supply chain
30 May 2023
--- As delegates descend upon Paris, France, to negotiate a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution, the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty convened by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) and the World...
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30 May 2023
--- Amcor, Delterra, Mars and P&G have announced the launch of a partnership to stem the tide of plastic pollution in the Global South. The companies say they will work together to scale upstream and downstream solutions for...
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29 May 2023
--- Stora Enso reveals that the strength of food systems hinges on industry collaboration and an overhaul of the packaging industry. The company’s latest report provides a call to action for the food industry to play its...
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25 May 2023
--- Mondi is advancing fiber-based packaging by launching paper bags for Holz-Bauer’s wooden pellets and substituting Silbo’s pallet wrapping from plastic stretch film to Mondi’s kraft paper Advantage...
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25 May 2023
--- Fashion Index has updated its Eco-Friendly Packaging Sourcing Platform allowing fashion companies to find complimentary packaging retailers to support their ecological goals.“Fashion Index was created to unite new and...
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19 May 2023
--- The hidden costs of international logistics go beyond the environmental impact, which is a reason in itself to reduce transportation. The European Union Environment Agency states that, between 2000 and 2019, the demand for...
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12 May 2023
--- Interpack 2023 wrapped up after ten days of industry fervor at Messe Düsseldorf, Germany. The show, which returned after a six-year break, displayed automation and digitalization as key topics in all 17 trade show...
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08 May 2023
--- At Interpack 2023, the future of bioplastics and compostable packaging solutions is taking center stage, with a range of industry experts highlighting how non-fossil fuel-based materials can be incorporated into product...
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05 May 2023
--- Investors with combined assets worth US$10 trillion have written to over 35 companies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and grocery retail sectors, including Beiersdorf, Kerry Group, Kellogg, Coca-Cola, Nestlé...
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05 May 2023
--- The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) has introduced the Circular Startup Index to help businesses search and pick from an evolving database of start-ups driving a circular economy across different sectors, industries and...
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01 May 2023
--- Atelier is equipping beauty manufacturers with a “world-first” platform expediting product development by four times. It is reportedly the first consumer packaged goods manufacturing platform to apply cloud...
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25 Apr 2023
--- German reusable foodservice specialist Vytal is extending its reach to the Scottish Highlands and providing a new initiative – The Cup Movement – with a returnable beverage packaging scheme using QR-code...
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Earth Day 2023: Global collaboration crucial to realizing plastics, bio- and fiber-based circularity
21 Apr 2023
--- Tomorrow marks Earth Day 2023, an annual global event in which over one billion people and industry stakeholders engage through various environmental sustainability projects to promote awareness and spur climate action...
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20 Apr 2023
--- Ahead of the upcoming revisions to the EU’s Waste Framework Directive (WFD), environmental groups and recycling organizations are calling for stringent policy changes utilizing advanced digital technologies and data...
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18 Apr 2023
--- Environmental organization Canopy has landed US$60 million in financing from the non-profit funding initiative The Audacious Project. The grant will be invested in scaling fiber-based materials for packaging, F&B and...
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18 Apr 2023
--- Over 120 packaging industry associations have written to the co-legislators of the EU in a bid to safeguard the single market under the European Commission’s (EC) proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation...
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17 Apr 2023
--- Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) is calling on EU policymakers to make material recovery and biological treatment (MRBT) of mixed waste mandatory. The organization has found the method is cost-competitive with controversial,...
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