On Track for 2030 Target
Specialty packaging leader EPL Limited today announced that sustainable packaging reached 43% of its global tube sales in H1 FY2026-27, a dramatic eightfold increase from 5% in FY2021-22. The company has expanded its manufacturing capability across 21 facilities in 11 countries to produce sustainable formats at commercial scale, keeping it firmly on track to achieve 60% sustainable tube sales by 2030 while advancing its ultimate target of a 100% sustainable product portfolio.” said Hemant Bakshi, Managing Director & Global CEO, EPL Limited. “At EPL, we are not merely participating in this transition; we are actively leading it by bridging the gap between breakthrough materials science and high-volume, commercial-scale execution. By embedding recyclable, recycled, and bio-based packaging into our global manufacturing footprint across 11 countries,
we empower the world’s leading brands to meet their ambitious sustainability targets without compromising on quality, aesthetics, or performance. As we accelerate toward our goal of 60% sustainable tube sales by 2030, our focus remains on defining the future of responsible packaging at global scale.” “Achieving ambitious circular packaging targets requires more than advanced materials science. it requires a future-ready, empowered workforce with purpose, ambition, clarity, transparency and inclusion” said Sonal Jain, Global CHRO, Transformation & Marketing at EPL Limited. “Through continuous learning and sustainability capability-building programs across our 11 operating countries,
we are embedding responsible practices into every level of our operations. Fostering an inclusive culture where women represent 33% of our global team ensures our people remain the primary engine driving our sustainable growth.” Under its EPL IMPACKT initiative, there are 1,37,000 beneficiaries who have been positively impacted by the program across initiatives like local plastic circularity by upcycling operational waste into durable school furniture, delivering benches schools while benefiting community members through localized ESG programs aligned with SDG goals.
