We chat with Anne Godfrey, CEO of GS1 UK, a non-profit organisation with a focus on barcodes, about a report into the future of retail they've published.

The final industrial scale tests of HolyGrail 2.0, the groundbreaking collaboration to investigate the impact of digital watermarking in improving efficiency of recycling, are completed. While the final results are being processed, we look back...

Adapting paper-based materials to new applications is one of the key packaging trends of our time. Stora Enso's Oliver Kuhn and Maria Holopainen talk us through the lifecycle of coated fibres - from materials designed for recyclability, through...

What’s the latest in sustainable innovation in labels and films? Elisabeth Skoda speaks to CCL Label’s Marika Knorr and Innovia Films’ Stephen Langstaff to learn mo...

What are some of the major sustainability challenges companies face particularly in the area of industrial packaging? tesa’s Sergiu Crisan speaks to 

What role can moulded fibre packaging play when it comes to finding alternatives to plastic packaging? Ankur Gupta, co-founder and chief business officer at Cirkla speaks to

Metallized papers can make packaging stand out on the shelf, but how sustainable are they? Shunho Creative’s Lily Ni and Sissi Xu discuss recyclability and compostability and clear up some common mi...

H.B. Fuller's Global Packaging Sustainability Manager, Elizabeth Staab, sits with Libby Munford, Editor, Packaging Europe in the pioneering podcast of our 'Topic of the month' series.Circular Plastics is our focus - we talk strategic cha...

In this episode of the Sustainability Perspectives podcast, watttron CEO Marcus Stein discusses the advantages of the company’s digital heating technology compared to conventional technology, ...

Avery Dennison's Nataliya Malhanova, Sergio Fregoni from IDEO and RecyClass's Augusto Bruno discuss the part a label plays in building a circular economy in packaging, from following technical recyclability requirements to integrating labels in...

Tetra Pak, CPR Systems and Lucart have set up a partnership to create a pallet that derives from post consumption process...

What are the benefits of aluminium packaging and how can the carbon footprint of the material be reduced and recyclability be boosted further? Constantia Flexibles’ Matthias Hofinger discuss...

Francesca Stevens, executive director of EUROPEN, talks to Tim Sykes about the strategic challenges facing the packaging and sustainability landscape in the year ahead. We survey the fraught geopolitical situation, threats to European competiti...

In 2019, software company SAP turned its attention to solutions tackling the plastic pollutions in our oceans, which lead to the development of SAP Responsible Design, a tool designed specifically to tackle pa...

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) has been adopted by the European Parliament and is expected to enter into force in 2025. But what are the effects on the beverage industry, and what is the role of adhesives in enabling recycl...

Following the conclusion of INC-5 in Busan last month, we are revisiting the topic of the Global Plastics Treaty. Victoria Hattersley spoke with Eirik Lindebjerg, Global Plastic...

Coating expert Actega’s Dennis Siepmann takes a look back at Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit. He discuss...

Proper packaging waste management and recycling structures are a key building block for a sustainable packaging industry. Mark Vester, Executive Vice President Germany and Business Development at Der G...

In October 2024 Plastics Recyclers Europe issued a statement warning that "The increasing lack of demand for recyclates produced in Europe, the reduced investments in domestic recycling, and the increase in imports of recyclates from outside th...

Demand for sustainable packaging, whether it’s plastic or paper, is growing. How can coatings help with fulfilling this demand? Siegwerk’s Gilles Le Moigne shares with Elisabeth Skoda how the company innovates and tackles challenges particul...

At this year’s Fachpack, Elisabeth Skoda caught up with Wipak’s Food Division Commercial Director Michael Martin. They discussed the transformation towards more sustainability in flexible packaging, innovations, Wipak's plans beyond flexible pa...

How far has the packaging industry come in accessible design, and how can it do better? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Gordon McCulloch and Allan Mabert from the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (...

Avoiding plastic waste is an important piece of the packaging sustainability puzzle. In our latest podcast interview with Dr. Alexander von Niessen, Managing Partner and CEO at Chocal Sustainable Packaging, we hear how the company addresses ...

PulPac and PA Consulting have set up a partnership to create the “world’s first” Dry Molded Fiber bottle under the umbrella of the Bottle Collective. PulPac’s Sanna Fager and PA Consulting’s Tony Perrotta discuss the technology, the collaborati...

What are the challenges and possibilities around switching to recyclable packaging materials particularly in the pharmaceutical and food space? Jonathan Cage, Director for Business Development at ICPG, a division of Impact Plastics, speaks t...