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A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging

GreenBiz

A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. Then the pandemic hit, and the market changed — characterized by higher demand for single-use packages and bags, and lower availability of recycled materials. Used packages need to be recycled.

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A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging

AGreenLiving

A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging Cheryl Baldwin Mon, 06/15/2020 – 00:00 This article is sponsored by Pure Strategies. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. When we look ahead, are we on the path to a circular and sustainable system for packaging? Used packages need to be recycled.

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The real thing: Coca Cola European Partners' Joe Franses unpacks the drinks giant's net zero agenda

Business Green

The vice-president of sustainability at CCEP, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world, spills the details on how the firm intends to achieve net zero packaging, manufacturing, shipping, and ingredients within 20 years. The policy is based on evidence of what works to drive up recycling rates. "It

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The electronic engineer and MBA spent 19 years as a supply chain vice president at Unilever before joining Natura in 2009. H&M seeks by 2030 to become fully circular, eliminating waste and adopting sustainable and recycled materials , and has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation since 2018.

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Greenwashing terms to avoid at any cost

Business Green

To use a green certification or seal of approval on marketing or packaging, make it clear if your company is materially connected with the group behind it, such as receiving funds from it. Will the product and its package break down completely and 'return to nature' within a year? Recycled content. Plastic neutral.

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Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics

GreenBiz

Last year, the company announced two major initiatives: Carbon renewal technology , or CRT, which breaks down waste plastic feedstocks to the molecular level before using them as building blocks to produce a wide range of materials and packaging. This means that the recycled material eventually will end up in waste streams.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

The electronic engineer and MBA spent 19 years as a supply chain vice president at Unilever before joining Natura in 2009. H&M seeks by 2030 to become fully circular, eliminating waste and adopting sustainable and recycled materials , and has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation since 2018.