Careers in Sustainability

We are a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services worldwide. Our sustainability teams are working tirelessly towards achieving our ambitious short-term and long-term targets as outlined in our Now & Next Sustainability strategy.

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New EU rules risk flood of new plastic packaging

The EU is close to agreeing new rules around packaging and packaging waste, but amendments proposed to the Commission’s proposal risk flooding the market with millions of tonnes of new plastic and rolling back a decade of measures to curb plastic use.

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Careers in Innovation, Research & Development

We are a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services worldwide. Our innovation and research and development (R&D) teams drive every major breakthrough in our products and services. They aim for revolution, not evolution, and strive to find what's possible.

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Plast-icks: Brits Supermarket Packaging Pet Peeves Revealed

Our new research reveals Brits' biggest supermarket packaging gripes, including products wrapped in excessive plastic and packaging that isn't recyclable.

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DS Smith Zarnesti paper mill inaugurates new Waste Water Treatment Plant as part of its existing 11-million-Euro investment plan

On this occasion, the mill also marks 5 years since acquisition by DS Smith and 170 years of papermaking tradition in Zărnești

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DS Smith Zărnești Paper Mill and Malaxa Technological High School: Partners in Shaping Future Generations of Mechanics

• Starting with the 2024–2025 school year, the company supports a new Local Development Curriculum (LDC) titled Monitoring and Maintenance of Machines and Equipment in the Paper Industry. • The program targets 11th-grade students in the Mechanics specialization and includes 64 hours of training. • Through this initiative, DS Smith helps young graduates integrate more easily into the labour market or continue their studies in specialized universities.

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EU Taxonomy

The EU Taxonomy Regulation sets out a classification system that translates the European Union’s environmental objectives into criteria for determining when an activity can be considered environmentally sustainable for investment purposes. Within the current Taxonomy, we’ve voluntarily identified that some of our activities are environmentally sustainable taxonomy-aligned activities. These are predominantly our recycling operations.

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DS Smith has entered into an agreement to purchase the land and building that is hosting our existing operations in Győr, Hungary.

DS Smith, a leader in sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services, today (9 January 2024) announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase the land and building that is hosting our existing operations in Győr, Hungary.

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Accelerating Smart Packaging Solutions with BeFC

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells (BeFC) - a pioneer in the development of fully recyclable smart tags with a vision to replace batteries with biofuel cells. 

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