Newell Brands winners of sustainability excellence

Newell brands announces the winners of the second annual Sustainability Excellence Awards for 2021.

The recognition celebrates Newell’s sites for their success in leading sustainability initiatives. Sites are invited to submit sustainability stories and the submissions are reviewed by a cross-functional committee.

Winning first place and awarded Gold, the team at Nantes, France facility for their eco-design strategy in support of product and packaging sustainability. Through this strategy, the Fine Writing business will stop using PVC in its packaging by the end of 2021. The Nantes team also effectively manages costs by reprocessing plastic waste from its own workshops.

Earning second place and awarded Silver, the team at Zeven, Germany for their three-year compressed air efficiency project in 2018. Their aim is to reduce their energy consumption per compressed air volume. They have successfully achieved by reducing energy consumption by 17% compared to a 2017 baseline, with a total energy reduction of 773 megawatt hours.