One of the biggest forms of transparency that consumers want is a look inside a company’s sustainability efforts. Previously, packaging companies relied on retailers and brands to deliver messaging about waste, recycling and circularity. But now, under pressure from NGOs and other groups to reduce waste, the packaging industry is having to address consumers directly.
Aroma is a bottle made of 100% recycled clear PET, which is completely recyclable and designed by rethinking the manufacturing system, a sustainable and imaginative idea, a unique concept that meets both the demands of brands in terms of marketing, and communication and the needs of the company in terms of production, investment and sustainability.
To address the issue of full recyclability of pouches, the three companies have jointly developed a turnkey solution that not only enables 100% recyclability of hot-fill pouches with its new mono-polymer structure but also the spout caps, thus, bringing many ecologically responsible brands closer to reaching their sustainability goals.
The bio-plastic C-Range products from KM Packaging have been developed in partnership with Treetop Biopak, specializing in providing innovative compostable packaging solutions.
GEA has launched Batch2Flow, a solution that secures the food production process, saves energy and water and significantly reduces the use of cleaning chemicals.
Sophie’s Kitchen, a growing name in the plant-based food industry, announced a $5.6 million investment led by Billy Goat Brands, which is a publicly-listed venture capital platform with a focus on the blue economy. The funding will support the growth of the Sophie’s Kitchen brand and product innovation.
PepsiCo has introduced pep+ (pep Positive), a strategic end-to-end transformation with sustainability at the center of how the company will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people.
ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, launches Signite™—a revolutionary, ACTEGA patented, premium decorating solution, designed to significantly reduce waste in label production.