New Delhi: Every year, we see an increased outcry for sustainability and reduction of carbon footprints on social media, in world conferences and summits. Sustainability, as a term is a combination of business, innovation & operational efficiencies, use of lower energy, emissions & water and reduction of waste.
Increasing population, along with tremendous escalation in industrial activities has raised several questions on the sustainability of natural resources on our planet. No part of the Earth is now untouched by the effect of human activities. In addition to this, urbanization, industrialization and modern agricultural practices have polluted water sources, air and soil all across the globe. The natural resources are thus not only being over-exploited but also becoming contaminated with toxic chemicals, making it extremely difficult for the future generations to survive on the only inhabitable planet known to humankind.
Within the broad field of sustainability, the concept of sustainable manufacturing is garnering extensive attention from environmentalists in industrial operations. More specifically, sustainable manufacturing involves implementing sustainable manufacturing processes and systems that minimize negative environmental impacts, minimally consume material, energy and other resources, are safe for all stakeholders, and are economically sound and societally beneficial.
We at Cosmo Films are one of the leading global BOPP films manufacturers across the globe, has contributed to the society not just through its sustainable product range to enable mono material flexible packaging structures, but also by making its manufacturing sustainable. The company intends to create its products through economically sound processes that minimizes negative impact on the environment and helps in water, fuel, natural resources and energy conservation in the process.
“We have successfully adopted the 7R approach i.e., Reduce, Redesign/refuse, Reuse, Recover, Remanufacture, Recycle and Rethink into our production process, and undertaken several projects to help reduce our carbon footprints as part of our organizational key priorities.”
“We have maximized the reuse of in-house waste into further film production, helping maximize the conversion of waste to usable grades of polymers. We are making our own masterbatches, reducing process waste, conserving energy consumption per unit of production, minimizing gas emissions and continuously working on reducing fuel consumption as well.”
The company has been working on standardization of all kinds of process inputs, improving quality standards and reducing the number of complaints for all its products in order to reduce wastage, and reducing the cost and consumption of various packaging material to aid in structure rationalization.
We are also using technology to improve truck load optimization and use bigger trucks. We are looking into every aspect of air, noise and water pollution or wastage and trying to minimize their usage as well as recycle and reuse them to have minimal carbon footprint. All this is done scientifically with proper measurements to make sure that we make a real impact.
The company is leaving no stones unturned through its green manufacturing practices. As a recent initiative, Cosmo Films has also partnered with an NGO to plant almost 5000 saplings in the name of its stakeholders in two villages of Aurangabad, Maharashtra to help improve the green cover.
Such practices, when combined with eco-friendly packaging solutions, are shaping Cosmo Films as one of prime examples of how a company excels, even with the use of sustainable manufacturing and production practices.
