targets

Smurfit Westrock published its 2025 Sustainability Report, outlining its new Better Planet targets. The reports also highlight significant progress made across climate, circularity, and communities, as well as the role of paper-based packaging in supporting a lower-carbon, circular economy.

Tony Smurfit, Smurfit Westrock President and CEO, said: “We look for the business case in everything we do, and sustainability is no different. Across the markets in which we operate, stakeholders such as customers and investors continue to expect it, and we remain focused on reducing our environmental footprint. I believe that sustainable business is good business.”

The report details how sustainability is embedded across Smurfit Westrock’s operations, and a key feature is the introduction of the new, quantified Better Planet targets.

Better Planet targets include:

• Reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 28% by 2030, from a 2019 baseline, in line with the Paris Agreement
• Cut water intake at mills by 22% by 2030
• Reduce waste sent to landfill by 24% by 2030
• Invest over $40 million in social, environmental, and community initiatives by 2030

Garrett Quinn, Group Head of Sustainability, Branding and Communications at Smurfit Westrock, added: “This report clearly illustrates the actions we are taking across our business to help deliver a more sustainable future, underpinned by our customer focus, our global scale, and our capital investment. At Smurfit Westrock, sustainability is firmly embedded in how we operate. By setting clear, measurable targets and continuing to invest in circular, paper based solutions, we are strengthening our ability to serve customers, manage risk and support the transition to a lower carbon, circular economy.”