Packaging Europe's Podcast

Sustainability Perspectives: The role of water-based chemistry in packaging

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0100

Archroma Packaging Technologies’ Sameer Singla returns to the podcast to discuss advances in specialty chemicals and how they support sustainable packaging developments from paperization and recyclability to compostability.

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PP recyclability, collaboration and EPR with GreenBlue’s Paul Nowak

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:00 +0100

It was recently announced that polypropylene cold-to-go cups can now be recycled by 60% of US households through curbside collection.

Paul Nowak, executive director at GreenBlue, discusses how this step forward was achieved and takes a wider look at the packaging and sustainability landscape in the US with Elisabeth Skoda.

Women in packaging – diversity and fostering new talent

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Following its successful European premiere at interpack 2023, Women in Packaging, an event set up to be an international platform for exchange, inspiration and networking enters its second round at the 2026 edition of the show.

Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Nerida Kelton (Executive Director at AIP) and Luciana Pellegrino (President at WPO) to learn more about the event, diversity progress, mentoring and how women can make their mark in the industry.

Women in Packaging will take place on Monday May 11th at 10am. Click here to register.

Packaging and the consumer: A deep dive

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0100

Using fresh consumer data from Pro Carton’s 2026 packaging perceptions survey, Pro Carton’s Winfried Muehling, MM Group’s Birgit Hösch and RDM Group’s Krzysztof Krajewski discuss how recyclability, material choice and transparent communication influence purchasing decisions, brand loyalty and perceptions of fairness around issues such as shrinkflation with Elisabeth Skoda.

Sustainability Perspectives: The potential of low carbon aluminium

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100

Aluminium is a versatile packaging material, but its production can be emission-intensive. Constantia Flexibles’ Matthias Hofinger discusses how low carbon aluminium and how it can help to address this challenge with Elisabeth Skoda.

CEFLEX at an inflection point

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

As Graham Houlder passes the CEFLEX baton to a new leadership team, and prepares to take well earned extended holiday, we reflect on the journey of the European value chain consortium building a circular economy in flexibles to date, lessons learned on collaboration, and the agenda priorities for the critical years to 2030. Tim Sykes speaks with Graham and External Affairs Director, Arne Jost.

The Talking Point: Harnessing the potential of machine vision systems

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

What is the scope for machine vision applications in the packaging industry? Elisabeth Skoda speaks with three experts and members of the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA): LUCID Vison Labs' Torsten Wiesinger, Murrelektronik’s Simon Knapp and Advantech’s Rick de Vries.

Sustainability Perspectives: Pathways to carbon emission reduction

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Many companies in the packaging space have set themselves ambitious goals to reduce their carbon footprint. What are some of the best practices and paths to success?

ACTEGA’s Dennis Siepmann talks us through the company’s experiences and learnings on their journey to reaching their Science Based Targets, reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, the power of innovation, transparency, balancing varying requirements from regulation to performance and more.

Collaborative EPR: A conversation with CITEO and EXPRA

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

CITEO France has recently joined the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance EXPRA. Elisabeth Skoda discusses the motivations behind this decision, the implications for producers and the wider challenges and opportunities for EPR systems with CITEO’s Jean Hornain and EXPRA’s Hester Klein Lankhorst.

Sustainability Perspectives: Unlocking the power of paper for challenging packaging applications

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

With the increased popularity of paper packaging come some challenges around barriers, functionality and machinability, and in turn recyclability. Solenis’s William Kuecker speaks to Elisabeth Skoda, discussing ways to tackle these challenges from the point of view of a chemical company.

Sustainability Perspectives: Fibre-based packaging and circularity

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

How can a truly circular economy become a reality? MM Group’s Katja Tuomola discusses this question from the perspective of a fibre based packaging manufacturer with Elisabeth Skoda, highlighting challenges and ways to overcome them.

Sustainability Perspectives: Navigating regulatory pressures and market concerns

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000

With the EU’s PPWR becoming applicable in August 2026 and changing regulations across the globe, brands and converters face a challenging landscape. H.B. Fuller’s Elizabeth Staab shares her insights on how to navigate these challenges with Elisabeth Skoda.

Focus on food and beverage cartons with FBCA director general Sebastian Bartels

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

In January 2025, the former Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) and EXTR:ACT merged to form the Food and Beverage Carton Alliance (FBCA) with the aim to provide a uniform platform for food and beverage cartons. Recently appointed director general Sebastian Bartels speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about the role cartons can play in a circular economy as well as the alliance’s work and future plans.

Lessons for scaling up reusable packaging

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Legislation is driving an urgent need to scale up reusable packaging systems. What levers are available to us to shift from limited pilots to volume deployment? Noam Assael talks to Tim Sykes about the lessons Avery Dennison has drawn from market activities and collaborative projects - covering the wider preconditions for scale-up, the crucial need to optimize profitability, and why it's necessary to mobilize the consumer as a key stakeholder in systemic change.

Sustainability Perspectives: The potential of ultra-lightweight paper in flexible packaging

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000

What is ultra-lightweight paper, and what role can it play to help companies reach their sustainability goals? SWM International’s Anne-Laure Jaeckel discusses LCA, consumer perceptions, required properties as well as challenges and opportunities with Packaging Europe's Elisabeth Skoda.

Sustainability Perspectives: Innovation in mono materials and bio polymers in flexibles

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

How can innovation in flexible packaging boost packaging sustainability? Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Brückner Maschinenbau’s managing director Markus Gschwandtner to get his perspective on the sustainability challenges and ways to address them.

Sustainability Perspectives: Data and the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000

There is a lot of discussion in the packaging industry about legislative challenges, such as the PPWR. Trayak’s Mitja Brgant takes a wider view at the topic, exploring the connection between data and legislation and the wider packaging landscape and how it has been shaped by the Circular Economy Action Plan with Packaging Europe’s Elisabeth Skoda.

Sustainability Perspectives: PPWR and more – how to stay on track with data

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Having your data in order is the foundation of ensuring compliance with EPR, PPWR and other packaging regulations. Vivian Loftin, co-founder at Recyda, discusses the importance of data, requirements, data gaps, challenges, common misunderstandings and solutions with Packaging Europe's Elisabeth Skoda.

Sustainability Perspectives: Navigating reuse, recycling and composting

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

How do infrastructure, customer behaviour and operational realities shape what works best in sustainable food packaging particularly in the takeaway sector? Duni Group’s Nicklas Lauwell shares his insights with Elisabeth Skoda.

Tom Szaky on bringing reuse up to commercial scale

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

It was recently reported that Loop, a global platform for reuse, working with a coalition of brands and retailers has reached commercial scale in France, offering a wide range of everyday consumer products in a reusable version at local supermarkets. Elisabeth Skoda sat down with Loop’s founder Tom Szaky to discuss what enabled the success in France, why reuse systems have struggled elsewhere, how to address this and much more.

Sustainability Perspectives: Fit for future packaging with inks and coatings

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Ahead of Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht, Siegwerk’s team of experts, Disha, Strategy and Program Manager - Circular Economy; Sarah Mah, Senior Global Sustainability Manager; Gilles Le Moigne, Head of BU CE Coatings; and Belal Habib, Head of Global Brand Owner Collaboration, explore how packaging can meet growing sustainability ambitions, transparency requirements, and evolving market demands and the role inks and coatings can play in this process.

Interested in meeting Siegwerk's experts and discuss sustainability with delegates from across the value chain? Get your tickets here.

The Talking Point: Changing role of corrugated packaging

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Libby Munford speaks with Kerry Sanders, Vice President of Market Development at EFI about the evolution of digital print, and how it can be leveraged to change the role of corrugated packaging - with the combination of right-sizing and high-quality digital print, directly onto the box.

The Talking Point: Pathways to paperization

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0100

Paperization has gained increasing traction in recent years. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to SWM International’s Philippe Ragot, who shares insights into how technology and collaboration can and already are fuelling advances and discusses the innovation processes that enable these results.

The authenticity of good packaging design

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0100

Equator Design partnered with The Fresh Market, a premier fresh-focused specialty food retailer, operating across the US, to create a flexible yet cohesive packaging system across hundreds of SKUs.

As brands navigate ever-expanding SKU counts across formats, price tiers, and categories, the need for visual consistency without creative compromise is more important than ever.

Libby Munford explores the design journey with Michelle Beck, Director, Merchandising & Private Label, Bryan Bowers, Creative Director, The Fresh Market and Glyn Robinson, Snr Creative Director at Equator Design to find out how they created breadth across packaging design.

EU policy and its impact on the container glass industry, with Vanessa Chesnot

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0100

Europe’s container glass industry is actively working towards the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 – but how is policy supporting this goal? We spoke to Vanessa Chesnot, Head of Public Affairs and Product Policy at FEVE, to explore this question ahead of the dedicated session on Metals & Glass at the 2025 Sustainable Packaging Summit.

The complex business of e-commerce

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0100

Libby Munford, Editor, speaks in depth with key expert - Diana Neto, E-Commerce Business Development Manager, from H.B. Fuller, about the key drivers pushing the boundaries of the innovation-driven mindset within the e-commerce space.

Sustainability Perspectives: An in-depth look at the possibilities of dry moulding fibre technology

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0100

What are some of the recent innovations and challenges in the area of dry moulding fibre technology for packaging? YUTOECO’s Jerome Zhang tells Elisabeth Skoda more about recent developments and technological advances.

Find out more about Packaging Europe's Sustainable Packaging Summit here.

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste on successes, challenges and future plans

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0100

Plastic fulfils a range of important functions in packaging, but there is a clear problem with plastic waste which shows no signs of subsiding. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s CEO Jacob Duer discusses the organisation’s work and new efforts to develop, derisk and demonstrate solutions in the context of a challenging environment.

Active packaging: adding depth and breadth to sustainable approaches

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0100

Active packaging has the potential to significantly improve shelf life and reduce food waste, elevating existing packaging to provide a new level of a sustainable approach. Libby Munford spoke with a key expert on this topic – Fresh Inset’s Kris Czaplicki, Chief Strategy Officer about the advantages and challenges of implementing the Vidre+ technology.

Fostering new talent in the industry, with The Packaging School’s Julie Rice Suggs

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0100

What challenges do young packaging technologists face as they enter this field, and what can the industry do to foster new talent? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Julie Rice Suggs, Academic Director of the Packaging School, to get her thoughts on this.

Moving beyond niche: The outlook for paper bottles with Jamie Stone

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0100

How far has the industry come along the paper bottle journey - and can they move from niche to mainstream? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Jamie Stone from PA Consulting (co-founder of the Bottle Collective) to find out.

Topic of the month: Paper, plastics and purposeful packaging with Mondi

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0100

Pitting paper versus plastics is not the most productive way to address the sustainability challenges the world is facing. Choosing the best packaging material based on product needs and customer goals can yield much better results. Mondi’s experts Silvia Hanzelova and Piotr Barczykowski discuss benefits of both materials, challenges and solutions with Elisabeth Skoda.

Cleantech investment, packaging innovation & Emerald at 25 years

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:00:00 +0100

Europe's first cleantech VC fund celebrates its 25th birthday this year. Tim Sykes speaks with founder and CEO of Emerald Technology Ventures, Gina Dominig, and Fredric Petit, co-lead of the dedicated packaging fund about the insights gathered over a quarter of a century of green investment, the appetite for investment in uncertain times, and opportunities in packaging and materials in the near future.

Fighting food waste in Nigeria – a conversation with SAVE FOOD’s 2024 competition winner

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0100

Each year, a significant portion of Nigeria’s tomato harvest is lost before it ever reaches the consumer. Working to tackle this issue is Tomato Jos, the winner of last year’s SAVE FOOD project competition. It is an agricultural processing company that works at the intersection of agriculture, logistics and packaging, supporting smallholder farmers and refining supply chain processes through a combination of modern technology, improved transport packaging and education programmes. Elisabeth Skoda finds out more from Tomato Jo’s Esson Akolo.

A deep dive into connected packaging with Güneri Tugcu and Stefan Hilss

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0100

This latest podcast episode is all about connected packaging – its benefits and potential, common misconceptions, pitfalls to avoid, innovation and future developments. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with industry experts Güneri Tugcu and Stefan Hilss.
Güneri and Stefan have their own podcast where they delve into all things connected packaging - have a listen for even more of a deep dive!

Sustainability perspectives: Rethinking Fibre-based Solutions

Thu, 22 May 2025 09:00:00 +0100

Sameer Singla, CEO of Archroma Packaging Technologies, discusses how innovation in chemistry can extend the properties of fibre-based packaging while retaining recyclability - and the strategic keys to realize this business opportunity.

For more information about Archroma's solutions for the packaging, visit https://www.archroma.com/packaging-technologies/

Building a deposit return system – spotlight on Austria

Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 +0100

Deposit return schemes have gained traction across Europe, with several countries introducing or getting ready to introduce them. Austria is the latest country to introduce such a system. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Monika Fiala, who is managing director at Recycling Pfand Österreich GmbH, the organisation in charge of implementing the deposit return system in Austria, discussing reasons behind the introduction, challenges to overcome, differences and similarities to systems in other countries, learnings from the scheme several months in, and more.

Catching up with Vytal: Packaging Europe 2024 Readers’ Award winner!

Wed, 14 May 2025 13:00:00 +0100

Vytal Global were the worthy winners of the Packaging Europe 2024 Readers' Award!

Libby Munford catches up with Dr Tim Breker, co-founder and Managing Director of Vytal to hear how they have expanded since last year, what the future holds for tech-driven reusable packaging - asking vital questions such as "what can we learn from this mode of practice"?

Insights from a city-wide reusable packaging project with Tomra’s Geir Sæther

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0100

How can reusable packaging be scaled up? Last year, Tomra started a trial across the city of Aarhus in Denmark for a city-wide platform for reusable takeaway packaging. One year into the trial, Tomra’s Geir Sæther discusses the project, challenges, scalability and future plans with Elisabeth Skoda.

Exploring Australia’s approach to packaging regulation, with Chris Foley and Renata Daudt

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0100

Our two guests for this podcast are Chris Foley, CEO of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO); and Renata Daudt, Sustainable Packaging Consultant with AWEN Packaging Consulting who specialise in guiding brand owners on the APCO Sustainable Packaging Guidelines. We spoke about Australia’s upcoming new packaging regulations - and more broadly what lessons it has taken from European regulations, and vice-versa.

Packaging and the consumer – an exploration with Pro Carton

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0100

What are consumers’ attitudes towards packaging and sustainability? How have preferences changed over the years and what are the takeaways for packaging companies? Elisabeth Skoda discusses Pro Carton’s latest Consumer Survey that included over 5000 participants from Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK with Winfried Mühling.

The future of retail: exploring the potential of QR codes

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

We chat with Anne Godfrey, CEO of GS1 UK, a non-profit organisation with a focus on barcodes, about a report into the future of retail they've published.

HolyGrail from 2.0 to 2030

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The final industrial scale tests of HolyGrail 2.0, the groundbreaking collaboration to investigate the impact of digital watermarking in improving efficiency of recycling, are completed. While the final results are being processed, we look back on the progress made by the project and ask what comes next, as the advanced sorting platform embraces its decisive third stage: HolyGrail 2030 - Circular Packaging.

Joining Tim Sykes are three HolyGrail collaborators. Margherita Trombetti is Project Manager, Policy Officer, Sustainability at AIM – the European Brands Association, which facilitates HolyGrail 2.0. In addition, we have insights from two brand owners who have been actively participating in and supporting the project. Grane Maaløe is Sustainable Packaging Lead Specialist at Arla Foods, and Richard Akkermans is European R&D Packaging Sustainability Manager at Mondelēz.

About the brand owners:

Arla Foods is an international dairy company owned by 7,600 farmers from Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Arla Foods is one of the leading players in the international dairy arena with well-known brands like Arla®, Lurpak®, Puck® and Castello®. Arla Foods is focused on providing good dairy nourishment from sustainable farming and operations and is also the world's largest manufacturer of organic dairy products.

Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. With 2024 net revenues of approximately $36.4 billion, MDLZ is leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, Ritz, LU, Clif Bar and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate. Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor’s 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

The lifecycle of coated fibre materials

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Adapting paper-based materials to new applications is one of the key packaging trends of our time. Stora Enso's Oliver Kuhn and Maria Holopainen talk us through the lifecycle of coated fibres - from materials designed for recyclability, through collection and sorting to learnings from Stora Enso's recycling activities.

Sustainability Perspectives: Advances and developments in labels and films

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

What’s the latest in sustainable innovation in labels and films? Elisabeth Skoda speaks to CCL Label’s Marika Knorr and Innovia Films’ Stephen Langstaff to learn more.

Sustainability Perspectives: Tackling packaging challenges with the right carton sealing tapes

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

What are some of the major sustainability challenges companies face particularly in the area of industrial packaging? tesa’s Sergiu Crisan speaks to Packaging Europe's Elisabeth Skoda and discusses opportunities in implementing sustainable solutions and how tesa devised an assortment of packaging tapes that tackle sustainability challenges without the need for complex processes.

Sustainability Perspectives: Moulded fibre packaging innovations with Cirkla

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000

What role can moulded fibre packaging play when it comes to finding alternatives to plastic packaging? Ankur Gupta, co-founder and chief business officer at Cirkla speaks to Packaging Europe's Elisabeth Skoda and discusses what drives the shift, challenges companies face when wanting to make the switch, and how product innovations such as fibre MAP trays support it.

Sustainability Perspectives: Exploring the potential of metallized papers

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Metallized papers can make packaging stand out on the shelf, but how sustainable are they? Shunho Creative’s Lily Ni and Sissi Xu discuss recyclability and compostability and clear up some common misperceptions with Elisabeth Skoda.

Topic of the month: Circular Plastics with H.B Fuller's Elizabeth Staab

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

H.B. Fuller's Global Packaging Sustainability Manager, Elizabeth Staab, sits with Libby Munford, Editor, Packaging Europe in the pioneering podcast of our 'Topic of the month' series.

Circular Plastics is our focus - we talk strategic challenges, PPWR guidelines and deadlines, recyclability standards and recycling infrastructure, staying one step ahead, and how we can work together across the value chain.

Sustainability Perspectives: digital heating technology and the importance of collaboration with watttron

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000

In this episode of the Sustainability Perspectives podcast, watttron CEO Marcus Stein discusses the advantages of the company’s digital heating technology compared to conventional technology, the need for more innovation in machinery and the importance of collaboration across the value chain to achieve sustainability goals.

Sustainability perspectives: The role of the label in enabling packaging circularity

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Avery Dennison's Nataliya Malhanova, Sergio Fregoni from IDEO and RecyClass's Augusto Bruno discuss the part a label plays in building a circular economy in packaging, from following technical recyclability requirements to integrating labels into fundamental product design.

Sustainability Perspectives: A cross-value chain collaboration for circularity

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Tetra Pak, CPR Systems and Lucart have set up a partnership to create a pallet that derives from post consumption processing of materials used in beverage cartons. The resulting Noè pallet has been successfully used by major retailers such as COOP.
Tetra Pak’s Francesca Priora, CPR System’s Melissa Manfredini and COOP’s Chiara Faenza discuss the collaboration and zoom out to the wider topics of material circularity and embedding circular processes in the packaging value chain with Elisabeth Skoda.

Sustainability Perspectives: Innovation in aluminium packaging

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000

What are the benefits of aluminium packaging and how can the carbon footprint of the material be reduced and recyclability be boosted further? Constantia Flexibles’ Matthias Hofinger discusses this and much more with Elisabeth Skoda.

EUROPEN's Francesca Stevens on threats to sustainability and competitiveness in Europe

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Francesca Stevens, executive director of EUROPEN, talks to Tim Sykes about the strategic challenges facing the packaging and sustainability landscape in the year ahead. We survey the fraught geopolitical situation, threats to European competitiveness and progress on the circular economy, and the keys to supporting the integrity of the Single Market.

Sustainability Perspectives: The role of data and AI in the circular economy

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

In 2019, software company SAP turned its attention to solutions tackling the plastic pollutions in our oceans, which lead to the development of SAP Responsible Design, a tool designed specifically to tackle packaging challenges.

Darren West, SAP’s Global Head of Circular Economy Solutions, discusses the advantages and potential of data driven solutions and how they can help with the various challenges the industry faces, from changing regulation to EPR fees and sustainable packaging design.

Sustainability Perspectives: Beverage packaging, adhesives and the PPWR

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) has been adopted by the European Parliament and is expected to enter into force in 2025. But what are the effects on the beverage industry, and what is the role of adhesives in enabling recyclability and the dematerialization of packaging? H.B. Fuller’s Elizabeth Staab discusses this and much more with Packaging Europe's Elisabeth Skoda.

The next steps for the Global Plastic Treaty – with WWF’s Eirik Lindebjerg

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Following the conclusion of INC-5 in Busan last month, we are revisiting the topic of the Global Plastics Treaty. Victoria Hattersley spoke with Eirik Lindebjerg, Global Plastic Policy Lead at WWF, about what we can expect in the coming months and which questions still urgently need to be addressed.

Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.
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Sustainability Perspectives: Insights from the Sustainable Packaging Summit with Actega

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Coating expert Actega’s Dennis Siepmann takes a look back at Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit. He discusses key topics such as the PPWR, net zero commitments plastic circularity and the rise of fibre-based packaging as well as how Actega can help address these challenges with Elisabeth Skoda.

Material insights with Der Grüne Punkt’s Mark Vester

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Proper packaging waste management and recycling structures are a key building block for a sustainable packaging industry. Mark Vester, Executive Vice President Germany and Business Development at Der Grüne Punkt discusses the organisation’s work as a provider of take back systems and commodity trader, recycling and recyclability challenges, innovative feedstocks, the effect of the PPWR, collaboration and more with Elisabeth Skoda.

PRE's Mathilde Taveau: the European plastic recycling recession

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:00:00 +0000

In October 2024 Plastics Recyclers Europe issued a statement warning that "The increasing lack of demand for recyclates produced in Europe, the reduced investments in domestic recycling, and the increase in imports of recyclates from outside the EU have been suffocating the European plastics recycling industry in the last few years. These issues are feeding the existing recession on the market - driving many recycling companies out of business in 2023, with further closures happening or planned in the course of 2024." In this context Mathilde Taveau (Regulatory Affairs Manager at PRE) talks to Tim Sykes about the latest statistics from a European plastic recycling sector in a state of recession, and how regulators and value chain can act to reverse this worrying trend.

Sustainability Perspectives: Boosting packaging functionality with coatings

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Demand for sustainable packaging, whether it’s plastic or paper, is growing. How can coatings help with fulfilling this demand? Siegwerk’s Gilles Le Moigne shares with Elisabeth Skoda how the company innovates and tackles challenges particularly around paper and plastic packaging in the area of food packaging. He also discusses collaborations and takes a look at future trends.

Sustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging and more

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000

At this year’s Fachpack, Elisabeth Skoda caught up with Wipak’s Food Division Commercial Director Michael Martin. They discussed the transformation towards more sustainability in flexible packaging, innovations, Wipak's plans beyond flexible packaging, wider industry trends and much more.

Talking accessibility in packaging with RiDC

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000

How far has the packaging industry come in accessible design, and how can it do better? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Gordon McCulloch and Allan Mabert from the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) to find out.

Sustainability Perspectives: A world without plastic waste

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Avoiding plastic waste is an important piece of the packaging sustainability puzzle. In our latest podcast interview with Dr. Alexander von Niessen, Managing Partner and CEO at Chocal Sustainable Packaging, we hear how the company addresses this challenge through innovative packaging machines that work with renewable raw materials that are both recyclable and compostable.

Chocal will be exhibiting at our Sustainable Packaging Summit. Podcast listeners can get a 10% discount on Sustainable Packaging Summit tickets! Join us in Amsterdam on 12-13 November. To redeem your discount, use the code PEPOD10 at check-out. Details: www.packagingsummit.earth/2024/

Sustainability Perspectives: Paper bottles and beyond – exploring Dry Molded Fiber technology

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000

PulPac and PA Consulting have set up a partnership to create the “world’s first” Dry Molded Fiber bottle under the umbrella of the Bottle Collective. PulPac’s Sanna Fager and PA Consulting’s Tony Perrotta discuss the technology, the collaboration’s journey so far, highlights from 2024 and future plans.

The two companies will be exhibiting at our Sustainable Packaging Summit. Podcast listeners can get a 10% discount on Sustainable Packaging Summit tickets! Join us in Amsterdam on 12-13 November. To redeem your discount, use the code PEPOD10 at check-out. Details: www.packagingsummit.earth/2024/

Sustainability Perspectives: Replacing polystyrene with recyclable materials

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0100

What are the challenges and possibilities around switching to recyclable packaging materials particularly in the pharmaceutical and food space? Jonathan Cage, Director for Business Development at ICPG, a division of Impact Plastics, speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about the company’s XPP® Polypropylene solution.

ICPG will be exhibiting at Packaging Europe's Sustainable Packaging Summit. Podcast listeners can get a 10% discount on tickets. Join us in Amsterdam on 12-13 November. To redeem your discount, use the code PEPOD10 at check-out. Details: www.packagingsummit.earth/2024/

The growing role of co-packing - with Ton Knipscheer

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0100

Ton Knipscheer of the European Co-Packers Association talks to Tim Sykes about the reasons why contract manufacturing is more and more central to the strategies of not just retailer's private label products, but also to delivering the innovation to brands. We also discuss the need for dialogue between the co-packing sector and the wider packaging-FMCG world, particularly in order to ensure alignment around sustainability objectives that contract packers will have an increasing role in delivering.
The 2024 ECPA Conference (11th November) and Sustainable Packaging Summit (12-13 November) will be co-located in Amsterdam on consecutive days, with the aim of supporting this cross-pollination. To visit the ECPA event, contact membership@ecpacopacking.com. Meanwhile, podcast listeners can redeem a 10% discount on Sustainable Packaging Summit tickets by visiting https://www.packagingsummit.earth/2024/ and using the code PEPOD10 at checkout.

NVC's Michael Nieuwesteeg: innovation, the Golden Walnut and AI

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0100

NVC's Michael Nieuwesteeg and Tim Sykes discuss the importance of open and rigorous communication in the context of the Gouden Noot competition, as well as how packaging approaches both the wide possibilities and the risks associated with Artificial Intelligence - which is the subject of Michael's talk at the Sustainable Packaging Summit.
The winner of De Gouden Noot 2024 will be announced live in Amsterdam on 10th October at 19:30 (CET). You can watch the live stream on Packaging Europe via this link: https://packagingeurope.com/events/de-gouden-noot-live-from-amsterdam/11976.article
To attend the Sustainable Packaging Summit, Europe's leading packaging sustainability event, visit https://www.packagingsummit.earth/2024/

Elvire Regnier explores how Procurement supports Sustainability

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0100

Elvire Regnier, founder of the Regenerative-Advisory, "Shaping the future of Procurement and Sales through Regenerative Operating Models" chats with Libby Munford, Editor, ahead of speaking at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in a key panel.

We delve into the importance of using a 360 degree approach, and nurturing a balance between key partners, when it comes to developing packaging which considers environmental impact.

Cory Connors interviews Tim & GreenBlue

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0100

Our first every crossover podcast, collaborating with North America's leading packaging podcast Cory Connors, who interviews our very own Tim Sykes, along with Olga Kachook and Tom Pollock, as we discuss the co-located events the Sustainable Packaging Summit and SPC Engage, which together make Amsterdam on 11-12-13 November the not-to-miss opportunity for strategic alignment, innovation, collaboration and disruptive ideas in the packaging sustainability space this year.

Sustainability Perspectives: Innovation in plant-fibre based packaging

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0100

What are the benefits of using plant fibre-based packaging, what have some of the recent innovations been, and what is the potential for fibre-based packaging beyond wood? Howard Ma, vice president of Yuto Group and Yutoeco discusses this and much more with Elisabeth Skoda.

Vikas Chhajer: Valuing waste and workers in India and beyond

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0100

As one of the world’s biggest recyclers by volume, Gemini Corporation has been working to establish scrap materials as a valuable, traceable resource for the past 35 years. Emma Liggins sits down with Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer Vikas Chhajer to hear more about the organization’s efforts to improve collection, sorting, and livelihoods in India’s informal waste sector; the challenges it faces in its work worldwide; and its plans for global waste management in the future.

Sustainability Perspectives: Navigating the green transition with data- driven strategies

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0100

The importance of sustainability is steadily growing, especially in in Europe, due to regulations like the European Commission’s CSRD-based ESRS. Mitja Brgant, Director of European Operations at sustainability analytics specialist Trayak talks us through the importance of a holistic, data-driven approach and what steps companies can take to achieve their sustainability goals.

Sustainability Perspectives: Tackling e-commerce challenges with adhesive tapes

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0100

The e-commerce sector is steadily growing. Adhesive tape producer monta’s Sylvia di Felice discusses e-commerce market conditions, challenges, the opportunities that come from choosing the right adhesive tapes, reducing CO2 emissions, recyclability and more.

Sustainability Perspectives: The machinery manufacturer’s view on flexibles

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0100

What are the key trends in the flexible packaging market right now? How does a machinery manufacturer tackle the sustainability demands on flexible packaging such as design for recycling and novel materials? How does collaboration help tackle these challenges? Bobst’s Sara Alexander discusses this and much more with Elisabeth Skoda.

Using existing infrastructure for new materials with Solutum's Daniel Friedmann

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0100

Libby Munford chats with Daniel Friedmann, who has recently been announced as Solutum's Corporate Director and Board Member.

Friedmann has been tasked with global scaling of company’s sustainable material with holistic End-of-Life for flexible packaging.

Friedmann previously served as Chairman and then also as CEO of Carbon Engineering, the pioneer and category leader in direct air capture. Under his leadership, direct air capture technology has become a pillar of decarbonization efforts. Prior to this, Friedmann was Corporate Director and CEO of MDA Space (TSX: MDA) (formerly MDA Ltd.), leader in advanced technology and services for the global space industry. During his tenure with MDA, Friedmann oversaw company growth from $80 million to over $2 billion in revenues.

Fashion for Good with Georgia Parker: Making fashion packaging more sustainable

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0100

What are the fashion and textiles industry's biggest problems when it comes to sustainable packaging and where do the solutions lie? To help answer these questions, Victoria Hattersley spoke with Georgia Parker, Innovation Director at Fashion for Good – an organization whose mission is to unite the fashion ecosystem to bring about positive change.

Collaborative Strength: Three experts unify

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0100

Libby Munford chats with Marius Tent, Director & founder, ViaPackaging; Benoit Piette, Founder - Packaging Ecodesign and Circularity Consultant, Bluenote Pack; and Thibaut Mirieu de Labarre, Founder, InspireCo - to find out why they have united to combine their expertise.

The most talked-about mergers in packaging this year – and their potential impact

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0100

Like much of our audience, Packaging Europe has been following the ongoing news around Suzano’s potential takeover of International Paper, and how this may in turn affect the potential takeover of DS Smith. But what are the more general implications of such huge mergers for a wider value chain? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Tim Galpin, author and Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Innovation at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford (which recently published its 'Annual M&A Success Survey', ) to get his expert viewpoint.

ASASE: Giving waste plastics value in Ghana and beyond

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0100

“Plastic is a problem when you make it a problem.”
Dana Mosora and Hilda Addah set up ASASE Foundation to enable Ghanaian women entrepreneurs to cash in on the plastic waste in the country’s capital Accra to benefit their own communities. They discuss challenges and opportunities and also the broader picture of tackling plastic waste across the world with Elisabeth Skoda.

Behind the scenes at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations with Magnus Løvold

Wed, 29 May 2024 09:00:00 +0100

What really happens at the Global Plastics Treaty INC negotiations, how did the most recent INC-4 unfold and what work is left to do before INC-5 in Busan? Victoria Hattersley finds out from Magnus Løvold of the Norwegian Academy of International Law.

The tipping point for digital print? HP's Eli Mahal

Wed, 22 May 2024 14:00:00 +0100

On the eve of drupa 2024, HP's Eli Mahal discusses the landscape around print for packaging and labels, why advances in speed and productivity means digital print is poised to go mainstream, how HP is addressing packaging's sustainability demands, and what challenges will define the innovation agenda over the coming years.

Women in packaging – collaboration and breaking down barriers

Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:00 +0100

Women are a prominent presence in the packaging industry, but face challenges in what sometimes still is a male-dominated sector. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with two women who have made their mark on the industry – Nerida Kelton, Vice President Sustainability and Save Food for the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and Executive Director for the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and Luciana Pellegrino, General Manager of the Brazilian Packaging Association ABRE and the first ever female President of WPO.

Developing materials for a sustainable future

Wed, 08 May 2024 14:00:00 +0100

Libby Munford catches up with Koon-Yang Lee, Professor of Polymer Engineering at Imperial College London and Lead of the Future Materials Group - a dynamic research group consisting of scientists and engineers proficient in the development of chemical engineering-driven materials innovations to create a sustainable, resource efficient, low-carbon and low-waste future. Keeran Ward also joins the conversation from the University of Leeds, who focuses on developing alginate film for packaging.

Scaling novel packaging feedstocks, with Fredric Petit

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0100

Why can it be so difficult to scale up some of the more novel or ‘niche’ feedstocks for packaging materials, what role can investors play and how can startups secure this investment? Victoria Hattersley explored these questions with Fredric Petit of Emerald Technology Ventures.

Turning the tide on ocean plastics – a conversation with Raffi Schieir

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0100

“I believe that the word ocean plastic is an overreach of a statement.” Prevented Ocean Plastic’s founder Raffi Schieir speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about challenges and myths around ocean plastic and explains why prevention through high quality collection and sortation systems is key to solving the problem.

Returnable Packaging Systems: Achieving Net Zero with Safia Qureshi

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0100

"...The building blocks are moving, all the CPGs are developing this. They might not openly talk about it, but it's definitely happening behind the scenes."
Libby Munford chats with CEO and founder of CLUBZERO, Safia Qureshi, to catch up on the latest news behind the scenes of Returnable Packaging Systems.

Paptic & Emerald: collaboration reflections from a start-up and VC

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 02:00:00 +0100

Tuomas Mustonen from Paptic and Fredric Petit from Emerald's sustainable packaging fund reflect on the long journey of a renewable flexible packaging start-up from spin-out to a fast growing business with a mix of VC and corporate backers, what (apart from a winning technology) makes a start-up an investable proposition, and the benefits of a diverse shareholder base.

Reuse part 2: Scaling reuse in today’s regulatory landscape

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0100

In the second episode of our reuse two-parter, Victoria Hattersley speaks to Stephanie Northen, PhD Researcher in Microplastics and Research Associate for Revolution Plastics and the Global Plastics Policy Centre at the University of Portsmouth, about how reuse can be implemented on a wider scale within the current regulatory landscape and where collaboration can be most effective.

For the university's full report on reuse, visit: https://plasticspolicy.port.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Making-reuse-a-reality-report_GPPC.pdf

Out of sight, out of mind? Waste management with Calvin Lakhan

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Bridging the gap between academia, industry and government in issues surrounding waste. Libby Munford talks with Calvin Lakhan, co-investigator of "The Waste Wiki" university run research project, which uses evidence based and scientifically informed decision making to promote the principles of a circular economy and sustainable approach.

Bringing reuse and refill to mainstream retail

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

When it comes to the retail sector, what action is needed to scale up reuse and refill? Victoria Hattersley speaks with circular economy consultant Chris Baker who, in the course of his career, has worked with a wide range of organizations such as Terracycle, Algramo and, most recently, Fyllar.

A deep dive into Pro Carton’s 2024 Consumer Study

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Pro Carton commissioned a series of studies that explore consumer attitudes towards and perception of packaging, covering a wide range of topics around sustainability and other global concerns such as the economic crisis and war in Ukraine. Pro Carton’s Winfried Muehling discusses insights and takeaways from the 2024 report with Elisabeth Skoda.

Exploring packaging career pathways with Peter Macqueen

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Many people end up in the packaging industry by chance, but what makes a career in packaging rewarding and exciting, and what are the options for getting into the industry?
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Peter Macqueen, who is course leader for the Packaging Professional BSc at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK and explores pathways into the packaging industry, the landscape of packaging education, the trends shaping the industry and much more.

Navigating the connected packaging landscape with Güneri Tugcu and Jenny Stanley

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Güneri Tugcu, senior partner manager, Transparency at Amazon, and Jenny Stanley, managing director at Appetite Creative, sit down with Packaging Europe to discuss the connected packaging industry – its continual evolution, current roadblocks, how it might move forward, and who is responsible for driving change.

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Sustainability Perspectives: MFC and the future of renewable packaging

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The experts from Stora Enso Packaging Materials discuss microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) as an innovation that enables lightweight paperboard. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Kati Ekman, Tuomas Puonti and Mateo Saavedra del Oso about MFC, its role in lightweighting and how it supports the efficient use of fibres.

4evergreen chair Sarah Price on progress in paper packaging circularity

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Newly elected chair of 4evergreen, the European platform bringing the entire fibre-based packaging value chain together to advance circularity, discusses the journey, opportunities and challenges for paper-based packaging in 2024.

David Luttenberger & Tim Sykes discuss the packaging innovation landscape in 2024

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

With the global packaging Sustainability Awards and Dow's Packaging Innovation Awards opening for submissions, Mintel's David Luttenberger - the world's foremost Packaging Geek and jury member on both competitions - speaks to Tim Sykes about key trends on the innovation landscape, and the advances we hope to see emerging in the coming year.

Sustainability Perspectives: Tracing the life cycle of inks and coatings with Siegwerk

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Printing inks and coatings not only add colour to product labels and packaging, but also ensure their functionality and safety. Siegwerk’s Alina Marm discusses the product journey and the material aspects that play a part in each step of the production process with Elisabeth Skoda, looking at innovations in the areas of ink and coatings with a particular focus on the company’s UniNATURE range.

Sustainability Perspectives: Unpacking circular packaging films with Hatzopoulos

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Hatzopolous’s Eleftherios Kassianidis and Lefki Prountzou take a close-up look at the challenges and opportunities around plastic films that incorporate post-consumer recycled and bio-circular content, using the example of the company’s X-LOOP range.

Sustainability Perspectives: Cracking the USA market with Huhtamaki’s fiber-based egg carton

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

In our latest podcast, Huhtamaki North America’s VP for Sustainability and Communications Michael Hodges and Sales Account Manager Tyler Hodges discuss fibre-based packaging, and in particular fibre-based egg packaging in the US market, highlighting challenges and opportunities around sustainability and legislation.

To learn more about Huhtamaki’s sustainable packaging offerings in North America, please reach to Michael or Tyler via email Michael.hodges@huhtamaki.com and tyler.hodges@huhtamaki.com or visit the company's website at https://www.huhtamaki.com/.

Sustainability Perspectives – Focus on packaging films

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000

“The whole industry is working to improve the quality of recyclates, and we can only do that together without too much compromise.”

Constantia Flexibles’ Achim Grefenstein talks to Elisabeth Skoda about challenges and opportunities around recyclability and using recycled content for packaging films and spotlights new developments and innovations.

The latest from HolyGrail 2.0

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Following the HolyGrail 2.0 member meeting just ahead of Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit and an insightful panel discussion at the event, Elisabeth Skoda catches up with Jan 't Hart, the European Brands Association’s project manager for the HolyGrail project, and Pranav Goenka, one of the Alliance’s senior advisors. Together, they look at the role that digital watermarking can play in increasing sorting and recycling rates, explore the final phase of R&D trials to prepare for market entry, the launch of a pilot market in France in 2024 and steps towards market adoption at scale.

Sustainability Perspectives: PPWR spotlight

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Following the European parliament's adoption of amendments to the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Tim Sykes speaks to Avery Dennison's policy specialists Emilie Bartolini and Alena Maran to get their take on implications for the value chain, challenges and opportunities and the company's actions to 'PPWR-proof' itself and its partners.

Sustainability Perspectives: New horizons with moulded fibre packaging

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

What is the potential of moulded fibre packaging? Hartmann Group’s Kati Ørskov talks about the company’s new Greenpack MAP packaging, a fibre-based tray for meat, with Elisabeth Skoda.

Trends and developments in corrugated packaging - a deep dive with Stefano Rossi

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0100

Stefano Rossi has been CEO of DS Smith's packaging division since 2014 and has some 35 years of experience working in the paper industry. He chats to Packaging Europe's Tim Sykes about key changes and developments in the industry, challenges the sector faces and strategies to address these, and looks at innovation opportunities in the areas of extended functionality, new applications and pushing the possibilities of what corrugated packaging can do.

Sustainability Perspectives: Labelling innovations and the circular economy

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0100

In our latest snapshot Sustainability Perspectives podcast, we take a closer look at how label innovation can support the transition to a circular economy, from reusable packaging to recyclability and food waste prevention. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to CCL Labels’ Marika Knorr and Checkpoint Systems’ Julien Thibult.

Stay disruptive: A close-up look at packaging and brand design

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0100

The landscape of packaging and brand packaging design has changed remarkably over the last decades. Industry stalwarts David Hodgson and Andrew Eyles, co-founders of bluemarlin brand acceleration agency, share their insights on how the industry has transformed, discuss what makes this such an exciting industry to be in and take a glimpse at future developments.

Sustainability Perspectives: Focus on post-consumer recycled content

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0100

With increasing sustainability demands, companies have to find ways to make their packaging more sustainable without sacrificing functionality. Dirk Gabriel, COO Consumer Flexibles at Mondi, sheds light on how including post-consumer recycled content (PCR) can help companies reach their sustainability goals, and will discuss what challenges have to be overcome to reach this goal as well as innovations in the pipeline.

Recycling, recyclate and the consumer

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0100

In our latest podcast, we discuss how growing demands on packaging functionality can be tackled and how companies can honour both their own sustainability commitments and consumer demands with David Clark, vice president of sustainability at Amcor, and Jeremy Wallach, partner at McKinsey & Company.

Packaging and human rights

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0100

An issue that is often overlooked in discussions about packaging sustainability and sourcing recyclates is social injustice - and with it human rights abuses. Alina Marm is not only head of global sustainability and circular economy at Siegwerk, but also a PhD researcher at the University College London, and she has been looking into this issue in-depth as part of her doctorate. She discusses challenges and possible steps to address the problem with Elisabeth Skoda.

Sustainability Perspectives: Driving growth

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0100

In the first edition of our snapshot Sustainability Perspectives podcast, where we look at sustainability issues in a compact form, Alex Pitsinos, director of strategic planning at Matrix Pack, explores the current economic, business and packaging landscape and sustainability as a growth driver.

Sustainability Perspectives: Shining a spotlight on e-commerce

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0100

We take another in-depth look at the fast-moving and dynamic e-commerce sector with H.B. Fuller. The company’s global e-commerce manager Tania Montesi discusses recent developments, the impact of sustainability demand and changing legislation as well as innovations and future trends.

Pathways through the decarbonisation maze

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0100

In our latest podcast, we revisit the topic of decarbonisation from a packaging perspective – a topic that is becoming ever more relevant and urgent. Sarah Laidler, senior consultant at the Carbon Trust speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about the complexities around decarbonisation, the UN treaty to end plastic waste and how this ties in with carbon, the impact of different packaging materials and much more.

A deep dive into Extended Producer Responsibility

Wed, 10 May 2023 08:00:00 +0100

In our latest podcast, we take a closer look at Extended Producer Responsibility. EPR policies generally shift the waste management cost or physical collection partially or fully from local governments to producers.

Elisabeth Skoda explores recent developments, sustainability issues EPR can help to address and challenges it can pose to businesses, and how these can be overcome. with Gillian Carside-Wight, consulting director at Aura.

How to create a circular self-adhesive label industry?

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

CELAB Europe is a collaboration across the self-adhesive label value chain, aiming to create greater circularity by promoting the recycling of release liner and matrix in Europe.
Frances Butler speaks to Ophelie Gourdou, project co-ordinator at CELAB Europe, Herma's Ralf Drache, who is also chairman of CELAB Europe, and CCL's Marika Knorr of CCL, who is also communication WS leader at CELAB Europe, to find out more about the collaboration, achievements and challenges of current recycling solutions and how brand owners could play an important part in future plans.

Sustainability Perspectives: Key trends around packaging & labelling sustainability

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0000

What are the key sustainability challenges in packaging, and in particular labelling this year? What does the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Revision mean for the sector? What are the implications for reuse and refill packaging models and downstream demands for innovations, including the wash-off label space?
Packaging Europe's Tim Sykes speaks to Avery Dennison's Adis-Sophie Frémont and Rob Groen in 't Wout, and Cory Connors, host of Sustainable Packaging with Cory Connors, to find out more.

Connecting the packaging sustainability dots – in Africa and beyond

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

The world faces a plastic waste problem. Joint-up thinking is needed to address this considerable challenge.
Clem Ugorji is the founder and lead advisor at Circularium Africa Advisory, a partnership which works to join up policies, programmes and partnerships to enable growth and sustainable development, and a consultant to the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP). He discusses problems and solutions to the challenges the world and the industry is facing with Elisabeth Skoda.

Sustainability Perspectives: Trends in flexible packaging and adhesives

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Flexible packaging offers great functionality, but also faces some sustainability challenges. Justine Hanlon, H.B. Fuller’s Global Marketing Manager for flexible materials, discusses the latest developments and innovations in flexible packaging and adhesives and takes a look at what to expect in the year to come with Elisabeth Skoda.

The brand owner's packaging perspective - KIND

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000

KIND, part of the Mars family, has announced that it is utilising materials sourced from advanced recycling to package its snack bars, aiming to reduce the amount of virgin plastics in its packaging portfolio.
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Liz Jacobsen, who is global technical sustainability director at KIND to discuss how the development of the material, the challenges and opportunities around creating recyclable packaging from recycled materials, and KIND's wider sustainability strategies.

Sustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging and food waste

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Martina Wagner, Constantia Flexibles’ Group Sustainability Manager, discusses the sustainability potential and challenges of flexible packaging and its role when it comes to preventing food waste with Elisabeth Skoda. We also take a look at the recently released Packaging Waste Directive.

Sustainability Perspectives: Spotlight on e-commerce packaging trends and developments

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

As the e-commerce sector keeps growing, so are the demands on packaging. In our latest Sustainability Perspectives podcast, we look at the latest trends and developments in sustainability and beyond, the impact of changing legislation and consumer expectations and how this influences brands’ actions. We also explore concrete solutions and future developments. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Tania Montesi, who is Global E-Commerce Manager at H.B. Fuller.

Sustainability Perspectives: A deep dive into flexible packaging - from plastics to paper

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Sustainability demands on flexible packaging, both plastic and paper, have changed over the years. In our latest Sustainability Perspectives podcast, Mondi Group's Fabio Peyer discusses how different requirements on packaging can be balanced, how to address the challenges of designing for recycling and incorporating recycled content, and how the company plans on reaching the goal of having 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable products by 2025.

Sustainability Perspectives: Focus on fiber-based technology innovation

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In our latest podcast, we take a closer look at the latest technology and innovation advances in fiber-based packaging. We explore how these advances boost the material's functionality and enable it to cater for ever more sophisticated customer demands.

Packaging Europe's Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Francisco Galindo, Head of Technology in Huhtamaki’s Fiber and Foodservice business segment.

Paving the way for circular food-grade recycled polypropylene

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

NEXTLOOPP, the overall winner of Packaging Europe’s 2021 Sustainability Awards, set out to close the loop on polypropylene by creating food-grade recycled PP from post-consumer packaging.

Professor Edward Kosior, the founder and creator of NEXTLOOPP speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about the project’s work, roadblocks to plastics recycling and the impact of regulations and shares the latest updates on trials with major brands.

Sustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging - plastics vs paper

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0100

Sustainability is key when it comes to innovation and developments in both paper and plastic flexible packaging. Many consumers perceive paper as the go-to recyclable packaging material of choice. But is this perception based on facts? Dr. Achim Grefenstein, Senior Vice President of Group R&D at Constantia Flexibles discusses the role of material innovations and new guidelines can play to boost packaging circularity.

Sustainability Perspectives: Exploring the potential of paper packaging with Koehler

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0100

In the latest podcast in our Sustainability Perspectives series, we speak to Alexander Rauer, Head of Business Development FlexTech at Koehler Paper, about the role of paper packaging in brands' sustainability efforts, and how to navigate the challenges and opportunities associated with making the transition to paper.

This content was sponsored by Koehler.

Sustainability Perspectives: Design for recycling - the role of adhesives

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0100

The plastic value chain initiative RecyClass has recently published a design book to support the plastics industry to design recyclable packaging, highlighting the importance of using proven technology and materials for designing truly circular packaging. Adhesives expert Bostik contributes to these efforts by providing proven bonding solutions.
Wladimir Moraes, global market manager at Bostik, and Fabrizio Di Gregorio, technical director of Plastic Recyclers Europe and head of Recyclass, discuss the importance of high-quality recycling to achieve circularity and the role adhesives can play.

Accelerating sustainable innovation

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0100

The world faces a range of complex sustainability challenges, and creative minds, as well as financial commitment, are needed to address these.
The 100+ Accelerator programme was founded in 2018 with AB InBev and it has set itself the goal to fund and pilot sustainable innovation by giving start-ups a helping hand. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with Carolina Garcia, who is is Sustainability and Innovation Director at AB InBev, and Co-creator of 100+ Accelerator, to find out more.

A deep dive into the power of smart packaging

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0100

Earlier this year, AIPIA (the Active and Intelligent Packaging Industry Association) and Packaging Europe entered a strategic partnership, aiming to accelerate the uptake of smart packaging innovation.

A few months into the collaboration, Elisabeth Skoda catches up with Eef de Ferrante, managing director at AIPIA, and Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director, to discuss the collaboration and the role that smart packaging can play when it comes to reducing food waste, brand protection, fighting counterfeiting and market diversion, driving supply chain efficiencies, as well as boosting consumer engagement and recycling rates.

Zooming in on cross value chain collaboration

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0100

Packaging Europe's Global Packaging Innovation Forum event helped spark a collaboration between Blue Box Partners and H.B. Fuller, which resulted in a series of dedicated sessions, the Innovation Academies. At these events, partners across the value chain work together on co-designing tomorrow’s packaging solutions.

Elisabeth Skoda explores the power of collaboration and takes a closer look at these co-designing events with founders Daphné Deledicq, Chief Innovation Officer at Blue Box partners and Elizabeth Staab, Rigid Packaging Sustainability Manager at H.B. Fuller.

Mura Technology on the WWF chemical recycling principles

Fri, 13 May 2022 09:00:00 +0100

In this podcast, Hannah Cole speaks to Dr Geoff Brighty from Mura Technology about what the WWF's recently-released chemical recycling principles mean for the chemical recycling industry as it builds on current opportunities and challenges.

HFSS food rule changes and the packaging supply chain

Tue, 10 May 2022 21:00:00 +0100

New rules governing the placement and promotion of HFSS foods (high in fat, sugar and salt) will come into force in the UK in October 2022, changing the way these products can be sold and promoted in-store. This will impact manufacturers, brand owners, retailers and packaging producers. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Mark Patterson, who is Vice President Global Packaging Solutions at DHL, to get his take on how this might affect the industry.

Discussing sustainability and more with UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0100

UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe represents the interests of consumers and producers of non-alcoholic beverages across Europe and has also set itself ambitious sustainability targets with its Circular Packaging Vision 2030.

Elisabeth Skoda discusses progress made towards this vision, the state of the market today as well as plans and goals with UNESDA’s director general Nicholas Hodac.

Sustainability Perspectives: Fiber-based packaging for FMCG

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Elisabeth Skoda explores the technology behind fiber-based packaging, a material that has been growing in popularity, looks at challenges and opportunities and discusses potential future developments with Herwin Wichers, Head of FMCG Category, Huhtamaki Fiber and Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania.

Closing the loop on plastic packaging in Kenya and beyond

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Certified B Corporation Mr Green Africa sets out to have a sustainable, long-term social, environmental and economic impact through the collection, conversion and selling of post-consumer waste. Dow recently invested in the company to enable further diversion of plastic waste and to help close the loop. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Dow's Adwoa Coleman and Mr Green Africa's Keiran Smith to learn more.

Sustainability Perspectives: Discussing polystyrene with renewable content with Trinseo

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Trinseo has recently announced the launch of three of its STYRON™ polystyrene resins with renewable content. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with Julien Renvoise, who is Global Sustainability Marketing & Business Development Manager at Trinseo, to find out more about the new resins and the challenges that had to be overcome when it came to creating these new materials.

Sustainability Perspectives: Mondi gives eCommerce insights

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Daniela Dorner, Group eCommerce Director, Mondi Group sits down with Libby Munford, Editor, Packaging Europe to discuss how eCommerce is here to stay - but it must be sustainable. How can packaging be part of the solution?

Sustainability Perspectives: Exploring the role hotmelt adhesives can play in sustainable packaging

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

In the latest of our Sustainability Perspectives podcast series, Bostik’s Pascal Peroni discusses with Elisabeth Skoda how hotmelt adhesives can work as enablers for different sustainable packaging types, from recyclable, compostable to bio-based.

Zooming in on plastic recycling

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The success of initiatives set out to boost recycling rates hinges on recycling capacities and the availability of recycled plastics, so recyclers play a key role. Elisabeth Skoda discusses industry challenges, trends and solutions with Ton Emans, president at Plastics Recyclers Europe, and Paolo Glerean, chairman at RecyClass.

A look back at 2021 with the German Packaging Institute

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The German packaging institute dvi sets out to connect players from across the packaging value chain with the aim to initiate innovative and sustainable approaches for creating what it describes as "good packaging".
Managing director Kim Cheng discusses notable industry developments in the last year and takes a look ahead to the coming year with Elisabeth Skoda.

The Wider View podcast: Digital transformation and the packaging industry

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Mitsubishi Electric's Malte Schlüter discusses with Elisabeth Skoda what terms like 'digital transformation’, ‘digitalization’ and ‘smart factories’ mean for the packaging industry, and how they can be used to boost productivity, consumer experience and sustainability.

The NGO's packaging perspective: WWF

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000

How can packaging sustainability be increased, and plastic leakage be addressed? Elisabeth Skoda discusses this and much more with Erin Simon, who is head of plastic waste and business at WWF.

Sustainability Perspectives: Exploring smart technology and material innovation

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Avery Dennison’s Hassan Rmaile discusses with Elisabeth Skoda how innovations in smart technology, connectivity and materials can transform the packaging industry and boost sustainability.

Sustainability Perspectives: Exploring digital watermarking with Beiersdorf and All4Labels

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Within the framework of the Holy Grail 2.0 project, major players across the value chain come together to improve packaging waste sorting accuracy through digital watermarking. We hear from Beiersdorf’s Sabrina Stiegler and All4Labels’ Michael Brocher about how the two companies collaborated to move digital watermarking from innovation to implementation.

The brand owner’s packaging perspective: Nestlé Waters

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Like many major brands, Nestlé Waters has worked to adapt to changing consumer requirements and market pressures around packaging, and to cater for the biggest challenge – sustainability. Philippe Gallard, who is Global Innovation Director at Nestlé Waters, discusses trends and recent developments from recyclability, reusability to different packaging materials with Elisabeth Skoda.

Sustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging for the healthcare market

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0100

In the latest edition of our Sustainability Perspectives podcast series, Noemi Bertolino, VP for R&D EMEA at Amcor Flexibles, talks to Tim Sykes about sustainable flexible packaging solutions for healthcare, one of the most demanding markets for packaging applications.

Sustainability Perspectives: Inks and coatings in a circular economy

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0100

Inks and coatings are an integral part of packaging, and can pose challenges and also be part of the solution when it comes to sustainability and circularity. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Alina Marm, head of global sustainability and circular economy at Siegwerk, to find out more.

Tackling the flexibles recycling challenge

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0100

Flexible packaging is lightweight and offers good barrier properties. However, currently only around 17% of flexible packaging is being collected and recycled in the EU.

To address this problem, CEFLEX has developed a Quality Recycling Process (QRP) which sets out to capture the possibilities of existing technologies to drive the circular economy. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to CEFLEX’s Dana Mosora and Alec Walker-Love to find out more.

Waste4Future - a lighthouse project for more resource efficiency

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:00:00 +0100

Seven Fraunhofer Institutes have recently announced that they are pooling their expertise in the lighthouse project "Waste4Future", which aims to increase energy and resource efficiency in the use of plastics and thus pave the way for a chemical industry that requires fewer fossil raw materials and produces fewer emissions.

Elisabeth Skoda talks to professor Peter Michel, who is Head of the Polymer Applications Business Unit at Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS, to find out more.

An exploration of alternative wine packaging formats

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0100

Classic glass bottles have been the go-to packaging for wine for centuries. But in recent years, alternative formats such as bag-in-box, cans and flat plastic bottles have emerged.
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Rob Malin, CEO at When in Rome Wine, to take a closer look at these alternative formats.

Beverage cartons and sustainability

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0100

EXTR:ACT, the European platform to improve and increase the recycling of beverage cartons and similar fibre-based multi-material packaging in Europe, recently reported that its various projects across the continent now allow roughly 50,000 tonnes of non-fibre components of beverage cartons to be recycled annually.

Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Annick Carpentier, Director General at ACE, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, and Michael Brandl, Director General at EXTR:ACT, and discusses beverage carton recycling challenges, recent developments and opportunities.

Sustainability Perspectives - a regenerative approach with Evertis

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0100

Evertis' Sustainability Program Coordinator Juan Villamayor discusses the company’s regenerative approach to sustainability and talks about taking inspiration from nature when it comes to developing new packaging solutions with Packaging Europe's Elisabeth Skoda.

Packaging, food waste and the consumer

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0100

According to some statistics, up to a third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. In this edition, we take a closer look at the issue of food waste and role packaging can play to prevent it.
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Helén Williams, who is an associate professor for environmental and energy systems at Karlstad University in Sweden. Her research focuses on creating knowledge for innovative packaging development that contributes to sustainable development.

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The German Packaging Act – two years on

Tue, 11 May 2021 11:00:00 +0100

Over two years after its introduction, what have been the effects of the German Packaging Act on the industry? Dr. Bettina Sunderdiek, head of communication and press at Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister, shares insights and into the nuts and bolts of the Act as well as recent developments.

Sustainability Perspectives - polystyrene and circularity with TRINSEO

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0100

Why and how should we engage with polystyrene as a circular packaging material? The first in a series of three podcasts exploring sustainability and styrenics, Tim Sykes speaks with TRINSEO’s Julien Renvoise about the potential of polystyrene as an infinitely recyclable plastic – and the challenges we face in building a fully circular economy.

A deep dive into plastic packaging R&D with AIMPLAS

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0100

Innovation in plastic packaging has made great leaps forward in recent years. Elisabeth Skoda gains insights into key developments and challenges from Lorena Rodríguez Garrido who is Packaging Group Leader at Spain-based technology centre AIMPLAS, and Rosa Matilde González Leyba, who is Senior Researcher of the Packaging Group.

Sustainability Perspectives - exploring PCR with Amcor

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Lucie Charbonnel, responsible for Sustainability at Amcor EMEA, explains not only why high-quality post-consumer recyclate (PCR) is so vital for the overarching goal of building a circular economy, but how this can be achieved in practical terms.

A closer look at smart packaging with AIPIA

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000

The term smart packaging covers a wide field, from antimicrobial packaging, nanotechnology to NFC and RFID technology and printed electronics. In the latest edition of the Packaging Europe podcast, we explore this dynamic industry with AIPIA - the Active and Intelligent Packaging Industry Association. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to the recently appointed new Advisory Board chair Stéphane Piqué, and the outgoing chair Dick de Koning.

Sustainability Perspectives podcast: Taghleef Industries

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Accompanying our Sustainability Awards 2020 and the Sustainable Packaging Summit, we are speaking to a range of thought leaders from across the packaging value chain to share their insights on major sustainability topics.

This time around we caught up with Patrick Desies, chief sales and marketing officer at Taghleef Industries, to talk about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company’s sustainability strategies.

Exploring the circularity of fibre-based packaging with 4evergreen

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

The 4evergreen alliance was set up by CEPI, the European association representing the paper industry to further boost the circularity of fibre-based packaging. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Eija Hietavuo, who is 4evergreen chair and also SVP sustainability and environment at Stora Enso, Jori Ringman, director General, CEPI and Alexey Vishtal, senior fibre-based packaging specialist at 4evergreen member Nestlé, to delve deep into the alliance’s work and the challenges and opportunities for fibre-based packaging on the way to a circular economy.

Trademarks in packaging

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Competition around new packaging formats and pack designs can be fierce in the packaging world. But when does it make sense to protect these by trademark, and what are the challenges along the way? Elisabeth Skoda talks to Dr. Eckhard Ratjen, who is a certified IP lawyer focusing on trade mark law and copyright at the legal firm Boehmert & Boehmert to find out more.

Sustainability Perspectives - Taghleef

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Complementing the 2020 edition of Packaging Europe's Sustainable Packaging Summit, Tim Sykes discusses the technological and strategic challenges of building a circular economy with Taghleef Industries flexible packaging and labelling experts Mario Molinaro, Monica Battistella and Simone Baldin.

Project STOP – tackling ocean plastic leakage

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

The problem of ocean plastics remains a crucial sustainability challenge for the plastics packaging industry. Elisabeth Skoda takes a closer look at Project STOP, which aims to address the challenge at the source, and gains insights from project founders SYSTEMIQ and Borealis.

Sustainability Perspectives - Avery Dennison

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this newest edition of the Sustainability Perspectives podcast series, a part of Packaging Europe's Sustainable Packaging Summit, Avery Dennison's Hassan Rmaile talks about the importance of accountability and transparency when it comes to sustainability.

Sustainability Perspectives - Tetra Pak

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000

In the latest edition of the Sustainability Perspectives series, a part of Packaging Europe's Sustainable Packaging Summit, Erik Lindroth, Tetra Pak's sustainability director, shares his perspectives of a wider look on packaging sustainability, and the positive impacts the company can make throughout the entire life cycle.

The insider perspective on plastic packaging

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000

In the context of the ongoing debate about plastics packaging and sustainability, Elisabeth Skoda discusses recycling and recyclate goals and challenges, bioplastics, consumer behaviour and much more with Dr. Isabell Schmidt, the managing director at IK, the German plastic packaging industry association.

Sustainability Perspectives - Amcor

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Accompanying our Sustainability Awards 2020 and the Sustainable Packaging Summit, Packaging Europe is speaking to thought leaders from across the packaging value chain to share their insights on major sustainability topics.

Amcor's sustainability director Gerald Rebitzer explains why he expects the climate crisis to move the sustainability focus from "good or bad" packaging materials to creating efficient, functional packaging.

The holy grail of digital watermarking

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0100

What are the potential benefits of digital watermarking for recycling and beyond? On the occasion of the launch of the HolyGrail 2.0 project, Elisabeth Skoda speak to Michelle Gibbons, Director General at AIM, and to Gareth Callan, Sustainability Packaging Manager at PepsiCo and member of the HolyGrail leadership team to find out more.

The brand owner's packaging perspective - PepsiCo

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0100

Packaging is one of the key areas brand owners have been working on to increase their sustainability performance. Elisabeth Skoda catches up with Archana Jagannathan, senior director for sustainable packaging at PepsiCo, and explores how a collaborative approach helps the company to develop sustainable packaging solutions, from reusable to recyclable and compostable.

Changing perceptions of packaging in turbulent times

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:00:00 +0100

As COVID-19 is changing the way all of us live our lives, Elisabeth Skoda talks to James Harmer, planning & innovation strategy leader at Cambridge Design Partnership about changing perceptions of consumer packaged goods, and the effects of the virus on consumer behaviour and packaging innovation.

The future of drones and packaging

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0100

Libby Munford speaks with Robert Garbett, founder and chief executive of The Drone Major Group, an independent drone advisory service, about the future of the drone industry and how packaging providers can work in tandem and take part in emerging developments.

E-commerce and optimum packaging design

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:00:00 +0100

As COVID-19 further channels consumer behaviour into online shopping, Libby Munford chats to leading expert, Brent Lindberg, founder of Fuseneo, to catch his curiosity on innovative packaging design for leading brands and Amazon in the e-commerce market.

Journey into ocean plastics

Tue, 26 May 2020 12:00:00 +0100

Sail away in this episode with Emily Penn, co-founder and mission director of eXXpedition, the all-female sailing voyage and scientific research mission investigating the causes of and solutions to ocean plastic pollution.

PUMA is ready to roar

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0100

NVC's Michael Nieuwesteeg speaks to Tim Sykes ahead of the launch of the PUMA manifesto, introducing a toolkit that aims to eliminate packaging as a sustainability issue.

Are polybags still in fashion?

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Should we continue to use polybags in the fashion industry in light of sustainable alternatives?

Ashley Holding, innovation manager at Fashion for Good and Adam Gendell, associate director of GreenBlue’s flagship project, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, discuss findings from their joint whitepaper.

Social Plastic initiative reveals value of packaging waste

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Tim Sykes caught up with David Katz, founder and CEO of Plastic Bank, and Philippe Blanke, head of innovation and sustainability, Henkel Beauty Care, to learn how they plan to stop ocean plastic by monetizing waste while improving lives.

Coca-Cola talks sustainability

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Joe Franses of Coca-Cola European Partners chats to Tim Sykes about the different approaches the iconic brand is taking to eliminate packaging waste and reduce environmental footprints