Fighting Climate Change through Sustainable Solutions

Traditional packaging like wooden or plastic pallets, cardboard or wooden crates and metal drums are typically discarded after one journey, as they offer limited payload protection during shipment. This results in additional waste. Manufacturing them is also problematic—wooden pallets come from trees, this process typically has a significant impact on land use and water consumption, while plastic packaging is made from fossil fuels.
One immediate solution to this global supply chain challenge is Goodpack’s reusable metal containers, which are provided on a pay-per-use basis to companies moving bulk raw material and component payloads around the world by road, rail or sea.

A Goodpack-commissioned Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) independently researched and verified key dimensions of the decarbonization value from using reusable intermediate bulk containers (IBC) in comparison to traditional packaging. For example, the study found that Goodpack IBCs enable an 89% reduction in CO2 emissions translating into 69.2 kg in CO2 savings per tonne of payload when compared to single-use metal boxes.
Similarly, Goodpack’s reusable IBCs delivered an 81% reduction in CO2 emissions in comparison to metal drums, when transporting bulk food products via intercontinental trade lanes.

Available in several different models, these intermediate-sized, bulk steel containers are rugged enough to protect payloads, have a decades-long lifecycle and fit nicely into standard sea containers. This means not paying to ship air, which in turn results in fewer sea containers required to deliver a given payload.

Circular supply chains
Goodpack aims to help customers decarbonize through circular supply chains, which are measurably better for the environment. Our pay-per-use model means we deliver containers as needed for packing, collect emptied ones after unloading, and conduct inspection and cleaning before re-entering them into the supply chain, at any one of our 5,000 delivery and collection points worldwide.

As sustainability becomes an increasingly influential factor in the shipping industry, businesses are expected to put environmental impact high on their operations agenda and provide exceptional service responsibly. At Goodpack, we firmly believe in sustainability, and like other responsible companies, we will continue our commitment to the environment.