All Ellen MacArthur Foundation articles – Page 2
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Article‘We need composting, but compostable packaging is still single-use’
Compostable packaging is popularly seen as an answer to plastic pollution, but while it has a role to play in a circular economy, it is not a silver bullet. Preventing waste in the first place should be top priority, says Laura Collacott, freelance editor at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
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ArticleThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation reports on ‘specific and urgent actions’ needed to meet flexible packaging goals
A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation covers the “urgent actions” required by both businesses and policymakers to facilitate the transition to a circular economy for flexible packaging – with an intensification of measures needed across the flexibles value chain if it is to meet some of the targets already set.
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ArticleCreating a framework for the designers of the circular economy
When Joe Iles joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the framework of the circular economy was still in its infancy. Now, this model has become much more central to the way that businesses and consumers operate, and the Foundation has been at the centre of that transition.
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ArticleThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation on the key takeaways from COP26
Governments lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Miranda Schnitger discusses learnings from the historic COP26.
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Zooming in on the Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report
Is the FMCG value chain on track to phase out plastic waste? The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Lily Shepherd (programme manager, New Plastics Economy) speaks to Packaging Europe's Elisabeth Skoda about the implications of the 2021 progress report.
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ArticleIs a UN treaty needed to address plastic pollution?
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has published a white paper outlining its views on a UN treaty to strengthen current efforts to tackle plastic pollution and support the transition to a circular economy for plastics.
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ArticleImproving circular performance: A chat with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and DS Smith
In January 2020, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched its Circulytics tool to help businesses measure and improve their circular economy performance.
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ArticleBuilding a coherent circular economy: The view from the industry
Over the past few weeks, we have been asking representatives from key organizations across the packaging industry two key questions about circularity. Here is what they had to say.
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ArticleLeading businesses call for adoption of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging
Today, for the first time, more than 100 businesses in the packaging value chain, together with more than 50 other organisations, have publicly announced their support for the adoption of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
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ArticleUnpacking the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Universal Circular Economy Policy Goals
We spoke with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to find out what its newly-released circular economy policy goals mean for the packaging industry.
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ArticleEllen MacArthur Foundation releases circular economy policy goals
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) has today published a set of universal circular economy policy goals, with the aim of creating a common direction of travel in policy development for a faster transition to a circular economy.
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ArticleEllen MacArthur Foundation issues update on ‘New Plastic Economy’
Together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has published its second annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Progress report.
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ArticleEllen MacArthur Foundation launches circular economy measurement tool
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched Circulytics, a digital tool that businesses can use to measure their full circularity.
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Article2019 in review: our most-read articles from the past year
Take a look back at the key packaging developments and trends of 2019
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ArticleReport reveals progress towards eliminating plastic pollution
The scale of global efforts to prevent plastic pollution has been revealed in a new report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme.
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ArticleMeet the 25 finalists competing for Sustainability Awards at FachPack
Ahead of the Sustainability Awards 2019 ceremony at FachPack on 25th September, here are the 25 finalists competing for the top sustainability prizes in packaging
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ArticlePodcast: Nestlé, collaboration, innovation & CEFLEX
Tim Sykes talks to Nestlé's Sokhna Gueye about the brand owner's sustainability challenges, the value chain collaborations and innovation required to meet them, and her experiences as an active participant in the CEFLEX project.
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ArticleBreaking news! 25 Finalists Compete for Top Sustainability Prizes
The elite international, independent jury has completed round one of its deliberations – and we can now reveal the 25 finalists competing for the packaging Sustainability Awards 2019.
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ArticlePioneering sorting technology: HolyGrail project moves towards a circular economy
The pioneering project HolyGrail, led by Procter & Gamble and facilitated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, officially closed on May 23rd.
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ArticleRecycle or Reuse? Will Loop Redefine the Circular Economy?
Last year saw great strides in the construction of a circular economy in plastics, mapping out how to marry design for recycling with a viable market for PCR. But some suggest that even universal recycling of plastics would be no panacea.
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