Last Updated on May 20, 2025 by Caroline Icarus
How does Label Craft practice its own version of ESG?
At Label Craft, we are Irelands most trusted packaging manufacturer helping build global brands. Established in 1984 and joining The Asteria Group in 2022 we are based in Dundrum Dublin we are one of Irelands largest self-adhesive label, package and carton manufacturer, supplying to the pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical devices, cosmetic, veterinary and the food and drinks industry.
The Asteria group at large proudly boasts a wide range of sustainable raw materials at its disposal. Moreover, as a group we closely follow all ecological market developments and proactively search for innovative, sustainable materials together. All these factors contribute to our ESG policy at Label Craft.
What is ESG ?
E- Environment
Environmental considerations when choosing the companies, you work with can be made in many ways. The range of ways it is interpreted is endless. Some companies will only avoid the worst obvious offenders and feel they have taken the E factor into consideration, while others go all the way to find the manufacturers who develop and use the latest technologies and knowledge to find the solutions to the most relevant environmental challenges. Suppliers with their own ESG policy in place can look at how corporations are dealing with issues such as energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint, preservation of forest and water life, chemical use etc.
S – Social
Having social considerations in the analysis of corporations in a manufacturing process can involve taking considerations regarding factors such as staff turnover, workers’ rights, how the staff are treated, if they are paid a decent wage, how a country/corporation is respecting human rights, gender diversity, workers health and safety, social impact on the society etc.
G – Governance
Taking governance issues into consideration is the most common and widely used of the three letters by customers when choosing suppliers. Many customers put the G as the most important factor to consider.
Why consider ESG
The reasons to invest in the sharpest ESG manufacturers are many.
Avoid scandals -Proper ESG analysis and management will likely make the probability for having a position in a scandal company substantially less. BP’s oil spill and Volkswagen’s emission scandal are examples of companies who most likely wouldn’t have been in a well-managed ESG choice as a supplier even before the scandals, Volkswagen’s leadership and management problems were well known long before the scandal.
This boom in choosing ESG manufacturers can be attributed to a range of factors. As supply chains become more complex, there is a wider awareness of social, labour, and human rights issues and risks for the business world. Growing concern for environmental issues such as climate change also influence investor decisions. The heightened engagement of groups previously less involved in traditional manufacturers —particularly young people and women—is also thought to have contributed to the ESG boom. To reflect these evolving societal values and norms, it is important that organizations adopt forward-looking ESG practices if they want to remain competitors in their industry and contribute to the common good.
At Label Craft we believe that companies perform better when they are deliberate about their role in society and act in the interests of their employees, customers and communities .
