Kotkamills, a manufacturer of fully recyclable food service board, has signed a collaboration agreement with the organisers of the alpine skiing event World Cup Levi.
World Cup Levi kicks off the FIS World Cup season with the women’s slalom event on 21 - 22 November. Food and beverages at World Cup Levi will be served in cups and trays made from Kotkamills’ eco-friendly, fully recyclable board.
“Sustainability is very important to both collaboration parties, and we are working hard to advance it. We are pleased that the Levi event organisers have wanted to replace the traditional products with new, ecofriendly alternatives,” says Markku Hämäläinen, CEO of Kotkamills.
The organisers of World Cup Levi have long been putting their attention on creating a responsible sporting event. Bringing the new partner onboard is gratifying.
“We want to advance sustainability in every way possible. The collaboration with Kotkamills is a great opportunity. Our goal is to make the event as eco-friendly and responsible as possible in all respects,” says Iiro Kaukoniemi, Secretary General of World Cup Levi.
In creating a responsible sporting event, a particular focus in this year’s World Cup Levi is health safety because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“A responsible sporting event is important for the athletes, spectators and sports fans. We are carefully monitoring the pandemic situation and working with the authorities in our situational assessments,” Kaukoniemi says.
The responsibility plans and actions of the World Cup Levi event organisers have also impressed Kotkamills. It is precisely these kinds of actors that Kotkamills wants to support through its responsible partnership programme.
“Responsibility is one of our core values, and we expect it from our partners as well. Sporting events are a good example of how several partners can work together to significantly decrease the event’s carbon footprint, for instance. It’s wonderful that World Cup Levi has chosen a large number of responsible partners who share environmental concerns,” praises Saila Kettunen, Vice President, Sustainability & Communications from Kotkamills.
Kotkamills has previously signed sporting world-related collaboration agreements emphasising social responsibility with the Norwich City FC and HJK football clubs and with the KooKoo ice hockey club.
Further information:
Iiro Kaukoniemi, Chief Executive / Secretary General Ski Sport Finland & World Cup Levi, tel. +358 40 0519 422, email [email protected]
Markku Hämäläinen, CEO, Kotkamills Oy, tel. +358 40 721 0548, email [email protected]
Ski Sport Finland
Ski Sport Finland is an independent sports union founded in 2008. With its member associations it is responsible for the success, events and the development related to alpine- and freestyle skiing as sports here in Finland. Ski Sport Finland is an employer for about 20 people, from which 15 are coaches and upkeeping experts working with the national teams. Ski Sport Finland holds the rights to the national alpine- and freestyle skiing World Cup Events, World Cup Levi and Freestyle Opening Ruka.
About Kotkamills
Kotkamills, located in Finland, is an experienced and responsible global partner, manufacturing innovative products created from wood, a renewable natural resource. Our range of sustainable products includes food safe consumer boards, the high-quality saturating base kraft paper Absorbex®, and ecological wood products. The fully recyclable AEGLE® and ISLA® boards, produced since 2016, were complemented in 2018 with water-based dispersion barriers replacing plastics used in packaging and food service applications. All our products are environmentally friendly, recyclable and safe to use.
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