Walking down the aisles of a grocery store, most food products are in plastic packaging: peanut butter jars, condiment bottles, plastic bottles of soda, plastic bags to hold food, even plastic containers to hold produce. But just over 20 years ago, grocery stores looked completely different. Glass containers were seen holding sodas, juices, baby food, … Read more
The widespread use of plastic raises concerns due to the negative impacts it has on our health and our environment. To mitigate the negative impacts, we must transition toward natural, renewable alternatives that reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Mushroom-based packaging made from mycelium offers a sustainable solution that moves us toward that goal. What … Read more
Aluminum is woven into the fabric of our daily lives as a society. Whether for aerosols, storing food, or secondary packaging systems, aluminum is found everywhere and enhances everyday development. Yet, its widespread use does not come without concerns regarding the environmental impact of aluminum’s cradle-to-gate process for virgin material. Extracting aluminum from bauxite ore … Read more
A year ago, preparing for CSRD meant preparing for ESRS – twelve standards, 84 disclosure requirements, and approximately 1,144 datapoints. Then, EFRAG delivered its simplification advice on December 3rd, 2025. The simplified ESRS are expected to be adopted over the summer and to apply from financial year 2027, with voluntary early adoption from FY2026 permitted. … Read more
There are many important factors to consider when making a comparison between rigid and flexible packaging formats. While life cycle assessment (LCA) is a valuable tool for evaluating trade-offs across environmental impact indicators, a package’s environmental footprint is only one part of a holistic decision-making process. Given the evolving landscape of global packaging regulations, oftentimes … Read more
ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is in force since 18 July 2024. The framework regulation behind the Digital Product Passport. What it covers, who is affected, and what every operator now needs to put in place. What is ESPR? ESPR is Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, the EU framework for ecodesign. It replaces the old Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC, … Read more
The EU Digital Product Passport registry goes live on July 19, 2026 under Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781. From 18 February 2027 onward, DPPs will be implemented in commercial operation. This article describes what the DPP is and how to build one, what companies must disclose, and ultimately, how a company can prepare their … Read more
What is CSRD, exactly? The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD, or Directive (EU) 2022/2464) is the EU law that turned sustainability reporting into a statutory obligation, replacing the older Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). This landmark regulation required mandatory ESG disclosure for approximately 50,000 companies doing business within the European Union. The directive itself is solely … Read more
Who is affected and what they must do PPWR assigns obligations by role a company plays in the supply chain, not by industry sector or company size. A single company can hold more than one role at the same time, and the same product can place a company in different roles across EU Member States. Find … Read more
Written by Mary Ellen O’Toole and Emma Lawrence In 2022, California’s Governor Newson signed Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) into law. Also known as the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, the law focuses on plastics and packaging with a goal to reduce the amount of plastic packaging supplied into the state of … Read more