# Smurfit Kappa first FTSE 100 company to gain recognition of its support of UN 2030 SDGs

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/smurfit-kappa-first-ftse-100-company-to-gain-recognition-of-its-support-of-un-2030-sdgs/412964967
- Published: 2021-03-02T07:19:24+00:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**[Smurfit Kappa Group plc](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/ftse-company/smurfit-kappa-group/skg.l)**(
LON:SKG) has announced that its support of and contribution to the UN 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) has been recognised by Support the Goals. The company is
the first [FTSE 100](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/news/ftse-100) company
to receive a five star rating.

The SDGs are a universal call for action to end poverty, protect the planet and 
ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. Agreed in 2015 by world
leaders, these goals can only be achieved with the support of businesses.

Support the Goals is a global initiative that was established to rate and recognise
those businesses that support the SDGs to work towards a more sustainable future.
A five-star rating is only awarded to companies who are actively involving their
suppliers in their efforts towards reaching these goals. For most businesses, a 
significant amount of their environmental and social impact comes from the supply
chain, therefore it is vitally important to help suppliers understand and support
the SDGs.

Founder and director of Support the Goals, Colin Curtis highlighted the importance
of this support, saying: “If we’re to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 
by 2030, we need every business to get behind them. It’s fantastic to see that Smurfit
Kappa is helping their suppliers to learn about the goals and encouraging them to
take action, and we’re delighted to recognise their efforts with a five star SDG
rating – the first company in the FTSE 100 to achieve this!”

> **In response to this rating, Group CEO, Tony Smurfit, said:** “We are delighted
> to be recognised for our leadership position as the first FTSE 100 company to 
> receive a five star rating. Our ambition is to be the most sustainable company
> in paper-based packaging and we continue to play our part to support and contribute
> to the UN’s 2030 SDGs.”

> **Group VP of Sustainable Development, Steven Stoffer, added: **“Our continued
> focus on [sustainability](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/sustainability-green-stocks-news),
> and our success to date in continuing to raise the bar when it comes to sustainable
> practices, means we have a responsibility to encourage our suppliers to aim towards
> achieving similar goals. We are proud to be in a position to accept this responsibility
> for the benefit of a better, more sustainable future for all.”

Smurfit Kappa recently announced ambitious new sustainability targets building upon
the company’s well-established sustainability record, on which it has been reporting
since 2005, and are contained in the Better Planet 2050 commitments. Better Planet
2050 quantifies the company’s continued commitment to sustainability, targeting 
environmental and social sustainability in areas where it believes it can have the
greatest impact.

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