The United Packaging Forest – France project was launched in September 2021 at the initiative of NAOS, Berry | PET Power and Fidel Fillaud, already UPF members.

The major reforestation project United Packaging Forest (UPF) / Trees for all originated in the Netherlands with the aim of bringing together companies related to the packaging world around a common environmental project: contributing to reforestation.

Although packaging is indispensable and necessary in many areas (preservation of ingredients and foodstuffs, protection of products during transport, reduction of waste which is a source of pollution, etc.), we, the packaging industry, are well aware that unfortunately packaging is at the root of some of the world’s pollution. This is why we are committed to participating in actions aimed at preserving the environment.

Through United Packaging Forest – France, we choose to slow down global warming and preserve biodiversity by restoring and creating new forests, initially in France and Ghana.

Together, we have already donated 1 000 trees, half of which will be planted in France in the autumn of 2021.

A good start, but our goals are much higher! Our goal is to unite as many packaging-related partners as possible in one action to achieve a result that carries real weight on a global scale.

Are you a packaging producer or trader, a packager, a transporter, a user, a major brand, … Do you want to take action for the environment and the preservation of our living space? Help UPF – France, join the movement.

In France, the first project would be to replant trees in an existing forest near Lyon whose trees are diseased.

In Ghana, it is to replant trees in the Bongo district, in the far north-east of the country, one of the driest areas in the region. Desertification there has led to deforestation along the riverbanks and caused erosion. The planted forests will slow down the process, create jobs and help fight climate change through the action of our trees on CO².

Who is already involved?

Enthused by the UPF.FR project, NAOS, Berry | PET Power and Fidel Fillaud have joined forces. A unique collaboration, in which all parties have expressed the desire to mobilise as many partners as possible to participate in this sustainable and non-profit initiative.

Whether you are a multinational, an individual, a customer, a supplier, an employee or whatever your connection to the packaging industry may be: you are welcome!