Business & Industry
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Reframing sustainability while unlocking brand love
COVID-19 has created a unique point in time for business; those that take real action will emerge as winners. COVID-19 has created a perfect storm with businesses’ behaviours under the spotlight for how they are treating their employees and customers, to how they are helping solve this interlinked health and climate crisis, right through to...
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Sustainability in the luxury sector: is it important?
Wrapology design and manufacture packaging for the fragrance and beauty, jewellery, and tech sector. The company has embraced sustainable packaging as a fundamental when developing products. The founders, brother and sister duo, Annika, based in London, and Tom, based in China, answered some questions around sustainability within the luxury sector. How important is sustainable packaging...
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Building more sustainable, resilient supply chains can help the world emerge healthier from COVID-19
The jury is still out on how severe and lasting the economic damage will be from COVID 19, or whether the pandemic will spur urgently needed action on climate change, rising inequality and sustainable development. But clearly ‘normal’ will look different going forward. The pandemic has focused attention on the interdependence of all parts of...
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Packaging for environmental – and consumer – benefit
From the product to its packaging, UK consumers’ purchasing decisions are increasingly influenced by the sustainability performance and environmental footprint of the goods they buy. Made from 100% recycled HDPE, reusable and infinitely recyclable, PakTech handles help businesses to meet consumers’ sustainability expectations without having to compromise on the practical benefits of plastic. Biodegradable options...
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Coronavirus: a disaster for the war on single-use plastic
Coronavirus is nothing short of a disaster for the war on single-use plastic; and vital progress in raising awareness of the plastic pollution crisis has been lost. As consumers and businesses focus on combating COVID-19, efforts to protect the environment by embracing sustainable, reusable alternatives have been side-lined. Vital progress in raising awareness of the...
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Period products; the simple task of redesigning everything
I hate paper straws. Not just because they ruin G&Ts, but because they represent the biggest fallacy of tackling the plastics crisis: that we just need to swap out bad materials for good ones. The truth is, no material is good or bad, it’s how we use them that matters. Ironically, paper straws are so...
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Sustainable packaging: why measuring environmental footprint is the only way to secure a greener future
In the UK, up to 50% of consumers say they are willing to pay a slightly higher price for more sustainable packaging. However, Head of Sustainability and Marketing at packaging company, Wipak, Hery Henry, warned the consumer’s best intentions are not always well informed. “People are worried about the oceans and the turtles,” he said....
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Eliminating dangerous plastic pellet pollution
Next time you’re on a beach, scanning the sand for seashells, take a look at the tideline. You’ll likely find a different kind of colourful debris peppered among the seaweed: plastic pellets. Pellets are lentil-sized pieces of plastic and the raw material for virtually all plastic products. From water bottles to swimsuits to piping, most...
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Creating resilient supply chains after COVID-19 with circular economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of the global supply chains at the heart of our economy. Businesses have faced unprecedented disruption to demand and delivery patterns, including shortages of materials, oversupply and inventory difficulties, and price fluctuations, as well as manufacturing and transportation delays. The brittleness of prevailing linear business models – which...
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How the packaging industry can drive sustainability
In June 2020, the Arctic Circle hit its highest temperature on record1, a chilling reminder of the consequences of failure to act on climate change. The effects of global warming are becoming harder to ignore, with rising sea levels, biodiversity loss and extreme weather increasingly becoming a reality for our planet. Such warning signs indicate...