Environmental awareness and protection are increasingly at the forefront of global, regional and national political, industrial and social discussions. The use of plastic packaging is having an immensely detrimental effect on the environment, especially in Southeast Asia where rapid urbanisation and rising middle-class fuel the use of single-use plastics, which, coupled with often weak infrastructure to manage the recycling and reuse, results in large amounts of plastic waste.
It is important to transition away from fossil-based packaging, to promote and increase the use of sustainable packaging and packaging solutions for different industries, such as food and beverages, medical, homewares, clothing, wellness and beauty, that are environmentally friendly, meaning these are made from bio-based materials, and could also be recycled back into use in the same or different sectors, can be safely composted or used for biomass energy, or will degrade naturally in the nature, without leaching any chemicals into the soil, polluting water, blocking drains and damaging the countryside.
What you'll learn
- What is sustainable packaging and how to
measure it: sustainable packaging life cycle (degradation, recycling; awareness
of greenwashing).
- Benefits of using sustainable packaging
(environmental, financial, new market penetration, reputation etc).
- Challenges with
switching to sustainable packaging and how to tackle these.
- Taking advantage of sustainable packaging:
using it as part of CSR, communication, (new) market penetration strategy,
reputation.
- Trends in sustainable packaging industry.
- Achieving commercial scalability/viability
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