Sustainability at Starch Pack
Sustainability at Starch Pack
Our Impact On People
Our people are our greatest
Asset and we aim to build a culture of trust
Our Employees
Our policies and procedures cover our employees and suppliers, including a child and forced labor avoidance, freedom of association, non-discrimination, working hours, and occupational health and safety. We respect the right to collective bargaining and freedom of association and prohibit discrimination
Employee Success Stories
At the Packages Group, we know that the single most important ingredient of our success is our people. They have opportunities for personal growth and learning in an engaging, challenging, and rewarding. The group with a winning future.
Environment Health and Safety
At Packages Group, the commitment to EHS emanates from our Leadership Team and is deeply rooted in Group’s values: Lead, Honesty, Courage, Care, and Respect. At Packages, EHS is of paramount importance, aspiring to conduct our businesses in the safest environment. The EHS vision at Packages is to ensure Zero Harm to People, Environment, and Assets — achievable only through the combined commitment & involvement of individuals at every organizational level.
Research & Development
By embedding sustainability into our R&D process, our brands, and the mindset of our customers and suppliers, we’re able to continue to advance our commitment to improving our business, our planet, and every life.
Our Impact On Planet
Go Green Plant More Trees
To deliver for current and future generations, we need to be resilient to social and environmental change. Our community is diverse and growing with constantly evolving customer and community expectations. Planning for future infrastructure needs to consider our changing environment. As an organization, we try to reduce our ecological footprint as much as possible. These efforts include reducing waste, investing in renewable energy and managing natural resources more efficiently. We at Packages Group respect the environment and are aware of our corporate environmental responsibility.
Our Initiatives
for Planet.
1. SDG Leadership Programme
2. Biomass Plant
3. Solar Energy
4. Sustainable Energy Initiative
5. WWF Green Office Program
6. Tree Plantation
7. Responsible Water Consumption
8. Effluent Treatment Plant
9. Solvent Recovery Plant
DO SOMETHING GREEN TODAY
Green Energy and the Biomass Plant
Sustainable production is integral to our long-term strategy and ambition to grow as a responsible business. We have installed a state-of-the-art biomass boiler of 150 tons per hour catering to our operations in Kasur. This investment of approximately 65 million US Dollars – one of the largest biomass plants in the country, not only ensures our products are more sustainable but also delivers additional welfare benefits to the community, environment, agricultural sector, and economy.
Tree Plantation
We recognize that to tackle the climate change crisis, more and more trees need to be planted. As a Responsible Organization committed to SDG 13 and SDG 15, we play our role by planting trees as a regular part of our Sustainability Agenda throughout the year. Bulleh Shah Packaging (Pvt.) Limited alone, leading this campaign for the Packages Group has planted more than 30,000 trees inside the mill and in the community and we plan to continue our efforts toward a sustainable greener earth. We encourage plantation by donating thousands of plants every year to nearby communities and schools as well as spreading awareness on climate change and global warming as a stakeholder engagement initiative.
Solar Energy
Our solar energy initiatives reflect our efforts to seize optimum renewable energy sources opportunities and boast of a 12.65 MW solar installation in Lahore with further projects coming up in Kasur and Karachi. This is a huge step in endorsing our commitment to moving towards renewable energy sources. Almost 50% of our energy needs in Pakistan are met through renewable energy sources including Solar and Biomass!
Solvent Recovery Plant
The unique solvent recovery process aims to recover the solvent from ambient air which is evaporated during the printing process and would otherwise have been wasted in the environment causing environmental damage. We take pride in being the first company in Pakistan that has installed a Solvent Recovery Plant at our Flexible Packaging Unit, which aims to recover nearly 230 kg of solvent / Hour from the air, discharging nothing but only pure air.
Our Impact on Communities
Corporate Social Responsibility
Packages Foundation
Packages Foundation was registered in 2015 as a society and Packages Group allocates certain funds to Packages Foundation each year to contribute to societal welfare by providing educational opportunities, employment, medical support, and promoting culture. Our commitment to creating a better tomorrow for all individuals living in Pakistan.
Medical Health Center - Kasur
In continuation of its mission to provide medical facilities to the underprivileged community of Kasur, Packages Foundation set up a subsidized medical Health Care Clinic in Kasur, near Bulleh Shah Paper Mill. The Clinic provides primary health care services including free of cost medicines to women and children at a nominal fee. On average 70 to 80 patients are provided medical aid on a daily basis since 2014.
Sehat Mobile Program
In line with our commitment to community welfare, Sehat Mobile Project was launched in 2018. This state-of-the-art vehicle was designed with the help of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and is anchored on the principles of universal health care for all. This mobile clinic helps provide uniform primary health care services, targeting people within and around the agricultural supply chain in rural Punjab, underprivileged children from the various waste yards around Lahore and BSP Kasur mill.
Syedanwala Higher Secondary School
Many children around the world do not have access to quality education due to poverty, lack of resources, and lack of schools. Syedanwala Higher Secondary School was made to bring hope of a better future to the children living in villages around Kasur. The school provides education to students coming from 19 different villages up to the intermediate level.