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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 50:07


    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! 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability perspectives: Rethinking Fibre-based Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 21:19


    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/ 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Building a deposit return system – spotlight on Austria

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 26:34


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 26:54


    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"?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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 22:14


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 42:18


    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 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Packaging and the consumer – an exploration with Pro Carton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 26:38


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    The future of retail: exploring the potential of QR codes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 22:06


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    HolyGrail from 2.0 to 2030

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 43:24


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    The lifecycle of coated fibre materials

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 22:01


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Advances and developments in labels and films

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 25:59


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 19:47


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Moulded fibre packaging innovations with Cirkla

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 21:23


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Exploring the potential of metallized papers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 11:47


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 23:57


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 18:54


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 44:50


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: A cross-value chain collaboration for circularity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 53:44


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Innovation in aluminium packaging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 15:12


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 41:39


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 23:55


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Beverage packaging, adhesives and the PPWR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 17:32


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 27:45


    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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Insights from the Sustainable Packaging Summit with Actega

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 23:00


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Material insights with Der Grüne Punkt's Mark Vester

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 29:30


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    PRE's Mathilde Taveau: the European plastic recycling recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 25:57


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Boosting packaging functionality with coatings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 20:08


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 21:17


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Talking accessibility in packaging with RiDC

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 35:13


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: A world without plastic waste

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 16:48


    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/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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Paper bottles and beyond – exploring dry moulded fibre technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 29:43


    PulPac and PA Consulting have set up a partnership to create the “world's first” dry moulded fibre 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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Replacing polystyrene with recyclable materials

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 19:42


    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/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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    The growing role of co-packing - with Ton Knipscheer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 21:30


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 31:20


    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.articleTo attend the Sustainable Packaging Summit, Europe's leading packaging sustainability event, visit https://www.packagingsummit.earth/2024/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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Elvire Regnier explores how Procurement supports Sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 25:17


    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.   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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Cory Connors interviews Tim & GreenBlue

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 32:08


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Innovation in plant-fibre based packaging

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 17:50


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Vikas Chhajer: Valuing waste and workers in India and beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 26:20


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 45:37


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: Tackling e-commerce challenges with adhesive tapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 15:00


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Sustainability Perspectives: The machinery manufacturer's view on flexibles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 17:00


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 28:24


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 46:04


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Collaborative Strength: Three experts unify

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 26:38


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 34:41


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    ASASE: Giving waste plastics value in Ghana and beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 44:21


    “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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 46:22


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 37:10


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Women in packaging – collaboration and breaking down barriers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 38:27


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Developing materials for a sustainable future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 30:02


    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. 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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

    Scaling novel packaging feedstocks, with Fredric Petit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 29:54


    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.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.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.

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