Sustainability Starts Here
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 …
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 …
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
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
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
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.
ESPR
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
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
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,
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