EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
from recycled paper and , as you stretch it , it has specific types of perforations that cause it to move in three dimensions . You stretch it and then wrap your breakable product with it . And then it ’ s protected as you ship it . At the end of use , it ’ s recycled paper that can go right into your kerbside recycling .
That ’ s a really important story , and that ’ s the part people get . But what ’ s even more important from our customer perspective is , when we ’ re working with retailers , it takes up much less shelf space .
Finally , it takes so much less space in the transportation process that the carbon footprint is greatly reduced compared to plastics .
And that ’ s what I love about the Sustainability Value Commitment . It ’ s not about checking a box – it ’ s about how you can be more creative and innovative for more impactful customer solutions .
Q . WHAT DOES 3M DO TO TACKLE ITS SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS ?
» I ’ m really proud of our progress on Scope 1 and 2 emissions . Since 2002 , we ’ ve reduced them by more than 80 %, and that includes a 43 % reduction since 2019 .
But Scope 3 is really tricky because doing it means that we ’ re working with our partners upstream and downstream , our suppliers , our customers , the end users , and what happens at the end of life .
I ’ m delighted to say that our plan for Scope 3 emissions was just validated for near-term targets with the Science Based Targets initiative .
118 February 2025