CMC publishes 2025 Sustainability Report, linking measurable ESG progress to packaging automation and customer value
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Total GHG footprint down 51% versus the 2022 baseline; 92.8% renewable electricity; EcoVadis Silver at the 85th percentile; and quantified customer-side material efficiency from CMC technologies.
CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, Italy – 02 September 2026 – CMC Packaging Automation has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, setting out how sustainability is being integrated into the company’s business model, engineering priorities, operations, supply chain and customer relationships.
The report shows a 51% reduction in CMC’s total market-based GHG footprint compared with its 2022 baseline, from 104,290 tCO₂e to 51,331 tCO₂e in 2025. The reduction is largely linked to Scope 3, which represents approximately 98% of CMC’s total emissions profile and remains closely connected 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, showing how packaging automation can support lower material use, reduced void space, more efficient logistics and stronger readiness for evolving packaging regulation.
−51%
92.8%
147,895 t
EcoVadis Silver
total GHG footprint vs. 2022 baseline
electricity from renewable sources in 2025
cardboard spared through CMC technologies in 2025
72/100 · 85th percentile · top 5% in sector
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
These figures are model-based estimates, not direct measurements of every individual customer environment. The report states that 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 the evolution of CMC’s market positioning. Packaging automation is increasingly being evaluated as part of the wider fulfilment system rather than as an isolated end-of-line process. In 2025, CMC continued to focus on integration with upstream storage, sequencing and order-preparation processes, alongside reliability, compact system configurations, software interoperability and packaging efficiency.
This is illustrated in the report through the integration of CMC Genesys with AutoStore™, where right-sized packaging becomes part of an orchestrated fulfilment flow designed to improve packaging consistency, space utilisation and operational continuity.
External validation and governance
In March 2026, CMC achieved an EcoVadis score of 72/100 and a Silver Medal, placing the company in the 85th percentile of assessed companies and in the top 5% of companies rated within the manufacture of general-purpose machinery sector. The 2025 reporting period also included the achievement of ISO 45001 certification for occupational health and safety, complementing CMC’s 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 AutomationLooking ahead
CMC’s next-stage sustainability priorities include continued decarbonisation, stronger product-energy efficiency, deeper supplier engagement, further development of environmental management systems, greater use of LCA-based evidence, and the progressive integration of sustainability into enterprise risk management and commercial decision-making.
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 for 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.
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