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Industry Group:Paper Packaging

The Disclosure score includes seventeen UN SDGs including: 'Quality Education', 'Responsible Production & Consumption' and 'Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions'. This SDG assessment for DS Smith PLC indicates the company's reporting of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This page contains a free Sustainability assessment covering DS Smith PLC.

DS Smith PLC in the Paper Packaging industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 8.1; made up of an environmental score of 8.0, social score of 7.0 and governance score of 8.0.

SDG Transparency Score for DS Smith PLC 
Low
0 - 3
Medium
4 - 6

8.1

High Impact
7 - 10
Last Score Update: 2023-07-01
What drives the score for DS Smith PLC 
8.0

Environmental

7.0

Social

8.0

Governance

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Peer Group Comparison

RankCompanySDG Transparency Score Performance
1Sealed Air Corp
8.3
High
2Avery Dennison Corp
8.2
High
2International Paper Co
8.2
High
2Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
8.2
High
5DS Smith PLC
8.1
High
6Graphic Packaging International Australia Converting Ltd
8.0
High
6Flexituff Ventures International Ltd
8.0
High
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251Vegetable Oil Packing JSC
0.0
Low
251Yeakin Polymer Ltd
0.0
Low
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DS Smith Plc provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide. The company offers transit and transport, consumer, retail and shelf ready, online and e-retail, industrial, hazardous, multi-material, cushioning, and electrostatic discharge packaging products, as well as wrap arounds, trays, and bag-in-boxes; displays and promotional packaging products; corrugated pallets; Sheetfeeding products; packaging machine systems; and Sizzlepak, a stuffing material made of paper, folded in a zigzag shape, and cut into narrow strips, as well as provides outdoor advertising services. It also provides various recycling and waste management services, including total waste management, paper and cardboard recycling, confidential shredding, and coffee cups and plastics recycling, as well as equipment for the retail, manufacturing, print and publishing, paper mills, automotive, and public sectors. In addition, the company offers recycled corrugated case materials, specialty papers, and kraft liners, as well as related technical and supply chain services. It provides its packaging solutions for the food and drink, consumer goods, industrial, e-commerce and e-retail, and converter industries. The company was formerly known as David S. Smith (Holdings) PLC and changed its name to DS Smith Plc in 2001. DS Smith Plc was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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