Issuu

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

2025

Sustainability report

Contents

Introduction

Overview: Key Results

Estal’s Sustainable Philosophy

Environmental Impact

Social and Community Impact

Ethics and Governance

Looking to the future

Closure

A letter from the CEO

Let’s keep building something lasting together.

For over 25 years, Estal has been more than a company — it has been a way of understanding how design, innovation and sustainability can transform something as everyday as packaging into a positive force for people and the planet. Looking back, what makes me proudest is not only the bottles, closures or collections we have created, but the relationships we have built: with the brands that trust us, with the designers who inspire us, with the suppliers who walk alongside us, and above all, with the team that makes it possible every day. Sustainability is not a trend for us — it is a promise to the future. Each new idea is born from the desire to reduce our footprint while creating beauty that lasts. From Wild Glass, made with 100% recycled glass, to eco-design projects that use fewer resources without losing essence, our journey is one of constant reinvention. I believe that what truly sets Estal apart is this shared spirit. Together, we are building a culture of conscious innovation — one that blends creativity and responsibility, aesthetics and efficiency, ambition and care. We still have much to do, but we face the future with the same excitement that brought us here. To our clients, partners, and friends: thank you for being part of this path.

Thank you

Gerard Albertí

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Mission and vision Estal is a provider of high-quality, extraordinary packaging solutions, where design, innovation, and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do. With over 30 years of expertise, we are driven to help brands and creators elevate their value proposition and visibility through suprising, unique and recognizable packaging.

Mission

Vision

To provide quality packaging, sustainable

To create the best contemporary

and with innovative, distinctive, and

packaging where innovative design,

inspiring design, as well as production

high quality, and environmental

solutions that enable brand creators to

awareness converge, helping to build

find a unique and recognizable voice

a better future.

through our products.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Our values Collaboration Understanding the needs of our customers and collaborate with them to create and deliver solutions. Collaborative processes are part of our dialogue and allow us to constantly

Innovation

improve ideas and facilitate creative processes.

Creativity and innovation, as a core part of our identity, enable us to design new products and solutions that provide value. Our innovation

Sustainability

efforts go beyond launching new products; they also involve redefining processes and

We apply innovation to improve our products

developing new business models that allow us to

and processes aligned with sustainability and

offer the market increasingly valuable solutions.

social responsibility. This allows us to create value and generate a positive environmental impact.

Intentional Design

Commitment

Designing packaging with a clear, measurable purpose from the start - ensuring functionality,

The balanced combination of personal effort

scalability, sustainability, industrial feasibility, and

and teamwork is a key driver of growth.

long-term business value, beyond aesthetics.

Our commitment motivates us to persist and achieve the highest quality standards.

Excellence From the demand we place on all our projects and processes, we aim to achieve the highest quality standards. We seek to exceed expectations, improve processes, and deliver solutions in ways that guarantee excellence.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Purpose of this report With this sustainability report, we want to be transparent and show clearly what we are doing and where we are heading. We publish it voluntarily, because we believe that sharing our sustainability journey is part of our responsibility. It also helps us reinforce our commitment to conscious innovation and to all the people and brands that trust us. Lastly, it’s also a way to look inward, evaluate ourselves, and continue finding ways to improve and go further.

Let’s review our sustainable year, together.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Key sustainability results Reducing Our Operational Footprint 100% renewable electricity was achieved across our facilities, cutting our dependence on fossil fuels in our day to day operations, enabling us to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by more than 25% in just two years, with a target of near-zero emissions by 2027.

Greater Sustainability in the Supply Chain Estal audits and promotes the sustainability of its production partners, most of which already have ongoing decarbonization plans and targets, along with other sustainability policies and reporting commitments.

Sustainability Through Innovation In 2025, almost half of our production is linked to sustainable innovation. Eco-design, weight reduction, recycled content, bio-materials, etc. We calculate that an average 288T of CO₂ is saved for every 1M bottles we produce.

Social and Educational Commitment Alongside our support for local associations such as Fundació Impulsa, we have carried out several communication and training campaigns aimed at clients and suppliers on sustainable glass, eco-design, and the new PPWR regulation, with an average reach of 1,500 users per campaign.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Year review in numbers -27%

Glass Carbon Footprint Reduction

+54%

Growth of Wild Glass Our Wild Glass® production increased

Our eco-design innovations, such as Wild

from 11% in 2022 to 17% in 2025,

Glass® (100% PCR), achieve up to a 27%

representing a 54% growth over

reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to

three years.

standard glass (Extra Flint).

x2 Sustainable Suppliers

47%

Sustainable Innovation Share By 2025, almost half of our total

Between 2023 and 2025, the proportion of key

production corresponded to sustainable

suppliers with ISO 14000 and environmental

innovations related to eco-design and

certifications doubled, reinforcing

recycled content.

sustainability across our supply chain.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Our sustainable philosophy For us, sustainability is not an accessory but a core strategic axis, embedded in our business vision and integrated into the company’s management, guiding every decision we make.

We’ve incorporated environmental policies into

Investment in training and awareness for every

all our activities, with an aim that goes beyond

employee ensures that sustainability becomes part

regulatory compliance by anticipating legislative

of our corporate culture. This commitment extends to

changes and responding to growing demands

suppliers and partners, who must meet environmental

from clients, partners, and society. This responsible

standards and join our vision of a circular economy.

approach allows us to innovate with purpose and

Through solid governance and regular audits, we

move toward a positive and lasting impact.

guarantee transparency, progress, and measurable results.

When it comes to production partners, we make sure that they adopt energy- and water-saving,

In short, Estal aims to lead the packaging industry with

low-emission technologies, encouraging the use of

a clear proposition: innovate responsibly to protect

electric and even hydrogen furnaces.

the planet, today and in the future.

We continuously monitor our carbon and water footprint. Our policy also covers offices, logistics, marketing, and technology, with good practice plans that promote efficiency, digitalization, and sustainable mobility.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Sustainable innovation Eco-Design Our team works with an eco-design focus, developing innovative products that reduce materials, encourage reuse, and use sustainable solutions such as Wild Glass® (100% PCR recycled glass) or Corkcoal®. We also promote recycled and recyclable secondary packaging as well as more efficient logistics to reduce emissions. Eco-design is understood not as an obligation but as the smartest way to create useful, practical, unique, and eco-friendly packaging. Our Eco-Design Decalogue guides every decision: reduce and simplify, design with lightness without losing quality, always choose renewable, recyclable, or reusable materials, and prioritize sustainability alongside aesthetics and functionality. Nothing is left to chance: every choice is deliberate and calculated, integrating energy and production efficiency, even embracing the beauty of imperfection. For Estal, quality is measured not only in technical terms but also in sustainability. That’s why we believe every good design must anticipate production challenges and always propose responsible alternatives that deliver real value.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Wild Glass® With Wild Glass®, we embrace a circular vision for glass packaging: made from 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) glass, each piece reenters the production cycle, reducing the need for virgin materials. This innovation extends beyond beverages to gourmet, perfumery, and home-fragrance sectors, bringing sustainability and character to every design. By using fully recycled glass, Wild Glass® achieves a substantial reduction in carbon footprint, while maintaining the aesthetic of natural imperfections and a crafted, authentic feel. It embodies our commitment to design excellence and environmental responsibility — proof that sustainability and beauty can coexist in every detail.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Corkcoal® With Corkcoal®, we introduce a new era in stopper design — combining natural cork and activated charcoal to deliver superior performance with a lower environmental impact. The activated charcoal component neutralizes unwanted substances and allows for greater flexibility in cork granule size and colour, reducing waste and avoiding the intensive treatments typically required in cork manufacturing. Unlike traditional cork, Corkcoal® is fully compatible with clear spirits, maintaining the integrity and purity of the liquid without altering its appearance or aroma. Its use extends beyond the beverage industry to gourmet, perfumery, and homefragrance packaging, wherever a premium closure aligns with sustainability and design excellence.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Impact measurement Life Cycle Assessments Innovation must always go hand in hand with data and transparency. That’s why we’ve carried out several Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) with independent entities, allowing us to understand the real environmental impact of our products and improve continuously. One of the most significant cases is our Wild Glass® LCA study, that showed a 27% reduction in CO₂ compared to standard flint glass. We’ve also analyzed Corkcoal® and Incoal® versus conventional synthetic stoppers, with very positive results in terms of sustainability. Currently, we partner with Inedit Innov Barcelona (website) who support us in the development of our LCAs. Through a license for their EDIT tool, we are able to calculate the carbon footprint of our products. We continue expandingthis capability with the goal of producing full in-house LCA reports and predict CO2 emissions for future concepts. With that, we’ll be able to design more responsible packaging aligned with our environmental commitment, our goal is to provide our customers with the highest level of transparency.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Sustainable Logistics and Operational Efficiency Sustainable logistics practices are applied throughout the supply chain. This includes route optimization, multimodal transport, biofuel use, and collaboration with committed logistic partners. Environmental impact is minimized through decentralized warehouses, with operational hubs in the UK, USA, Mexico, and France, plus a distributor network in Spain and Europe that reduces final transport distances. In addition, we establish local storage agreements directly at factories, cutting intermediate trips and improving overall efficiency. We further apply Green Logistics principles by minimizing shipments, prioritizing pallet-based deliveries, using recycled and recyclable packaging, and implementing returnable layers and pallets — achieving both operational efficiency and a lower environmental footprint.

Commitment to the SDGs We embrace the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda wich serve as a key guide for building a fairer and more responsible future. We contribute to the SDGs through different actions: promoting the use of renewable energy (SDG 7), fostering quality employment and innovation (SDGs 8 and 9), developing responsible production and consumption solutions such as Wild Glass® or Corkcoal® (SDG 12), and actively working to reduce emissions and protect terrestrial and marine ecosystems (SDGs 13, 14, and 15). We do all this in collaboration with our partners and clients, because only through solid alliances (SDG 17) can we generate real positive impact.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Energy efficiency and carbon footprint We know that energy management and emissions reduction are key to a more sustainable future. Because we operate under an asset-light based model, without owning production plants, our direct emissions (S1 and S2) are relatively limited. However, we actively work to measure, reduce, and offset them whenever possible.

Scope 1

Scope 2 (market-based)

Scope 3

Emissions mainly come from our

Related to electricity use at our

Our biggest challenge yet, covers

corporate fleet of vehicles used

offices, has been addressed since

the footprint across the value

by the international sales team.

2025 through contracts for 100%

chain. Although we don’t own the

Our Sustainable Mobility Policy

certified renewable electricity,

production facilities, we play a

promotes the gradual shift to

eliminating all emissions from

key role in driving sustainable

electric and low-emission vehicles,

electricity consumption. We also

product innovation and supplier

encourages public transport,

implement internal practices like LED

collaboration. In 2023, we created a

carsharing, and active mobility,

lighting, efficient equipment, smart

Sustainability Department with direct

and is supported by the installation

climate control systems, and monthly

representation at management

of electric charging points at our

monitoring of energy and water use.

level, strengthening environmental

offices.

governance and allowing us to move forward more solidly.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Collaborative Carbon Footprint Management and Transparency We apply environmental criteria in supplier selection and evaluation, along with audits and key data collection: from energy sources and recycled content to environmental certifications of production plants and processes. Many of our strategic alliances have adopted medium- and long-term decarbonization roadmaps aligned with international standards, allowing us to move forward together in transparency, emission traceability, and progressive footprint reduction. As a support tool, we’ve implemented the EDIT platform from INEDIT to calculate product carbon footprints and we are developing our own indicator system for tracking Scope 3 emissions. In this way, energy efficiency and carbon footprint management are addressed not only internally but across our entire ecosystem of partners, clients, and suppliers.

SBTi In collaboration with our key customers and partners, Estal is signing in 2025 a commitment with the Science Based Targets initiative, and will have a full Scope 1, 2 and 3 emission reduction plan by 2026.

EcoVadis In the latest assessment (September 2024), Estal obtained a Silver medal, ranking in the 90th percentile with a global score of 69/100, placing us among the top 15% of companies in the sector. This recognition validates our efforts and commitment, but we’re not stopping here: we are already working on new initiatives and improvements with the goal of achieving a higher rating by the end of 2025, moving toward Gold certification.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Social and community impact Sustainability goes beyond products and processes — it means generating a positive impact on people and the communities where we operate. That is why we drive social, cultural, and educational initiatives that strengthen local ties and foster responsible transformation across our entire value chain.

Social and Community Engagement In line with our commitment to generating a positive

Beyond this, we contribute to several CSR causes,

local impact, we actively collaborate with social

such as supporting Hospital Sant Joan de Déu and

and cultural initiatives that foster opportunity and

other organizations dedicated to improving people’s

inclusion.

wellbeing.

Among them, our partnership with Fundació Impulsa stands out — an organization that promotes

Supporting local culture is equally part of who we are.

educational and professional growth for young

We proudly collaborate with projects like Mascanada6

people in vulnerable situations. As sponsors of

and Delirium, initiatives that enrich the creative fabric of

their program, we also encourage Estal’s team to

our surroundings. Through these actions, we strengthen

participate as mentors, guiding and inspiring youth

community bonds and help create shared value in the

from our community.

territories where we operate.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Education and Awareness Sustainability also means educating and raising awareness in our environment. That’s why we develop initiatives for clients and partners that promote responsible consumption and conscious innovation. Through programs such as training on PCR glass, eco-design, and sustainability laws (such as the new European regulation on packaging waste - PPWR); as well as other communication campaigns and international fairs; we share knowledge and raise awareness of the value of sustainability in the packaging industry. We also provide specialized eco-design consulting, ensuring that each project incorporates sustainable criteria from the outset, and helping our customers to achieve their sustainability goals in their packaging.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Ethics, governance and good practices Corporate Culture and Governance To ensure sustainability is part of our corporate culture and the daily lives of everyone in the company, we work with policies like our Good Practices Manual, that guides our team in adopting responsible habits in their work environment. In our offices, we implement recycling and waste management measures, promoting efficient and environmentally friendly workspaces. We also provide continuous training in sustainability, so every employee understands their role in the transition to a more responsible model. This is complemented by our 2025 Sustainable Mobility Policy, which promotes public transport, shared and active mobility (cycling, walking), teleworking, and electric vehicles, while encouraging remote meetings and responsible travel. Through these initiatives, Estal fosters a healthier workplace and a steadily smaller environmental footprint. In terms of governance, we have developed a strong sustainability culture across all our departments through dedicated sustainability policies, including those for Marketing, Purchasing, Logistics, Eco-design, and Mobility, among others.

Code of Ethics We have a Code of Ethics and Conduct that sets out the principles governing our business activity: respect for human rights, transparency, integrity, and responsibility. The document includes zero tolerance for corruption, bribery, fraud, and money laundering, as well as measures for preventing conflicts of interest and protecting information. We also have a Confidential Reporting Channel that guarantees the protection of anyone reporting potential violations.

Diversity Equal opportunities and diversity are essential to our corporate culture. Through our Equality Plan, in line with European equality and non-discrimination directives, we drive actions to ensure an inclusive workplace free from discrimination based on gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, identity, disability, or other personal circumstances. Measures include harassment prevention, work-life balance promotion, equality training, and reviewing recruitment and internal promotion processes to ensure fairness. Our goal is to foster a diverse, fair, and respectful work environment that empowers everyone’s talent equally.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025

Looking ahead Our Vision for 2026 and Beyond

Estal is reinforcing its sustainability commitment, focusing on product innovation, eco-design, carbon footprint measurement and reporting, and the implementation of increasingly responsible solutions and processes. Our milestones for 2026 include reaching GOLD status in EcoVadis, obtaining independent certification for Wild Glass®, and launching a comprehensive decarbonization plan aligned with SBTi targets. Estal will also continue to advance in full alignment with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), taking it as a key reference to further accelerate our sustainability leadership. Looking ahead, Estal aims to strengthen and expand its leadership in sustainable innovation, moving beyond regulatory requirements to set higher standards in eco-design, circularity, and transparency. Our ambition is to inspire change across the value chain — being a driving force for progress, not a follower — and to consolidate our position as a benchmark in responsible and visionary packaging.

A message from our sustainability team We have always beliebed that sustainability is not a destination but a shared journey. With this report, we wanted to transparently show the progress we’ve achieved, the challenges we still face, and how we work to reduce our impact, innovate responsibly, and create value across our collaboration network. But sustainability goes beyond Estal. We see, and welcome, a profound transformation in the packaging industry— one that balances creativity, functionality, and environmental responsibility. Glass already embodies many of the answers: it is infinitely recyclable, safe, and timeless. Now we must accelerate the energy transition, ensuring that renewable energy, technological innovation, and the industrial commitment become the real engines of decarbonization. The regulatory and social frameworks that guide this change are drivers that push us to go further, to innovate beyond compliance, and to act with purpose. The future of packaging belongs to those who design with purpose, measure with rigor, and act with transparency. For us, that means continuing to innovate, to question, and to lead with conviction — working together with our partners to make the packaging world not only more sustainable, but more meaningful.

Freddy Albertí Chief Sustainability Officer

Let’s share the commitment Sustainability only makes sense when it is built together. That is why we invite our partners, clients, and collaborators to join us in this commitment: to embrace responsible solutions, drive conscious innovation, and collectively reduce our environmental impact The future is something we design together, and we look forward to walking this path side by side with you. We encourage you to reach out with questions or ideas — we’re always ready to share our experience and keep advancing sustainability together.

Estal @estal_packaging

SALES OFFICE & SHOWROOM C/ Taulat, 27 08005 Barcelona Spain

HEADQUARTERS C/ Taper, 23 Poligono Industrial Bujonis 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona) Spain

T +34 972 821 676 estal@estal.com

estal.com