CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, Italy – 02 September 2026 – CMC Packaging Automation has published its 2025 Sustainability Report. It sets out how the company embeds sustainability in its business model and engineering priorities. It also covers operations, the supply chain and customer relationships.
The report shows a 51% reduction in CMC’s total market-based GHG footprint against its 2022 baseline. Specifically, emissions fell from 104,290 tCO₂e to 51,331 tCO₂e in 2025. Scope 3 largely accounts for this reduction and represents approximately 98% of CMC’s total emissions. It remains closely linked to product use, purchased goods and services, and value-chain performance.
The report also links CMC’s sustainability strategy to the performance of its right-sized packaging technologies. For example, packaging automation can help reduce material use and void space. It can also support more efficient logistics and readiness for evolving packaging rules.
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−51%
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92.8%
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147,895 t
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EcoVadis Silver
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total GHG footprint vs. 2022 baseline
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electricity from renewable sources in 2025
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cardboard spared through CMC technologies in 2025
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72/100 · 85th percentile · top 5% in sector
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Sustainability embedded in product performance
CMC’s 2025 report places particular emphasis on customer-side impact. Based on the company’s LCA-derived impact model and standardised operating assumptions, CMC technologies are associated with the following 2025 impact indicators:
- 306,245 tCO₂e of avoided packaging-related emissions
- 147,895 tons of cardboard spared
- 11.8 million m³ of filler / void space spared
However, these figures are model-based estimates, not direct measurements of every individual customer environment. According to the report, the methodology is based on Life Cycle Assessment approaches, defined product scenarios, packaging formats and standardised operating assumptions.
From packaging machinery to integrated fulfilment
The report also reflects CMC’s evolving market positioning. The market increasingly evaluates packaging automation as part of the wider fulfilment system, not an isolated end-of-line process. In 2025, CMC continued to focus on integration with upstream storage, sequencing and order preparation. Alongside this, its priorities included reliability, compact systems, software interoperability and packaging efficiency.
For example, the report illustrates the integration of CMC Genesys with AutoStore™. Here, right-sized packaging becomes part of a coordinated fulfilment flow. The aim is to improve packaging consistency, space use and operational continuity.
External validation and governance
In March 2026, CMC achieved an EcoVadis score of 72/100 and a Silver Medal. This placed CMC in the 85th percentile of assessed companies. It also ranked in the top 5% within the manufacture of general-purpose machinery sector. During the 2025 reporting period, CMC achieved ISO 45001 certification for occupational health and safety. This complements its ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 management systems.
“Sustainability, for CMC, is not a narrative exercise. It is a set of decisions, tested against evidence, that shape how we design and build our systems, and how our customers strengthen their own supply chains.”
— Francesco Ponti, CEO & Chairman, CMC Packaging Automation
Looking ahead
CMC’s next-stage priorities include continued decarbonisation, better product-energy efficiency and deeper supplier engagement. The company also aims to further develop environmental management systems and use more LCA-based evidence. In addition, it plans to progressively embed sustainability in enterprise risk management and commercial decisions.
About CMC Packaging Automation
CMC Packaging Automation is an international group headquartered in Città di Castello, Italy. Founded in 1980, CMC designs, engineers, manufactures and services automated packaging and mailing solutions. It serves e-commerce, retail, logistics, 3PL, fashion, consumer goods and consumer electronics. The Group is majority-owned by KKR through its Global Impact Fund, with a minority stake held by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund.
Media contact
CMC Packaging Automation
Rita Benedetti
Head of Marketing and Communications
Rita.benedetti@cmcsolutions.com
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