Faller Packaging presents its Sustainability Report 2021 and celebrates its 140th anniversary

Faller Packaging can look back on a successful fiscal year in 2021, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a turbulent raw materials market. The specialist for pharmaceutical secondary packaging increased its sales by 3.3% to €147.8 million.

To give the public a comprehensive insight into the activities and changes at Faller Packaging, the company publishes a sustainability report every year – and this was also the case for 2021. Entitled “When crises provide opportunities for people and the environment”, this report highlights the specialist company’s current economic, ecological and social aspects for secondary pharmaceutical packaging.

In addition to the inconveniences of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 also saw the emergence of economic challenges – shortages of raw materials and excessive price increases for materials and energy made themselves felt from the middle of the year. Nevertheless, the manufacturer made the most of its opportunities and can look back on a successful year: “Sales at our German sites increased slightly,” CEO Dr Daniel Keesman explained. “Our international subsidiaries in Denmark, Poland and Hungary have also reported strong sales growth in several segments.” In concrete terms, Faller Packaging was again able to increase its sales – by 3.3% to €147.8 million.

The company again invested heavily in the further development of its sites in 2021. A total of €7.8 million – the equivalent of an investment ratio of 5.3% – was mainly invested in expanding automation and digitalisation. The company’s equity ratio was again above average in 2021.

Carbonneutrality and social change
 

Faller Packaging is still on the right track from an ecological standpoint. The company continued to work on its energy and raw material consumption and focused even more on the topic of sustainability. “That’s why we became a partner in the ‘Zielgerade 2030’ project (Home Stretch 2030) – the joint project of the South Baden Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Freiburg Energy Agency. We set ourselves the goal of carbon-neutral operations from 2030,” explains managing partner Dr Michael Faller.

For Faller Packaging, sustainability also means assuming its responsibility to society. This benefits both the employees and the region in which the company is based. Despite the ongoing pandemic, Faller Packaging was able to expand its workforce. There are now 1,325 employees working at its sites in Germany and other European countries. The increase in the number of women in management positions is also encouraging. The number of female specialists (employees with extended skills) has increased significantly from 6.8 to 18.9%. Faller Packaging has also increased the proportion of women on the Executive Committee to almost 30% through new additions.