As global supply chains face rising environmental demands, packaging has become a powerful lever for reducing carbon impact at scale. As one of the first 100 signatories of The Climate Pledge, Pregis values purpose-driven innovation and cross‑industry collaboration. In a recent video released in partnership with The Climate Pledge and Amazon, Kris Getty, Pregis Chief Sustainability Officer, shared how aligned purpose accelerates sustainable transformation across the fulfillment ecosystem.
Designing Packaging to Reduce Carbon Impact
Getty emphasized in the video that packaging design sits at the intersection of climate impact, cost and scalability. His team’s focus is on creating protective packaging that does more with less: lighter materials, more circular structures and fewer emissions across the product lifecycle.
This approach is already paying off. About half of Pregis revenue now comes from sustainable products including paper‑based solutions and high‑recycled‑content films designed to keep resources circulating longer. These products directly support the Pregis Purpose to Protect, Preserve and Inspyre by reducing environmental impact while maintaining packaging performance.
Guided by our 4Rs framework, Recyclability, Recycled Content, Renewable Materials and Reduction, Pregis continues to design solutions that minimize waste, maximize resource efficiency and enable a more circular fulfillment ecosystem. This commitment is embodied in our Renew™ portfolio, which delivers protective performance while using fewer materials and incorporating higher levels of recycled content.
These innovations reflect the Pregis commitment as a Climate Pledge signatory which are measurable actions such as cutting emissions through design efficiencies, shifting to renewable energy and reducing material consumption across supply chains.
Innovation moves faster when purpose is shared
Collaboration with Amazon & The Climate Pledge Community
“Innovation moves faster when purpose is shared,” Getty notes. The partnership with both The Climate Pledge and Amazon demonstrates this in action.
The Climate Pledge network brings together companies pursuing the same ambitious goal: achieve net‑zero carbon by 2040. Amazon’s fulfillment expertise combined with Pregis materials science capabilities create the perfect test bed for scalable climate packaging solutions.
The collaboration spotlights three critical insights:
- Packaging is a high‑impact climate lever
Lightweight, circular packaging reduces emissions not just in manufacturing, but across shipping, warehousing and reverse logistics – a holistic view aligned with the Getty explains how packaging choices directly influence energy use and waste across the entire fulfillment journey.
- Circular materials create systemwide efficiencies
Pregis is expanding its investments in recycled-content materials, regenerative material design and solutions that prevent damage, helping companies reduce waste and emissions from returned or discarded goods.
- Shared purpose accelerates market adoption
The Climate Pledge community enables businesses to adopt new low‑carbon solutions faster by creating transparent, collaborative pathways to test, validate and scale them. Getty highlights how this shared purpose helps Pregis deploy innovations more quickly and effectively, especially through
From Commitment to Impact
Since Pregis joined The Climate Pledge in 2021, the company has committed to:
- Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions regularly
- Implement decarbonization strategies aligned with the Paris Agreement
- Neutralize remaining emissions through high-quality, socially beneficial offsets
But the initiatives shared in the 2026 video demonstrate how these commitments have become active, evolving business strategy, not static promises.
Pregis has demonstrated that sustainability is a continuous, collaborative journey and packaging remains one of the most powerful tools for reducing global carbon impact at scale.
To explore our full approach to sustainable design, circularity and material innovation, visit the Pregis Sustainable Packaging hub
