All Sustainability articles – Page 280
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ArticleCase Study: Retailer Practices to Increase the Green Premium
Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden used SMI Eye Tracking Glasses to show that by attracting consumers’ visual attention towards eco-friendly products, retailers can increase the “green premium” consumers pay.
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ArticleCost vs Functionality vs Sustainability: Unavoidable Trade-Offs?
The director of Aquapak Polymers Ltd, the design manager of RPC Group and the marketing manager of Futamura talk about how their companies deal with balancing the sometimes clashing priorities of cost, functionality and sustainability in pack design
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ArticleLightweighting and Recycling
The most common strategy deployed by many water bottlers to meet sustainability initiatives has been to significantly lightweight their PET containers. However, a recent study found that oftentimes these bottles might meet consumer expectations for c
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ArticleThinking Thin - Injection Moulders Push the Boundaries
Product wall thickness is a key consideration when designing and moulding plastic products. While thicker walls offer greater strength, the downside is warping can be more prevalent when the plastic cools in the mould. To combat this and in their que
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ArticleThe Affordable Nanotech Revolution
Founded in 2009, OCSiAl has rapidly grown from a Siberian tech startup to a Luxembourg-headquartered global business that is realising the potential of nanotechnology at viable costs in a wide range of industrial sectors. Tim Sykes travelled to Novos
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Article"Packaging Must Constantly Rejuvenate"
The NVC is known as one of the most proactive, outward-looking and forward thinking national organisations. Tim Sykes spoke to Michaël Nieuwesteeg about interpack, the big issues facing packaging, and how innovation is transforming industry education
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ArticleNew Aseptic Carton Brings Tetra Pak Closer to Sustainability Goal
As the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company, Tetra Pak has a long tradition in providing sustainable products to the world.
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ArticleThe Brand Owner's Perspective
Alison Ingle, group packaging manager at Nestlé UK & Ireland, tells Tim Sykes how the giant brand owner approaches packaging development from the point of view of sustainability and other major innovation drivers.
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Collaboration & Sustainability: Dow at K2016
Tim Sykes caught up with Dow Chemical at K2016 to discuss the company's vision of effecting faster sustainable innovation through value chain collaboration.
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ArticleFuture Paper: CEPI's Two-Team Strategy
Marco Mensink, director general of the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), talks to Tim Sykes about developing the breakthrough technologies that will enable the paper industry to hit carbon reduction targets while remaining economical
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives - exploring PCR with Amcor
Lucie Charbonnel, responsible for Sustainability at Amcor EMEA, explains not only why high-quality post-consumer recyclate (PCR) is so vital for the overarching goal of building a circular economy, but how this can be achieved in practical terms.