All articles by Isatou Ndure
Isatou Ndure
Isatou is a new starter in the JustStyle team with experience in marketing, film and broadcast. She is passionate about sustainability, the apparel industry and labour rights. Isatou loves covering challenging issues and wants to hear from you!
Unwrapping supply chain traceability: how far is far enough?
How far down the supply chain is visibility required to truly meet ESG goals? Packaging Gateway attended a SEDEX panel discussion to uncover the compromises, intelligent solutions, and collaboration that’s required to scale efforts from the start to the end of the supply chain for food and beverage brands.
Tesco launches collaborative ready meal tray-to-tray project for circular system
Tesco’s tray-to-tray programme aims to tackle the issue of plastic waste in the food industry by creating a circular system for plastic packaging.
ProAmpac unveils Pro-Evo Recyclable paper-based sack
Flexible packaging company, ProAmpac, has launched its patent-pending Pro-Evo recyclable, a multi-wall, paper-based self-opening sack (SOS).
Returnity launches reusable shipping solution to reduce cardboard waste
Delivery packaging company, Returnity, has launched a reusable solution for retailers, which it says will replace cardboard boxes for shipping products between distribution centres and stores in 2023.
UPM unveils paper-based alternative to multi-laminate plastic
Packaging and labelling company, UPM Speciality Papers, plans to showcase its recyclable high barrier, sustainable, recyclable packaging solution for long shelf-life foods at Interpack next month.
Gressingham reduces carbon footprint with new linerless packaging
UK duck supplier, Gressingham Foods, has announced new linerless packaging to help reduce its environmental impact and save manpower.
Fiji hotel resort launches recycling initiative with Coca-Cola’s Mission Pacific scheme
The new recycling initiative is designed to promote sustainable practices and reduce single-use plastic waste in Fiji and is operating in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Fiji’s Mission Pacific programme.
Borealis funds Ecopost to boost plastic waste recycling in Kenya
Polyolefins solutions provider, Borealis, is funding Kenyan social enterprise, Ecopost, to boost plastic waste recycling in Kenya and promote a circular economy.
Aicomp Germany, Austria appoint new management to accelerate growth
Aicomp, which provides ERP solutions for the packaging industry, has announced its former regional general managers Jörg Helmreich (Germany) and Francesco Reitano (Austria) are being promoted to executive management as part of a wider transformation plan.
UK invests GBP3.2m on plastics reduction innovation
The UK’s funding agency for science and research, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has revealed 17 projects are being funded by its Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge to improve the use and management of plastic packaging.