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Flexible Packaging Market to Reach $248bn by 2020

September 30, 2015September 29, 2015 by Karen Henry

The global market for flexible packaging is forecast to grow at an average rate of 3.4 percent annually over the next five years and reach $248 billion by 2020, according to a new report from Smithers Pira, The Future of Global Flexible Packaging to 2020. Four key trends are driving ... Read more »

Environmental Programs Save PepsiCo $375 Million

September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

PepsiCo’s environmental sustainability programs saved the company more than $375 million since its goals were established in 2010, according to Pepsi’s 2014 sustainability report. The savings were achieved through the company’s water management, energy, sustainable packaging and waste-reduction initiatives. During the same time period, the company delivered double-digit net revenue ... Read more »

Apple Reduces Carbon Footprint of New iPhones

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 by Karen Henry

Carbon emissions resulting from the production, distribution, use and recycling of the newly released Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have decreased by 14 to 16 percent compared last year’s models, NDTV Gadgets reports. The bulk of the savings comes from changes in the purchasing and manufacturing of the ... Read more »

How to Improve Flexible Packaging Recycling

September 16, 2015September 15, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A project that aims to increase recycling rates and divert flexible packaging from landfills has attracted major brands, including Dow Chemical, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble, as partners. The flexible packaging recycling project, Materials Recovery for the Future, brings together brand owners, manufacturers, and packaging industry organizations that want to ... Read more »

Lego Makes Good on Sustainable Materials Pledge

September 14, 2015April 4, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Lego Group is making good on its promise to spend 1 billion Danish Krone ($150.5 million) to develop new sustainable materials for its plastic Lego toys and packaging materials. This includes the establishment of the Lego Sustainable Materials Centre in Billund, Denmark. In a statement about Lego’s financial performance ... Read more »

How Industry Fuels the Anti-Plastics Movement — or Avoids It

September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 by Karen Henry

Recycling and packaging campaigns come in a recurring cycle of waves that approach and recede, but rarely quite reach the shore. It’s time to change the cycle. Plastic waste is usually the trigger that sets loose each new wave. Everyone sees plastic bags, juice packs and bottles strewn over the ... Read more »

Molson Coors More Than Halfway to 2020 Carbon Reduction Target

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 by Karen Henry

Molson Coors reduced its direct and indirect carbon emissions by 2.4 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year, according to its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report. The company is more than halfway to its 2020 goal of achieving a 15 percent reduction in carbon intensity against a 2011 baseline. Despite ... Read more »

Climate Concerns Drive Packaging Choices

August 18, 2015August 17, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sustainable packaging company Tetra Pak and Global Footprint Network surveyed 1,000 US consumers who make decisions about groceries and found 86 percent of respondents said that if they knew that use of renewable packaging contributed to reduced carbon emissions and helped slow climate change, it would impact their choice of ... Read more »

APP to Retire Commercial Plantations to Cut Carbon Emissions

August 17, 2015August 14, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Asia Pulp and Paper Group has committing to retire around 7,000 hectares of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands. The company says this is the first time that plantations on tropical peatland have been retired for conservation purposes worldwide. Retiring these plantation areas will help support the government ... Read more »

Diageo Improves Water Efficiency 30%

August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 by Karen Henry

Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, improved water use efficiency by 30 percent in 2015 against a 2007 baseline, according to its 2015 integrated annual report. Year-over-year water efficiency improved 10 percent. In water-stressed locations, the company has reduced water wasted by 33.4 percent. At Diageo’s breweries ... Read more »

Domtar Reduces Waste to Landfill 23%

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 by Karen Henry

Canada-based specialty paper manufacturer Domtar reduced the waste its pulp and paper mills sent to landfill by 23 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to its 2015 Sustainability Report. The company is now more than half way to its 2020 goal of decreasing waste to landfill by 40 percent against ... Read more »

Sustainable Packaging Reduces Paint Waste

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In an effort to help reduce paint waste through sustainable packaging, LiquiGlide, which has developed permanently wet, liquid-impregnated surface technology, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with sustainable packaging manufacturer, Pact Group Holdings. Working with LiquiGlide’s patented slippery coating technology, Pact will explore new paint packaging solutions that allow consumers ... Read more »

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