2011

VISY REPORT

Welcome to the 2011 Visy e-Report.

Message from our COO

Embedding sustainability into the core of our business puts Visy in a strong position to manage risks and find innovative opportunities to ensure continued profitability and success into the future.

The 2011 Visy Report is aptly titled 'Noteworthy Achievements'.
2011 has been a great year of achievements for Visy and those in this e-version and others in our full report demonstrate the very best of what sustainability is to Visy; minimising our impacts on the environment; investing in growth for Visy and our customers; and contributing to an inclusive society for our employees and the broader community.

Chris Daly
Chief Operating Officer

What we offer our customers

Our products and services meet the needs of our customers at every stage of the packaging lifecycle.

Consumer driven innovations and next gen packaging design Primary packaging Secondary packaging Manufacturing robotics Transport & distribution Brand promotion Recycling & waste management
Improved customer focus

In 2008-2009, Visy restructured our operating divisions for better strategic alignment and increased customer focus.

We created a National Executive Sales team to nurture our top-level strategic relationships.
In 2009, we appointed a Director of Safety & sustainability, reflecting Visy's increased commitment to employee safety and the environment.
in 2010, Visy Plastics was created, offering customers a wider product range across beverage and food containers.
in December 2010, Visy acquired Patrick's Regional Road and Warehousing based in Shepparton.
  • Key stats

    Across Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, and trading offices in Singapore and China.

  • Key stats

    Visy employs more than 5,500 people across Australia,
    New Zealand and Asia.

  • Key stats
What we make

FY 2011

  • 580,505 tonnes KRAFT PAPER
  • 752,630 tonnes RECYCLED PAPER
  • 680,171 tonnes BOARD
  • 623,074,000 units FOOD CANS
  • 1,479,460,000 units BEVERAGE CANS
  • 836,090,000 units CARTONS
  • 2,091,639,393 units PET BOTTLES
  • 2,507,891,920 units PET PREFORMS
  • 646,156,041 units PLASTICS*

FY 2010

  • 453,672 tonnes KRAFT PAPER
  • 748,694 tonnes RECYCLED PAPER
  • 675,450 tonnes BOARD
  • 639,680,000 units FOOD CANS
  • 1,417,696,000 units BEVERAGE CANS
  • 811,332,000 units CARTONS
  • 2,375,845,541 units PET BOTTLES
  • 2,545,070,350 units PET PREFORMS
  • 511,070,866 units PLASTICS*
What we take
  • 1,472,100 paper & cardboard
  • 489,600 glass
  • 16,100 pet
  • 16,300 hdpe
  • 35,300 other plastics
  • 9,200 aluminium
  • 21,400 steel
  • 6,200 cartons
  • 1,465,375 paper & cardboard
  • 505,065 glass
  • 15,530 pet
  • 14,874 hdpe
  • 26,934 other plastics
  • 5,009 aluminium
  • 23,232 steel
  • 4,312 cartons
FY2011 TOTAL 2,066,200 tonnes
FY2010 TOTAL 2,060,331 tonnes
Our people

Visy's Green Collar workers have built the success of the company through their hard work and dedication to sustainability. The commitment our people show, their innovative spirit and ability to adapt to the changing market means we continue to deliver on our commitments to our customers.

600+ employees engaged in Learning and Development programs in 2011
25 graduates completed the Graduate Development Program in 2011
70 Learning & Development sessions held across Australia in 2011
AUSTRALIAN WORKFORCE BY STATE
* rollover on states
5,032 735 TOTAL 4,297
Safety first

"Our aim is to ensure the health and safety of all our Workers through leadership, accountability and a high performance HSE culture."

Richard Turner, Director of Safety and Sustainability

22.45 TRIFR In 2010-11
30.82 TRIFR In 2009-10
33,465 Safety conversations In 2010-11
14,980 Safety conversations In 2009-10
14,224 Safety toolbox talks In 2010-11
9,760 Safety toolbox talks In 2009-10

Note: Visy measures safety performance by TRIFR (Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate) rather than only Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) specifically. We believe the TRIFR, which includes LTIs (Lost Time Injury) and MTIs (Medically Treated Injury) gives a better picture for overall safety performance.

Visy Employee Community Fund

The Visy Employee Community Fund (VECF) was established in 2010 to promote community awareness, encourage employee engagement and raise much needed funds for charity.

over$217,000*
*All money raised matched dollar for dollar by the Pratt Foundation
Innovations

By bringing together market trends and insights, consumer research and global technologies, Visy is now better placed than ever to bring world's-best innovations to customers.

Case study: Single-use icebox Visy COOLERTM Innovation: Keep your drinks cool in the packaging you purchase them in. "The Visy Cooler is able to be placed in the normal cardboard recycling stream and eliminates the need for an extra (icebox) esky to carry your drinks around." Richard Macchiesi, GM Insights & Innovation
Case study: Visy beverage board Innovation: A more sustainable board solution coupled with new machinery and customised design. "Visy now offers a high wet strength substrate that enables us to recover 30% more fibre than current alternatives in the marketplace." Gus Carfi, Director Fibre Line
Climate change challenge

Moving to clean energy future. Finding innovative ways to turn waste into something valuable is what Visy does best.

Visy began the commissioning of our stand-alone waste-to-energy plant at our Coolaroo site back in 2009. This plant represents a $50m investment in clean energy technology that will take waste from our recycling and recycled paper mill operations and convert it to valuable electricity and thermal energy.

When operating at full capacity, the plant is expected to deliver the following benefits:


Reduced electricity use from coal-fired power stations

The Coolaroo Clean Energy Plant will generate 3 megawatts of electricity, which is approximately 10% of the electricity requirements of our two onsite recycled paper mills.


Reduced consumption of natural gas, which is a non-renewable resource

The plant will also cogenerate 30 megawatts of thermal energy, which is approximately 50% of the natural gas requirements of the two recycled paper mills.


Reduced waste to landfill

About 100,000 tonnes of paper mill and recycling rejects that would otherwise have gone to landfill is used as fuel for the plant, contributing to reducing our impact on the environment.

Visy Closing the loop

Environmental performance

As an integrated packaging manufacturer and recycling company, Visy has a responsibility to manage the environmental impacts of its products and operations.

  • Pulp & Paper

    2010-11 per tonne of production compared to 2009-10

  • Energy

    Energy used by type 2010-11 (GJ)

  • Energy Challenge
    In September 2011, Visy signed on to the 10% Challenge, a public pledge to reduce our energy consumption by 10%. The Challenge will build on the great work already implemented in our organisation.

    "The 10% Challenge puts a stronger focus on our ongoing campaign to achieve greater energy efficiency across our business."
    Royce De Sousa, GM Energy

  • Renewable Energy

    In November 2011, Visy opened its energy from waste plant at our Coolaroo site in Victoria

  • Waste

    Almost 26,000 tonnes of this increase was generated through our Recycling division.

  • Water

    In 2010-11

  • Emissions

    Most of this increase can be attributed to our Pulp and Paper division, most notably the expansion of our mill in Tumut.

  • Emissions

    **Greenhouse gas emissions includes scope 1 emissions only (i.e. emissions resulting from the combustion of fuels on-site and excludes emissions associated from the purchase of steam and electricity). Energy consumption also relates to the combustion of fuels on-site only. (i.e. excludes emissions associated from the purchase of steam and electricity)