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As beer drinkers at We Help Recruit, we love hearing this 🍺👇 DS Smith has teamed up with Carlsberg Poland to introduce a new round wrap, a sustainable packaging solution featuring rounded corners. This initiative aims to significantly reduce the use of shrink film on pallets, potentially saving up to 224 tons of CO2 annually. Key Highlights: ♻️ Sustainability: The Round Wrap is fully recyclable and developed using DS Smith's Circular Design Metrics, focusing on reducing carbon footprint, optimising supply chains, and efficient material use. 🎨 Branding and Design: The rounded corners provide enhanced opportunities for brand identity and illustrations, offering a 360-degree surface for branding. 📊 Consumer Preference: A survey conducted by DS Smith and Toluna revealed a strong preference for the Round Wrap's design, with 77% of respondents indicating a higher likelihood of purchase. This partnership underscores the commitment of both DS Smith and Carlsberg Poland to innovative and eco-friendly packaging solutions. 🌱📦 Read more about this initiative by clicking the link. #Sustainability #EcoFriendly #PackagingInnovation

Trial of sustainable rounded-corner multipack reduces carbon footprint Carlsberg Group Poland is testing a new Round Wrap packaging design for its beer ranges, including Carlsberg, Garage, and Somersby, aiming to enhance sustainability and efficiency. This packaging, developed by DS Smith using Arcwise technology, features rounded corners, which reduce the need for shrink film on pallets and are designed to maintain their integrity during transport. The Round Wrap is expected to decrease CO2 emissions by 224 tons annually in the Poland market compared to traditional corrugated multipacks. Additionally, the packaging includes a perforated top panel that simplifies access to the contents and doubles as a container for holding empty cans or bottles for recycling. The unique rounded shape not only protects the product but also offers enhanced 360-degree branding opportunities, potentially increasing consumer appeal. This move is part of Carlsberg Poland’s broader strategy to minimize environmental impact, supported by DS Smith’s Circular Design Metrics which assess the sustainability performance of the packaging. This trial represents an important step in Carlsberg’s ongoing efforts to innovate in packaging while reducing its carbon footprint. Via ThePackHub Innovation Zone #packaging #packaginginnovation #sustainability

We’re excited to kick off our new blog series in partnership with Lebensmittel Zeitung, where we’ll dive deep into the packaging nuances of various market categories. Our first Topic? The vibrant world of fruit juice packaging! Click the link to read the complete article and find out how your favorite juice stacks up against the competition! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dNcpjavw In our latest comparison, we explored the packaging of brands like Albi, Amecke, Bauer, Ernteglück, Granini, Hohes C, Innocent, and Pfanner across three key dimensions: Performance, Sustainability, and Design.  📊 Each brand brought something unique to the table, but only a few could take the top spots: Performance Winner: Pfanner impresses with a robust composite carton design, ensuring product safety and longevity. 🏆 Sustainability Winner: Granini leads with its eco-friendly PET bottle, optimized for material use and recyclability. 🌱 Design Winner: Innocent captures attention with its standout design, enhancing brand recognition and appeal. ✨ Conclusion of our CEO Christoph Waldau “The composite cartonboard bottle used for Pfanner impresses with its very strong performance characteristics, but shows weaknesses in the design and sustainability assessment dimensions, so that it falls significantly in the overall assessment. We categorised Granini’s PET bottle as the most sustainable packaging in the study. The use of mono-material, the relatively low overall weight, the very good recyclability and the communication on recycling play a major role here. The Innocent bottle was the winner of all the packaging analysed because it impressed in each of the three areas – performance, sustainability and design. The high score in the design assessment dimension is particularly noteworthy here.” innocent drinks Eckes-Granini Hermann Pfanner Getränke GmbH  #SustainablePackaging #PackagingInnovation #RetailPackaging #JuicePackaging #BrandDesign #RecyclableMaterials #PackagingTrends

It’s now only ten days to our first ever Partnership Day and Supplier Awards event in the Londoner Hotel, London on Wednesday, September 18th. Here at Encirc Beverages, we passionately believe that the way we engage with our suppliers, retailers, customers, and strategic partners will enable us to create transformational and incremental improvements to the wine and beverages industry. This event allows us unique and exciting opportunities to host a range of partners in one venue. It is incredible to think that in ten days’ time we will have 330 likeminded individuals from 103 companies under the one roof, looking at how we can move the whole industry forward. A critical part of that process will be the Supplier ExPo- this will see 10 stands across 4 different sectors, showcasing latest innovations including 5 industry firsts! Our Supplier ExPo will showcase our partnerships with suppliers and how we use these collaborations to be at the forefront of innovations in the industry. Exhibiting at the ExPo are: - Reflex - Showcasing a full label experience, from design concept to the creation of luxurious, innovative labels. - Smurfit Westrock - Creating the global go-to packaging partner of choice, Smurfit Westrock will be presenting their unparalleled portfolio of innovative packaging solutions, including a revolutionary plastic free pallet wrap. - Encirc - Detailing the future of glass, with the ‘Furnace of the Future’, utilising renewable energy and the highest recycled content bottle produced in the world. - Nactarome - Get your tastebuds tingling with insights into the top 5 flavour trends of the year. - Guala Closures - Experience Guala's sustainable supply chain innovations, with their returnable packaging, HVO fuelled trucks and UK supply solutions. - Enartis - Discover their innovative approach to technical solutions and the benefits of dosing at the point of fill. - All4Labels - Global Packaging Group - Showcasing the exciting new sustainable packaging solution, STARDIRECT™, which significantly reduces plastic and waste by eliminating traditional printing substrates. - Hillebrand Gori - A company of DHL - The market leading logistics provider for Beer, Wine and Spirits (BWS) shipments. - MCC Label - Presenting label technology solutions tailored for all beverage needs. - EV Cargo - Discover the cutting-edge technology and collaborative approach that drives the entire UK and Ireland distribution network for Encirc.

Another innovation from another iconic brand. One of the greatest things about working in the FMCG sector is hearing from the leaders driving initiatives for brands committed to innovation that supports sustainability efforts. #FMCG #Sustainability

Saica Flex: Committed to #sustainability from the outset Flexible packaging has always stood out as a versatile solution, offering many benefits to brands, retailers and consumers alike. Packaging solutions designed with sustainability in mind have become the top priority in a world increasingly conscious of environmental concerns. Flexible packaging is making significant strides in this area thanks to its minimalist design, but admittedly, more can be done. When it comes to potential routes for aligning flexible packaging even more closely with the circular economy, innovation and re-design are happening everywhere you look. But even more so at the UK's flagship packaging exhibition, Packaging Innovations & Empack. Every exhibitor arrives with a message and according to Miguel Angel Dora, General Manager of Saica Flex, his message could be distilled into one word – sustainability. "Without doubt, the key message is sustainability," he said. "And when that comes from Saica, https://lnkd.in/eetN3sr5

The packaging industry is fully involved in the circular economy. This was confirmed at Hispack, Spain’s leading packaging trade fair, which closed last week at Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via venue with more than 26,000 attendees, 11% of them international. Sustainability has been the main protagonist in the innovations presented and in the activities of an edition that has helped manufacturers and brands from different industries to adapt packaging and its associated production and logistics processes to the new regulatory framework. #sustainablepackaging #recyclability #packaging #sustainability #circulareconomy #recycledmaterials #resourceefficiency

#Webinar In early December, ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS hosted a webinar on the alignment of new international standards with local consumer expectations in packaging. 💡 Soha Atallah, Vice President of the WPO World Packaging Organisation Organisation, identified six key factors driving mutations in the packaging industry: ▪️ political and economic landscapes ▪️ growing societal considerations ▪️ technological advancements ▪️ environmental concerns ▪️ stricter legal regulations ▪️ the need for transparent communication regarding social and environmental commitments. 👉 Then, Sylvia VITALE ROTTA, Founder & CEO of Team Créatif Group and President of epda (european brand & packaging design association), highlighted the essential paradox of packaging —criticized yet indispensable. Consumers increasingly prefer sustainable packaging, willing to abandon non-committed brands. Examples like Bonduelle, Badoit, Actimel, and Pepsico illustrate how companies can make their packaging more sustainable while meeting consumer expectations. Mutations in the packaging sector pose challenges but also offer a competitive advantage for adaptable companies. 🚀 The ALL4PACK EMBALLAGE PARIS exhibition will continue to showcase virtuous companies in 2024, emphasizing the importance of aligning with new international standards and meeting the expectations of local consumers. #ALL4PACK #packaginginnovation #consumer #sustainability

Baileys is trialling aluminium bottles replacing glass. Why? Well the glass bottle is 454g whereas the new ones weigh 85g. That means a pallet of Baileys would be 318kg lighter in the new format than the old. So a trailer full saves a whopping 7 tonne that the lorry no longer has to move, which all helps reduce fuel use and carbon emissions. There are a lot of decarbonisation savings to be had if businesses had a rethink on their packaging. But it isn't just weight, reducing packaging size is another opportunity; more products per carton is less vehicle movements. Not only is all this good for the environment, but it is also good for the finances as well. Of course though, there needs to be a balance, and the packaging has to be attractive enough to maintain the revenue of the previous packaging (at the least).    Let's hope the trial is a success and we start to see others follow this lead. #netzero #businesstransformation #projectmanagement #programmemanagement #electricvehicles #logistics #thoughtleadership #strategy #decarbonisation #sustainability #ceo #coo #cfo https://lnkd.in/eqceEvF4

Although the first weeks of 2024 are already behind us, we look back to 2023, which for Deko Eko was another year full of challenges and new projects. 👉 In 2023 we achieved 1054% revenue growth (Q1 2022 to Q1 2023), starting cooperation with new clients including Grupa Maspex, Leroy Merlin, 4F, Skanska or Visa. 👉 We sold over 100 000 upcycled flower pots to 90 Castorama shops in Poland. 👉 We also acquired new technological competencies in the process of turning waste into products, including: ✴️ deep know-how in terms of scalable solutions for plastic upcycling (new methods of production like compression, injection, extrusion on a much bigger scale) ✴️ a new process of turning LDPE film into furniture / interior design panels - interesting way to turn back plastic films for our clients into the loop, where no-one has done it before in such a way ✴️ starting to introduce textile-to-textile solutions like circular workwear on Polish market Discover our circular ♻️ products and check how in 2023 we turned waste into value for companies such as Castorama Polska Sp. z o.o., Grupa Maspex, Crédit Agricole CIB, TÜV SÜD Polska Sp. z o.o., CFE Polska, GOPET TRANS. From flower pots made from used packaging films, through circular bags from outdated workwear, shop display from ketchup cups to notebooks from paper waste 👇 #2023summary #circulareconomy #wastetoproduct #upcycling #circularprojects