Food service packaging supplier BioPak has released its 2024 Impact Certificate, showing its progress in the Give Back Fund initiative. Since 2012, the fund has directed five per cent of the company’s profits to environmental and social charities, with the latest report sharing the impact of this ongoing commitment.
According to the certificate, BioPak has planted and rescued 51,129 trees through partnerships with Rainforest Rescue, Greenfleet, and Ecologi. Additionally, it has provided 300,032 meals in collaboration with OzHarvest and KiwiHarvest, positively impacted 216,490 lives via MedEarth, and avoided 24,455,772 kilograms of conventional plastic.
Gary Smith, CEO of BioPak, noted the importance of integrating environmental and social responsibility into business practices.
"At BioPak, we believe we have an obligation to preserve and protect the environment and give back to the communities we live in. It’s all part of being a certified B Corp and a socially and environmentally responsible business," he said.
BioPak has also launched a Give Back Sale, pledging to donate $12.50 AUD from every carton of Black FSC Certified Straws sold in Australia or New Zealand to Rainforest Rescue, with a maximum donation of $20,000 AUD.
Since the Give Back Fund's inception, it has facilitated donations totalling $5,298,081 to various causes, reflecting BioPak's core values of 'people, planet, and profit'.
