Packaging as a concept, with its functionality of protecting the product it holds, is a critical component of climate change mitigation. Rahul Nene, Huhtamaki’s senior manager for sustainability in Thane, India, tells Packaging Insights that packaging helps avoid food waste and thus mitigates carbon emissions. “It is said that one-third of the food produced in the world gets wasted, and thus along with it, are wasted the significant GHG emissions associated with food production,” says Nene.
