Sustainability Starts Here
Consumers and brand owners love flexible packaging. Consumers prefer flexible pouches and bags to traditional bottles and containers because flexible packages are easy to open, easy to transport, and easy to store. Brand owners favor them for similar reasons: …
The right sustainability strategy will not only strive for environmental benefit but also enhance a company’s operations in the process. The only way to ensure measurable and lasting success is for sustainability to be mainstreamed into an organization’s current processes. …
In previous blogs, we’ve explored many topics within sustainable packaging, such as the role of LCA, ways to implement recyclable materials, and source reduction strategies. While all ambitious reduction goals, none of them solve …
Consumers’ views on packaging are changing. Packaging is no longer seen as “essential waste,” but instead an opportunity for brands to improve their relationship with the environment and the consumers they serve. This shift has had a …
One of the biggest focuses of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s recent conference was a shift from end-of-life considerations to material management.
SPC Advance kicked off with Industry Leadership Committees tackling the topics of bioplastics, the value of forest certification, cold …
By creating packaging that is able to be recycled, products become more attractive to consumers that are becoming increasingly environmentally aware. Recycling is the reprocessing of materials at the end of their primary lives, ideally for use in a similar …
Recently, the phrase “circular economy” has become the latest craze in sustainability news and initiatives. A circular economy is a system that strives for little to no waste; products are used to their maximum potential and then materials are resourced …
Packaging sustainability should be pretty straight forward. All packaging is made from a handful of material classes that undergo conversion processes to create the package shape and form needed to protect the product. These materials and processes, including how packaging …
Being innovative is something that every company strives for, but what makes a company truly innovative? Maybe the answer lies within how companies design products and what they focus on. Traditionally Product Design has focused on desirability, functionality and manufacturability. …
Some companies try to implement sustainability by directing an in-house champion to oversee the process. This is usually a recipe for failure. Fortunately, expert help is available.
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For sustainability to truly take hold and deliver real …