Ardagh Group has announced the publication of its 2024 Sustainability Report.
The 2024 Sustainability Report includes information on Ardagh Group’s two operating businesses – Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) and Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP). The report underscores Ardagh Group’s ongoing commitment to transparency, accountability and driving positive environmental and social change. In a year marked by both growth and challenges, Ardagh Group continued to advance its sustainability agenda, guided by the strategic pillars of Emissions, Ecology and Social.
Although the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the related European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) are not currently in force with respect to Ardagh Group, the Group has nevertheless developed the 2024 Sustainability Report with the goal of integrating the current CSRD and ESRS structure, to the extent practicable, reflecting Ardagh Group’s dedication to enhanced ESG disclosure and responsible business practices.
Key highlights
- Renewable Electricity: AGP increased its renewable electricity coverage to 22 percent (Europe: 48 percent)
- GHG Emissions:
- Scope 1 & 2: AGP achieved a 12 percent emissions reduction versus 2023, 16 percent lower than 2020 levels.
- Scope 3: AGP achieved 10 percent reduction versus the 2020 baseline.
- Circularity: 56 percent of the glass used in AGP’s production processes was recycled cullet (internal and external).
- Waste and Water: AGP increased its Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL) rate to 35 percent. AGP’s water withdrawal intensity improved 13 percent over the same period.
Social and governance progress
- The Group’s flagship programme, Ardagh for Education, invested USD 13 million across 44 communities, benefiting over 210,000 students with hands-on STEM learning opportunities in approximately 680 schools.
- Ardagh Group was recognised with an EcoVadis Gold Medal for sustainability management and listed on the CDP A List for supplier engagement.
- In addition, Merck Life Science named AGP as an ‘Outstanding Partner.’
The report also serves as a supplement to Ardagh Group’s 2025 Communication on Progress (COP) to the UN Global Compact and reinforces Ardagh’s long-term ESG roadmap.