Five brands boosting creative packaging design
From materials to marketing, innovative packaging designs are helping to launch impactful new brands
Future of Packaging 2018
Sluggish reaction to the issue of plastic waste means pollution is now reaching crisis levels. The Future of Packaging report, published in The Times, examines how packaging’s contribution to the plastics problem is being tackled at a local, national and global level. It covers the ways in which packaging is becoming smarter, from creative new design to utilising transformative new technologies, as well as the part played by global cultural differences. Also featured is an infographic on attitudes to waste, packaging and the environment
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Innovative packaging design around the world
Global cultural differences can influence, or even dictate, design changes in packaging, reflecting local consumer demands
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Pioneering sustainable packaging in the food sector
Consumers have become more attuned to sustainability, prompting restaurants and shops to launch initiatives to reduce single-use plastics in packaging
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Ocean plastic is just the beginning
As oceans drown in plastic and the developed world launches a clean-up campaign, the tide of pollution is still rising
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Don’t waste this opportunity
Questions are being asked about the way we use plastic, what we use it for and how much we need. In the case of plastic packaging, some question whether having no plastic is actually better than any packaging at all. But, as Mondi Group’s consumer packaging CEO Georg Kasperkovitz says, this is the moment for all of us to embrace
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Packaging that makes a real difference
Consumers and brands are continually demanding more from packaging, from sustainability to enhanced ease of use
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Material changes in sustainable packaging
Going green in the beauty packaging sector is not easy but it can be done, says Jeremy Garrard, director of design and advanced technologies at Quadpack
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Carton makers answer call for sustainability
Demand is high for environmentally friendly packaging. Carton producers are stepping up to the challenge of delivering the materials and containers required
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Recycling plastic myths
Plastics are superb materials in many ways, genuinely solving environmental and social problems. Society is now turning a solution into a problem, says Klöckner Pentaplast’s (kp) global sustainability director Lubna Edwards
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Reduce, reuse, recycle: smart packaging to protect what matters
With the growth of online shopping, it is time for innovative ways to reduce packaging and minimise the impact on the environment
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Reimagining the future of labelling and packaging with sustainable design
Georges Gravanis, president of Avery Dennison’s Label and Graphic Materials Group, reveals how a collaborative industry approach coupled with the company’s materials science capabilities and other innovation in sustainable design are driving positive change in the labelling and packaging of consumer goods
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How plastic panic could lay waste glass benefits
Plastics continue to dominate the packaging conversation. But we should be striving to improve the sustainability of every material. Chief executive of British Glass Dave Dalton fears panic over plastics could undermine the non-toxic and endlessly recyclable packaging we already have – glass
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Design flexibility makes glass the pack of choice to tell brand stories
With more than 70 per cent of purchasing decisions made in store, packaging needs to tell the brand story at a glance. Marie-Laure Susset, global marketing communications leader at O-I, the world’s leading glassmaker, explains why brand owners and design agencies are increasingly turning to glass to achieve their goals
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Future CFO 2021
CFOs are increasingly moving away from their finance heartland to take more of a strategic role in business. In this report, we take a look at the new skills finance bosses need, how to manage the long-term trend for working from home and speak with Zoom's CFO on pushing out of her comfort zone.
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Procurement and Supply Chain Innovation 2021
Will the Suez blockage change how we manage supply chains forever? Our Procurement and Supply Chain Innovation report examines shifting approaches to long, global supply chains in the wake of COVID and Brexit and explores how procurement got a career makeover and a new crucial new C-suite role
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Trading Strategies 2021
After a year of increased interest in trading, our Trading Strategies report takes a look at the pandemic's impact on the sector and the effect of activist investors. It also includes an explanation of NFTs and explores alternative investing.
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Future of Banking 2021
What do we lose when high street bank branches disappear? Our Future of Banking report explores how tech is changing the way we interact with money, from APIs to messenger services, with a feature interview with neobank Monzo’s new chief executive