Best Packaging Europes Podcasts (2024)

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The most talked-about mergers in packaging this year – and their potential impact 34:41

18d ago34:41

34:41

Like much of our audience, Packaging Europe has been following the ongoing news around Suzano’s potential takeover of International Paper, and how this may in turn affect the potential takeover of DS Smith. But what are the more general implications of such huge mergers for a wider value chain? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Tim Galpin, author and …

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ASASE: Giving waste plastics value in Ghana and beyond 44:21

27d ago44:21

44:21

“Plastic is a problem when you make it a problem.” Dana Mosora and Hilda Addah set up ASASE Foundation to enable Ghanaian women entrepreneurs to cash in on the plastic waste in the country’s capital Accra to benefit their own communities. They discuss challenges and opportunities and also the broader picture of tackling plastic waste across the wor…

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Behind the scenes at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations with Magnus Løvold 46:22

2M ago46:22

46:22

What really happens at the Global Plastics Treaty INC negotiations, how did the most recent INC-4 unfold and what work is left to do before INC-5 in Busan? Victoria Hattersley finds out from Magnus Løvold of the Norwegian Academy of International Law. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, s…

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The tipping point for digital print? HP's Eli Mahal 37:10

2M ago37:10

37:10

On the eve of drupa 2024, HP's Eli Mahal discusses the landscape around print for packaging and labels, why advances in speed and productivity means digital print is poised to go mainstream, how HP is addressing packaging's sustainability demands, and what challenges will define the innovation agenda over the coming years. Packaging Europe's podcas…

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Women in packaging – collaboration and breaking down barriers 38:27

2M ago38:27

38:27

Women are a prominent presence in the packaging industry, but face challenges in what sometimes still is a male-dominated sector. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with two women who have made their mark on the industry – Nerida Kelton, Vice President Sustainability and Save Food for the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and Executive Director for the Austra…

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Developing materials for a sustainable future 30:02

3M ago30:02

30:02

Libby Munford catches up with Koon-Yang Lee, Professor of Polymer Engineering at Imperial College London and Lead of the Future Materials Group - a dynamic research group consisting of scientists and engineers proficient in the development of chemical engineering-driven materials innovations to create a sustainable, resource efficient, low-carbon a…

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Scaling novel packaging feedstocks, with Fredric Petit 29:54

3M ago29:54

29:54

Why can it be so difficult to scale up some of the more novel or ‘niche’ feedstocks for packaging materials, what role can investors play and how can startups secure this investment? Victoria Hattersley explored these questions with Fredric Petit of Emerald Technology Ventures. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures…

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Turning the tide on ocean plastics – a conversation with Raffi Schieir 32:47

3M ago32:47

32:47

“I believe that the word ocean plastic is an overreach of a statement.” Prevented Ocean Plastic’s founder Raffi Schieir speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about challenges and myths around ocean plastic and explains why prevention through high quality collection and sortation systems is key to solving the problem. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the l…

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Returnable Packaging Systems: Achieving Net Zero with Safia Qureshi 31:26

3M ago31:26

31:26

"...The building blocks are moving, all the CPGs are developing this. They might not openly talk about it, but it's definitely happening behind the scenes." Libby Munford chats with CEO and founder of CLUBZERO, Safia Qureshi, to catch up on the latest news behind the scenes of Returnable Packaging Systems. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the …

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Paptic & Emerald: collaboration reflections from a start-up and VC 29:31

4M ago29:31

29:31

Tuomas Mustonen from Paptic and Fredric Petit from Emerald's sustainable packaging fund reflect on the long journey of a renewable flexible packaging start-up from spin-out to a fast growing business with a mix of VC and corporate backers, what (apart from a winning technology) makes a start-up an investable proposition, and the benefits of a diver…

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Reuse part 2: Scaling reuse in today’s regulatory landscape 37:53

4M ago37:53

37:53

In the second episode of our reuse two-parter, Victoria Hattersley speaks to Stephanie Northen, PhD Researcher in Microplastics and Research Associate for Revolution Plastics and the Global Plastics Policy Centre at the University of Portsmouth, about how reuse can be implemented on a wider scale within the current regulatory landscape and where co…

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Out of sight, out of mind? Waste management with Calvin Lakhan 27:28

4M ago27:28

27:28

Bridging the gap between academia, industry and government in issues surrounding waste. Libby Munford talks with Calvin Lakhan, co-investigator of "The Waste Wiki" university run research project, which uses evidence based and scientifically informed decision making to promote the principles of a circular economy and sustainable approach. Packaging…

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INK-onversation Episode 17: Siegwerk's new Sustainability Report 33:24

4M ago33:24

33:24

Siegwerk’s Sustainability Report 2023 positions the company as a trailblazer in safe, circular, and digital packaging solutions. By collaborating closely with customers, brand owners, and other essential partners, Siegwerk invites everyone to join this transformative journey toward a greener, more sustainable world. In this episode Siegwerk's CEO, …

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Bringing reuse and refill to mainstream retail 39:04

4M ago39:04

39:04

When it comes to the retail sector, what action is needed to scale up reuse and refill? Victoria Hattersley speaks with circular economy consultant Chris Baker who, in the course of his career, has worked with a wide range of organizations such as Terracycle, Algramo and, most recently, Fyllar. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading inte…

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A deep dive into Pro Carton’s 2024 Consumer Study 22:35

4M ago22:35

22:35

Pro Carton commissioned a series of studies that explore consumer attitudes towards and perception of packaging, covering a wide range of topics around sustainability and other global concerns such as the economic crisis and war in Ukraine. Pro Carton’s Winfried Muehling discusses insights and takeaways from the 2024 report with Elisabeth Skoda. Pa…

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Exploring packaging career pathways with Peter Macqueen 36:29

5M ago36:29

36:29

Many people end up in the packaging industry by chance, but what makes a career in packaging rewarding and exciting, and what are the options for getting into the industry? Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Peter Macqueen, who is course leader for the Packaging Professional BSc at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK and explores pathways into the packagi…

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Navigating the connected packaging landscape with Güneri Tugcu and Jenny Stanley 32:56

5M ago32:56

32:56

Güneri Tugcu, senior partner manager, Transparency at Amazon, and Jenny Stanley, managing director at Appetite Creative, sit down with Packaging Europe to discuss the connected packaging industry – its continual evolution, current roadblocks, how it might move forward, and who is responsible for driving change. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring…

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INK-onversation special edition episode 16: The past, the present and the future of Siegwerk 13:18

5M ago13:18

13:18

What is Siegwerk's secret of success for 200 years? Let's look into the past together with Nicolas Wiedmann, but also at the challenges of the present and, above all, what the future might bring.By Siegwerk

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Sustainability Perspectives: MFC and the future of renewable packaging 24:07

5M ago24:07

24:07

The experts from Stora Enso Packaging Materials discuss microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) as an innovation that enables lightweight paperboard. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Kati Ekman, Tuomas Puonti and Mateo Saavedra del Oso about MFC, its role in lightweighting and how it supports the efficient use of fibres. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the…

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4evergreen chair Sarah Price on progress in paper packaging circularity 34:28

5M ago34:28

34:28

Newly elected chair of 4evergreen, the European platform bringing the entire fibre-based packaging value chain together to advance circularity, discusses the journey, opportunities and challenges for paper-based packaging in 2024. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and str…

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David Luttenberger & Tim Sykes discuss the packaging innovation landscape in 2024 50:27

6M ago50:27

50:27

With the global packaging Sustainability Awards and Dow's Packaging Innovation Awards opening for submissions, Mintel's David Luttenberger - the world's foremost Packaging Geek and jury member on both competitions - speaks to Tim Sykes about key trends on the innovation landscape, and the advances we hope to see emerging in the coming year. Packagi…

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INK-onversation Packaging Europe Special Episode 5: Tracing the life cycle of inks and coatings 20:44

6M ago20:44

20:44

This episode was recorded by Packaging Europe. Printing inks and coatings not only add colour to product labels and packaging, but also ensure their functionality and safety. Siegwerk’s head of global sustainability and circular economy, Alina Marm, discusses the product journey and the material aspects that play a part in each step of the producti…

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Sustainability Perspectives: Tracing the life cycle of inks and coatings with Siegwerk 20:44

6M ago20:44

20:44

Printing inks and coatings not only add colour to product labels and packaging, but also ensure their functionality and safety. Siegwerk’s Alina Marm discusses the product journey and the material aspects that play a part in each step of the production process with Elisabeth Skoda, looking at innovations in the areas of ink and coatings with a part…

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Sustainability Perspectives: Unpacking circular packaging films with Hatzopoulos 21:59

6M ago21:59

21:59

Hatzopolous’s Eleftherios Kassianidis and Lefki Prountzou take a close-up look at the challenges and opportunities around plastic films that incorporate post-consumer recycled and bio-circular content, using the example of the company’s X-LOOP range. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, su…

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Sustainability Perspectives: Cracking the USA market with Huhtamaki’s fiber-based egg carton 17:00

6M ago17:00

17:00

In our latest podcast, Huhtamaki North America’s VP for Sustainability and Communications Michael Hodges and Sales Account Manager Tyler Hodges discuss fibre-based packaging, and in particular fibre-based egg packaging in the US market, highlighting challenges and opportunities around sustainability and legislation. To learn more about Huhtamaki’s …

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Sustainability Perspectives – Focus on packaging films 21:26

7M ago21:26

21:26

“The whole industry is working to improve the quality of recyclates, and we can only do that together without too much compromise.” Constantia Flexibles’ Achim Grefenstein talks to Elisabeth Skoda about challenges and opportunities around recyclability and using recycled content for packaging films and spotlights new developments and innovations. P…

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The latest from HolyGrail 2.0 36:29

8M ago36:29

36:29

Following the HolyGrail 2.0 member meeting just ahead of Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit and an insightful panel discussion at the event, Elisabeth Skoda catches up with Jan 't Hart, the European Brands Association’s project manager for the HolyGrail project, and Pranav Goenka, one of the Alliance’s senior advisors. Together, they l…

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Sustainability Perspectives: PPWR spotlight 26:21

8M ago26:21

26:21

Following the European parliament's adoption of amendments to the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Tim Sykes speaks to Avery Dennison's policy specialists Emilie Bartolini and Alena Maran to get their take on implications for the value chain, challenges and opportunities and the company's actions to 'PPWR-proof' itself and …

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7.8. The Woman Behind Environmentalism 📖 Understanding the GMO debate - Seeds of Science Part II 30:33

8M ago30:33

30:33

Have you heard of the writer Rachel Carlson before? She is one of the most important writers who indirectly shaped how you, I, and many people in the West view industrial agriculture. Many would date the beginning of the modern environmental movement to September 1962, when her book “Silent Spring” began to roll off the presses. The work of Rachel …

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7. SEASON FINAL - BOOK TALKS - What Food Futurist are you? 🔮 Part II of Meals to Come 19:36

8M ago19:36

19:36

Let’s finish discussing our book “Meals to Come- The History of the Future of Food.” If you haven’t listened to the previous episode, no, But it’s not required; I will summarise the key points. You will hear about - how modern solutions of cornucopias, Malthusian, and egalitarians look like - why it can be useful to add an ecological perspective - …

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Sustainability Perspectives: New horizons with moulded fibre packaging 10:09

8M ago10:09

10:09

What is the potential of moulded fibre packaging? Hartmann Group’s Kati Ørskov talks about the company’s new Greenpack MAP packaging, a fibre-based tray for meat, with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so …

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Trends and developments in corrugated packaging - a deep dive with Stefano Rossi 31:03

9M ago31:03

31:03

Stefano Rossi has been CEO of DS Smith's packaging division since 2014 and has some 35 years of experience working in the paper industry. He chats to Packaging Europe's Tim Sykes about key changes and developments in the industry, challenges the sector faces and strategies to address these, and looks at innovation opportunities in the areas of exte…

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Sustainability Perspectives: Labelling innovations and the circular economy 8:59

10M ago8:59

8:59

In our latest snapshot Sustainability Perspectives podcast, we take a closer look at how label innovation can support the transition to a circular economy, from reusable packaging to recyclability and food waste prevention. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to CCL Labels’ Marika Knorr and Checkpoint Systems’ Julien Thibult. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuri…

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INK-onversation Packaging Europe Special Episode 4: Packaging and Human Rights 40:07

10M ago40:07

40:07

This episode was recorded by Packaging Europe. An issue that is often overlooked in discussions about packaging sustainability and sourcing recyclates is social injustice - and with it human rights abuses. Alina Marm is not only head of global sustainability and circular economy at Siegwerk, but also a PhD researcher at the University College Londo…

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Stay disruptive: A close-up look at packaging and brand design 48:29

10M ago48:29

48:29

The landscape of packaging and brand packaging design has changed remarkably over the last decades. Industry stalwarts David Hodgson and Andrew Eyles, co-founders of bluemarlin brand acceleration agency, share their insights on how the industry has transformed, discuss what makes this such an exciting industry to be in and take a glimpse at future …

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INK-onversation episode 15: How oxygen barrier coatings are enabling a circular economy for packaging 8:20

10M ago8:20

8:20

Packaging has many functions, including the preservation of food to extend shelf life. Sometimes it can be difficult to meet those requirements while still enabling circularity and recyclability of packaging. New innovations such as Siegwerk's new oxygen barrier coating can help achieve both. To give a brief overview of the benefits of this innovat…

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Building sustainable cities: How they’re made 24:58

11M ago24:58

24:58

What will it take to build sustainable cities? We talked to Cristina Gamboa, CEO of the World Green Building Council, one of the largest networks leading the transformation to sustainable building, Alan Organschi, architect, Yale professor and Director, Innovation Lab at Bauhaus der Erde, along with Heinz Felder at Stora Enso, the renewable materia…

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INK-onversation episode 14: What to expect from the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 21:30

11M ago21:30

21:30

What does the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation have in store for the packaging industry and adjacent industries, and how can we prepare? We are joined by Dr. Andrey Charkovskiy to discuss this monumental regulation and its broader impacts.By Siegwerk

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Europe’s forests are getting bigger – here’s why 19:35

11M ago19:35

19:35

Europe’s forests are getting bigger – here’s why! Learn how the rise of mass timber construction directly supports the reforestation and expansion of European forests with timber scientist Maximilian Pramreiter and mathematician Dr. Galina Churkina in conversation with Stora Enso – the global company at the forefront of the renewable material trans…

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Sustainability Perspectives: Focus on post-consumer recycled content 23:32

11M ago23:32

23:32

With increasing sustainability demands, companies have to find ways to make their packaging more sustainable without sacrificing functionality. Dirk Gabriel, COO Consumer Flexibles at Mondi, sheds light on how including post-consumer recycled content (PCR) can help companies reach their sustainability goals, and will discuss what challenges have to…

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Recycling, recyclate and the consumer 31:01

12M ago31:01

31:01

In our latest podcast, we discuss how growing demands on packaging functionality can be tackled and how companies can honour both their own sustainability commitments and consumer demands with David Clark, vice president of sustainability at Amcor, and Jeremy Wallach, partner at McKinsey & Company. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading …

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7.10. Three Archetypes of the Future of Food - The History of the Future of Food 35:29

1y ago35:29

35:29

The worry and the question “will we run out of food?” is as old as humanity itself. And every couple decades this question seems to reappear in intense debates. For example it did in the 1920s, late 1940s, 1960 and 1970s, and 1990s. These worries are usually fired up by 4 main reasons(T) sudden inflation in food prices; (z) environmental stresses, …

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7.9. When a Scientist Whistleblows Pesticides - The Monsanto Papers 35:35

1y ago35:35

35:35

In May 2019, the husband and wife Alva and Alberta Pilliod won a federal court case against Monsanto. Both of them had developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This cancer causes white blood cells called lymphocytes to grow abnormally throughout the body. The farmers worked decades with the herbicide, which Monsanto claimed is safe to use. In 2015, the In…

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Packaging and human rights 40:07

1y ago40:07

40:07

An issue that is often overlooked in discussions about packaging sustainability and sourcing recyclates is social injustice - and with it human rights abuses. Alina Marm is not only head of global sustainability and circular economy at Siegwerk, but also a PhD researcher at the University College London, and she has been looking into this issue in-…

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Sustainability Perspectives: Driving growth 10:57

1y ago10:57

10:57

In the first edition of our snapshot Sustainability Perspectives podcast, where we look at sustainability issues in a compact form, Alex Pitsinos, director of strategic planning at Matrix Pack, explores the current economic, business and packaging landscape and sustainability as a growth driver. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading int…

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Sustainability Perspectives: Shining a spotlight on e-commerce 17:49

1y ago17:49

17:49

We take another in-depth look at the fast-moving and dynamic e-commerce sector with H.B. Fuller. The company’s global e-commerce manager Tania Montesi discusses recent developments, the impact of sustainability demand and changing legislation as well as innovations and future trends. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international f…

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7.7. GMO-Activists ✊ The Biggest Marketing Mistake - Seeds of Science 25:23

1y ago25:23

25:23

In early 2012 scientists at Rothamsted Research in England started an airfield trial of genetically modified wheat ( the first in the UK for many years ). THe research was publicly funded by a plant science centre based in the south of England. The genetically engineered wheat was sown behind a high fence and protected by 24-hour security. You will…

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Pathways through the decarbonisation maze 27:32

1y ago27:32

27:32

In our latest podcast, we revisit the topic of decarbonisation from a packaging perspective – a topic that is becoming ever more relevant and urgent. Sarah Laidler, senior consultant at the Carbon Trust speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about the complexities around decarbonisation, the UN treaty to end plastic waste and how this ties in with carbon, the i…

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7.6. Understanding the most used Pesticide - More than Glyphosate 🌿 43:37

1y ago43:37

43:37

"The World According to Monsanto - Pollution, Corruption and the Control of our food supply" - what a book title. As an agrifood historian, I enjoyed a whole seminar just on the history of pesticides. And let me tell you - it's shady and super interesting. !! Find the sources, key takeaways and links on our blog: https://redtogreen.ghost.io/what-mo…

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7.5. Lobbying Strategies in US vs. Europe - Food Politics part II 29:36

1y ago29:36

29:36

So how are the politics of the food system rigged? This is the second part of our book talk on "Food Politics- How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, " Find out how lobbying is different in the US vus Europe; you will learn about a bunch of concepts like soft and hard balling, the revolving door and commerciogenic malnutrition and F…

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