Sustainable Packaging Seminar for the Food & Beverage Sectors

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December 18, 2020
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Background

The EU Green Deal is Europe’s response to the Climate Change Challenge.  It is a new economic growth strategy decoupled from resource use that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource efficient and competitive economy with no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.  Key to this initiative is the creation of a circular economy which focuses on the sustainable utilisation of finite resources for product design & manufacture, concentrating on the product life cycle,  the removal or designing out waste, while extending the life of the product to generate a zero waste future.

Packaging for the Food & Beverage sectors has been at the forefront of this trend, driven by EU legalization & consumer sentiment.  The European Union’s 2018 framework promoting the ‘circular economy’ requires that all packaging be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2030.  This webinar will highlight the challenges and solutions for Irish companies across the supply chain for Food & Beverage Packaging.  The keynote speakers for this event include:

‘The Future of Sustainable Packaging’

Haulwen Nicholas Director, The Packaging Oracle

Haulwen is the founder of the Packaging Oracle an independent service advising and training on packaging and the environment. She works with large to small businesses, entrepreneurs and also Ceflex (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging,  a collaboration of over 160 European companies, associations and organizations representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging, working together to make all flexible packaging in Europe circular by 2025
‘Case Study Utilising 100% Recycled PET for Food Packaging Applications’

Ross Bateman, Avoncourt Packaging

Ross is the CEO of Avoncourt Packaging, based in Cork since 1973, is a leading supplier of thermoformed packaging to manufacturers across UK, Ireland and Europe.  Ross and his team are passionate about sustainable packaging.  The company is constantly investing in the most up to date production methods, design & logistics solutions to keep up to date with the latest developments in materials, legalisation and environmental issues.
‘Digital Solutions for Lean & Green Sustainable Manufacturing’

Owen Kirby, Honeycomb Solutions

Owen  is the CEO of  Honeycomb Solutions  an Irish company based in Dublin who offer digital solutions for companies across all operational activity connecting products, people and processes for applications such as Customer Service & Operations,  Sales & marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing & Supply Chain applications