SARASOTA, Fla., Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IPG (Intertape Polymer Group), a global provider of packaging and protective solutions, issued its 2025 sustainability report, highlighting the company’s efforts to “do more good.” The report, titled Safe, Circular and Responsible, features IPG's integration of sustainability across the business, better positioning the company to deliver value for its customers, support its communities, enable resilient, profitable growth, and meet its commitments to its people, communities, and planet.
“In 2025, we continued to realize solid progress, driving growth with the aid of sustainable innovations launched over the last several years, and expanding our offerings with the launch of several new sustainable products,” said Pete Durette, CEO of IPG. “While these improvements are notable, and I am extremely proud of what we have achieved, we have much more to do, and our efforts continue.”
IPG’s external commitments, through the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), The Climate Pledge, the CEO Water Mandate, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and the TRUE Zero Waste program help to steer our efforts.
“Our north star, the drive toward a more circular economy by doing more good and less harm, has not changed,” said Jay Bolus, VP of Sustainability at IPG, “But we did take the opportunity to reassess our strategies and pathways to get there.”
Highlights from the 2025 IPG Sustainability Report include:
- Increased offerings with recycled content
- StretchFLEX® PCR, a Performance Stretch Film with 60% total recycled content, including 30% Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) & 30% Post-Industrial Recycled (PIR)
- ExlfilmPlus® PCR Shrink Film made with 20% PCR content and 25% PIR content, for a total of 45% recycled content
- Realized approximately 75% of revenue from packaging products that are recyclable, reusable, or compostable
- Realized 69% of revenue from products that are Cradle to Cradle Certified®
- Met 2030 water reduction goal five years early
- Increased renewable electric energy use to 15.8%, up from 10% in 2024
- Achieved a 26.9% reduction in our Scope 1, Scope 2, and material Scope 3 emissions from the 2021 baseline
- Achieved TRUE Zero Waste Certification at seven new facilities for a total of nine, including four at the Silver level and two at Gold, adding the first location outside North America, and increased waste diversion rate to 68% from 66% in 2024
- For a successive year, achieved the safety goal to realize zero life-changing events for employees, and reduced the total case incident rate to 1.15, down from 1.18 in 2024
About IPG
Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, IPG is a global provider of packaging and protective solutions across a diversified set of geographies and end markets. The Company develops, manufactures, and sells a variety of solutions including paper and film-based pressure-sensitive and water-activated tapes, stretch and shrink films, protective packaging, woven and non-woven products, and packaging machinery.
IPG’s vision is to be the Global Leader in Packaging and Protective Solutions. Sustainability is a key strategy for achieving our vision and mission and is a primary driver of operational excellence and doing what is right for our employees and communities.
For information about the Company, visit www.itape.com.
IPG’s full 2025 Sustainability Report is available at https://www.itape.com/sustainability
Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a registered trademark of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Jay Bolus
Vice President Sustainability
jbolus@itape.com
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