Royal Vaassen is a manufacturing company which produces high-performance flexible packaging for consumer goods such as dairy and foods. Their customers include some of the leading dairy brands globally including Nestlé, Danone and Lactalis. The flexible packaging contains aluminium, plastic and paper so finding sustainable packaging solutions is key to their success, and is also one of the core values of the company alongside innovation and excellent customer service.
The business has produced a bi-annual sustainability report since 2022 and has been reporting annually in-line with the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI) and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) for their investors, Egeria. In 2024, they conducted their first double materiality assessment (DMA) for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and identified six material topics (out of prior identified important topics) which they will begin reporting on in 2026, despite the delay to the timelines following the Omnibus Simplification Package announcement. Royal Vaassen’s Sustainability Engineer, Alex Qinhong Wu highlighted their strong commitment to the CSRD reporting process, recognizing that many of their customers continue to adhere to this framework. Rather than slowing down due to regulatory delays, Royal Vaassen views this as an opportunity to take a proactive approach—staying ahead of industry trends, meeting evolving customer expectations, and reinforcing its position as an industry leaders with regards to their sustainability disclosure.
“Aside from huge time savings and improvements to our data accuracy, we were able to import two years’ worth of carbon emissions data into the platform, analyse it, and make strategic decisions about how we can reduce our emissions.”
Alex Qinhong Wu, Royal Vaassen's Sustainability Engineer, comments on how KEY ESG platform helps them manage their CSRD reporting processes.
Royal Vaassen is a manufacturing company which produces high-performance flexible packaging for consumer goods such as dairy and foods. Their customers include some of the leading dairy brands globally including Nestlé, Danone and Lactalis. The flexible packaging contains aluminium, plastic and paper so finding sustainable packaging solutions is key to their success, and is also one of the core values of the company alongside innovation and excellent customer service.
The business has produced a bi-annual sustainability report since 2022 and has been reporting annually in-line with the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI) and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) for their investors, Egeria. In 2024, they conducted their first double materiality assessment (DMA) for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and identified six material topics (out of prior identified important topics) which they will begin reporting on in 2026, despite the delay to the timelines following the Omnibus Simplification Package announcement. Royal Vaassen’s Sustainability Engineer, Alex Qinhong Wu highlighted their strong commitment to the CSRD reporting process, recognizing that many of their customers continue to adhere to this framework. Rather than slowing down due to regulatory delays, Royal Vaassen views this as an opportunity to take a proactive approach—staying ahead of industry trends, meeting evolving customer expectations, and reinforcing its position as an industry leaders with regards to their sustainability disclosure.
“Aside from huge time savings and improvements to our data accuracy, we were able to import two years’ worth of carbon emissions data into the platform, analyse it, and make strategic decisions about how we can reduce our emissions.”
Alex Qinhong Wu, Royal Vaassen's Sustainability Engineer, comments on how KEY ESG platform helps them manage their CSRD reporting processes.