ORLANDO, Fla., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In time for
World Environment Day, Tupperware Brands (NYSE: TUP) announced
today "No Time to Waste," the company's vision to significantly
reduce plastic and food waste by 2025. Through No Time to Waste,
the Company and its global network of 3 million Sales Force, 12,000
associates and suppliers are unified in their approach to reduce –
and eventually eliminate – waste.
At the start of the plastic revolution nearly 70 years ago,
Tupperware Brands was a leader in introducing reusable,
long-lasting plastic in the home. Today, Tupperware Brands
continues to design products that are durable, high-quality, and
made to keep food fresher, longer and to be reused for years to
come. From the start, these designs have been rooted in
sustainability – from Earl S.
Tupper's signature seal that was uniquely designed to lock
in freshness, to today's modern Eco Water
Bottle, which replaces single-use plastic bottles.
Tupperware Brands has a natural role in helping consumers reduce
plastic and food waste.
"Our Company's purpose has always centered on the belief that
our products and the opportunities we present through our business
have the power to change lives for the better," said Tricia Stitzel, Chairman and CEO of Tupperware
Brands. "Through No Time to Waste, we are deepening that purpose by
making changes in our products, operations, recycling and
partnerships to increase the longevity of our planet, our people
and the communities in which we live and work."
Tupperware Brands has set a series of strategic goals and
strategies to help ensure that its impacts most closely reflect the
needs of a circular economy:
Engage:
- Partnerships: In order to help advance global solutions
to key areas of waste pollution, Tupperware Brands has
strategically aligned itself with two partners:
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- Advancing Global Progress of Circular Economy:
Tupperware Brands has signed on to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's
New Plastic Economy Global Commitment – committing to a set of
concrete 2025 targets and to report progress against these, with
the aim to, together with the over 350 other signatories, help
create a circular economy for plastic.
- Advancing Service in Disaster Relief Sites and Reducing
Waste: Tupperware Brands recently announced a partnership with
World Central Kitchen, a global non-profit founded by world
renowned Chef José Andrés, centered on reducing the impact of
single-use plastic waste in disaster relief efforts by providing
in-kind reusable Tupperware® products and logistical support for
unforeseen disasters around the globe.
Design:
- Material Innovation: In collaboration with supplier
SABIC, Tupperware Brands is one of four companies to introduce a
revolutionary new material, certified circular polymers, made from
mixed plastic waste. Beginning summer 2019, Tupperware Brands will
introduce the certified circular polymers in new products that will
be designed to aid in the reduction of single-use plastic
products.
- Product Design: All Tupperware® products are designed to
be used again and again, reducing the single-use plastic that is
heavily responsible for harming the environment, and minimizing
food waste. Products will continue to be designed for increased
reusability and will be marketed and demonstrated in a way that
increases users' sustainable practices.
Produce:
- Packaging: By 2025, Tupperware Brands will eliminate the
use of single-use plastic packaging when delivering products to
consumers by utilizing alternatives, such as packaging made of
compostable material.
- Operations: Tupperware Brands is reducing waste,
increasing renewable energy and limiting the amount of water used
to operate. Across all manufacturing facilities, Tupperware Brands
is targeting zero waste to landfill by 2025.
Reuse:
- Consumption: Tupperware Brands is committed to making
products that make it easier for consumers to reduce their own
waste by offering single-use plastic alternatives. Through
marketing and communication with its Sales Force, Tupperware Brands
will continue to educate and inspire consumers to use products in
this way.
- Recycling: Tupperware Brands is enhancing the return
process for all Tupperware® products with the goal that by 2025,
90% of returned products will be recycled and repurposed.
"Through our products, operations and our supply chain, we are
integrating sustainable practices into all we do," said
Mark Shamley, Vice President of
Global Social Impact at Tupperware Brands. "No Time to Waste is a
reflection of our heritage of reusability and product innovation
and takes us into the future as a responsible corporate citizen,
dedicated to making a difference in the world around us."
For more information on No Time to Waste, please visit
https://sustainability.tupperwarebrands.com.
About Tupperware Brands Corporation
Tupperware Brands
Corporation, through an independent sales force of 3.0 million, is
a leading global marketer of innovative, premium products through
social selling. Product brands span several categories including
design-centric food preparation, storage and serving solutions for
the kitchen and home through the Tupperware brand and beauty and
personal care products through the Avroy Shlain, Fuller Cosmetics,
NaturCare, Nutrimetics and Nuvo brands. For more information, visit
www.tupperwarebrands.com.
Media:
Tupperware Brands
Cameron Klaus
407.826.8855
CameronKlaus@Tupperware.com
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