Sustainable Development and the Plastics Industry

Definition of sustainable development

«Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.»

1987, Mrs Brundtland, Chair of the Commission and Prime Minister of Norway, extract of the report Our Common Future, World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)

A challenge for plastics industry

As an engine of growth and competitiveness, sustainable development is for companies in the plastics industry an opportunity for development based on:

  • improved competitiveness through continuous innovation
  • a responsible and anticipative environmental step
  • continuous adaptation of skills

Sustainable development is an engine of growth and competitiveness.