Sustainability is Our Promise to the Future

At Orora, we care about making a difference. As one of the world’s leading packaging and visual communication solutions providers, sustainability is our promise to the future. It sits at the heart of our business and it’s how we’re evolving in a way that’s even better for our communities, for the environment and for future generations. 

Orora Visual considers how our business decisions impact the planet every day: from sustainable practices executed at all of our print production facilities to recommending eco-friendly options for your marketing materials, signage, displays and packaging.

Sustainable Printing and Sourcing

We are proud to have been awarded these prominent certifications: FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) and SFI® (Sustainable Forestry Initiative).

Orora’s suppliers are vetted for their conservation and reduction of carbon footprint efforts. We invite our customers to be responsible environmental stewards as well by offering eco-friendly print processes and a variety of more sustainable substrates to choose from.

Inks:

  • UV inks used on digital, offset and screen presses, which are naturally low VOC

  • Soy inks (bio-ink) available for offset presses

Paper and Corrugate:

  • By nature, paper substrates are 100% biodegradable and recyclable

  • Post-consumer recycled content up to 100%

  • EnviroKraft ® - an Orora exclusive. 100% recycled and FSC-certified kraft corrugated material for litho label mounting and packaging

  • Orora Board - 100% paper-based rigid sign substrate made from recycled content for indoor and outdoor applications. Replaces foamboard, PVC, and coroplast from .5mm up to 5mm thickness

Plastics:

  • Polystyrene with recycled core

  • Polypropylene with 100% recycled content

  • Polyethylene and Polystyrene with 25% recycled content

  • Expanded PVC with recycled content

PET Fabric made of 100% recycled PET bottles

Eco Fabric material manufactured using 90% less water with zero wastewater - meaning no nano plastic particles are dumped into the water eco-cycle

 Learn how Orora Visual is printing direct to fabric made from 100% recycled post-consumer PET bottles

Our Sustainability Pillars

 At Orora Visual, we take the environment very seriously - it’s fundamental to everything we do.

We have developed proactive initiatives to support our sustainability pillars with a focus on building robust, responsible, and respected operations that create customer value and operational value for our company.

  • 4G Recycling Programs in place to sort, compact, and recycle our used/excess waste across all four facilities.

  • In 2022, Orora Visual reduced our waste to landfill by 876,939.4 TONS including paper, corrugate, plastic, fabric, and metal.

  • Green E Certifications: 100% renewable energy via Solar Power and Wind Energy in our Clifton, NJ, and Chicago, IL facilities.

  • In 2023 we invested in Green Plates- a process-less plate-making innovation that significantly reduces our water consumption.

  • 83% of our total 687,000 sqft of manufacturing, fulfillment, and office space has been replaced with LED Lighting.

  • Orora’s five-year Eco-Targets contribute to a number of our sustainability pillars. They are focused on a 5% reduction across Co2E emissions, Waste To Landfill, and Water Use by the year 2024.