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Open Community 2020

Open Community 2020

Helping to build a sustainable future in the communities where we operate

Our CEO, Tony Smurfit, comments on how we are making a positive difference in our communities

"This year, Covid-19 has played an enormous part in shaping our actions as we placed health and safety to the fore in order to support each other through a time of uncertainty. 

For this reason, I am filled with gratitude and pride at the dedication of our employees, who despite all challenges, have continued to donate their time, effort and expertise to making a positive and lasting impact on their communities.  

As a company, we have always believed strongly in investing in projects that help to build a sustainable future in the communities and countries in which we operate and 2020 has been no different. 

Please see below a only a small selection of the numerous initiatives taking place across all the countries in which we operate."

Some highlights of our community involvement

Community Involvement Austria

GETTING ACTIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES

A team of passionate athletes from Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf took part in a unique charity run for a local children’s cancer foundation. Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf contributed a financial donation for every kilometre the team achieved. At the end of the race, the team had run an impressive 151 kilometres!

Community Involvement UK

PROTECTING OUR PLANET

After hearing the bee population in the UK is declining, employees at SSK Paper mill in Birmingham decided to take action by partnering with a local bee-keeper. The site now has a share in all the honey made which they use as a way to raise money for local community projects.

Community Involvement Lithuania

JOY OF CREATIVITY

Smurfit Kappa Baltic continues to support the local arts and theatre community in Lithuania with regular donations of corrugated chairs to arts venues. After noticing Smurfit Kappa’s sustainable chairs at an arts event, Aura Dance Theatre approached the company for help in providing seats that could be more easily transported than plastic chairs, allowing them to bring their shows to local communities.

Community Involvement Italy

INSPIRING OUR FUTURE

The future of engineering is safe in Italy following a children’s robotic workshop hosted by Smurfit Kappa Vitop in Allesandria. The innovative workshop provided an excellent opportunity to open the doors of the Bag-in-Box plant to local children and their families, to share our values and to inspire the younger generation by exploring news ways of building robotic games.

Community Involvement Colombia

EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITIES

In cities around Colombia, struggling families hang red handkerchiefs on their doors and windows as a sign that they urgently need food. Every day employees of Smurfit Kappa Colombia see these households on their way to work. To show their neighbourly compassion, workers contributed to a collection of food and money which they donated in support of their community.

Open Community Brochure 2020

Smurfit Kappa believes strongly in investing in projects that help to build a sustainable future in the communities and countries in which we operate. Take a look at some of these initiatives in our 'Open Community 2020' brochure

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Open Community Brochure