The Plastic Packaging Tax Explained 11 March 2022 Benchmark Insights, Packaging Comments Off on The Plastic Packaging Tax Explained For those of us working within the packaging industry, the plastic packaging tax is currently the most pressing issue. The […] Read more
Environmental Packaging Summit 26 November 2021 Benchmark Insights, Sustainability Comments Off on Environmental Packaging Summit Earlier this month we attended Packaging News’ Environmental Packaging Summit – a timely event with the COP26 proceedings. Tim Barbary, […] Read more
Green Claims Code 7 October 2021 Benchmark General, Insights, Packaging Comments Off on Green Claims Code With an increased consumer demand for businesses to showcase sustainability credentials, it is important that any claims made on-pack comply […] Read more
What is carbon offsetting? 10 September 2021 Benchmark Insights, World Comments Off on What is carbon offsetting? Carbon offsetting is not removing the problem, it is just moving the problem Carbon offsetting aims to reduce emissions of carbon […] Read more
GWP – What is it? 1 September 2021 Benchmark Insights, World Comments Off on GWP – What is it? ‘Global warming potential’ (GWP) was developed by the IPCC to allow comparisons of the global warming impacts of different gases. [...] Read more
How serious is Global Warming? 1 September 2021 Benchmark Insights, Packaging, Tech Comments Off on How serious is Global Warming? First of all, it is rare to see Governments from around the world align behind one single overarching initiative, which […] Read more
C02e Case Study: “Carbon Footprint Modelling” 1 September 2021 Benchmark Insights, Packaging Comments Off on C02e Case Study: “Carbon Footprint Modelling” The aim of this case study is to investigate whether accuracy, granularity and transparency, delivered by an independent source, are […] Read more
A crash course in global warming: 8 important things to know 7 May 2021 Benchmark Insights, World Comments Off on A crash course in global warming: 8 important things to know 1. In the northern hemisphere The average ground-level air temperature stayed relatively constant in the thousand years leading up to [...] Read more
Why is Packaging so Complex? 7 May 2021 Benchmark Insights, Packaging, Tech Comments Off on Why is Packaging so Complex? The packaging production process is complex, but we don’t want to bore you with the ins and outs of it, [...] Read more
Life Cycle Analysis (Summary) 4 May 2021 Benchmark Insights Comments Off on Life Cycle Analysis (Summary) In the recent years, the effects of global warming have become increasingly apparent. As a result, there is a heightened [...] Read more
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