For those of us working within the packaging industry, the plastic packaging tax is currently the most pressing issue. The […]
The Plastic Packaging Tax Explained
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Carbon Footprinting & Packaging
Co-Founder and Company Director, Tim Barbary, speaks to Packaging News at the Environmental Packaging Summit about the increasing need for […]
Why Using Averages Doesn’t Help Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Packaging
You can’t manage what you can’t measure, therefore taking averages for the tracking of carbon footprint of packaging is not beneficial for business sustainability goals, or the environment.
What is End of Life?
We are reaching out to waste management companies as we want to develop a holistic carbon footprint software solution for the End of Life of packaging. Our aim is to enable businesses and consumers to make informed, sustainable decisions about packaging.
Environmental Packaging Summit
Earlier this month we attended Packaging News’ Environmental Packaging Summit – a timely event with the COP26 proceedings. Tim Barbary, […]
What does COP26 mean for business?
COP26 was long-awaited and much anticipated, but it has now come to an end. The talks made some progress towards […]
COP 26 Countdown: 26. What does the UK’s Industrial Decarbonisation Initiative say about product packaging?
The UK’s Industrial Decarbonisation Initiative sets out the governments road map to net zero. In particular, Chapter 3 discusses their […]
COP 26 Countdown: 25. How much renewable energy does the UK use?
In 2020, for the first time ever, 43% of energy generated was renewable with fossil fuels providing 38.5%. In Quarter […]
COP 26 Countdown: 24. Companies that are carbon neutral (you may be surprised!)
Sky Media Since 2006, Sky have been carbon neutral. In 2017, they launched Sky Ocean Rescue, committing to remove all […]
COP 26 Countdown: 23. Global greenhouse gas emissions by sector
Energy sector – 73.2% Energy use in industry Energy use in buildings Transport Aviation Shipping Agriculture, forestry and land use […]
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