Sustainability
Packaging Speaks Green is a platform devoted to green innovation for brand owners and retailers. It comprises an international publication and forum devoted to the development of a culture of sustainability and circular economy within the packaging industry.
Aimed at B2B operators, it explores global trends in sustainable packaging materials and covers technology, institutions, trends, data and national and international research.
FORUM
Packaging Speaks Green is an international forum devoted to the development of a culture of sustainability and circular economy in the packaging industry.
First organised in 2020, this well-established event features panel discussions, debates and case history presentations given by representatives of leading sector companies and the institutions with the aim of providing new tools and methods for sustainable packaging design.
- Packaging Speaks Green 2020 – 450 participants from 20 countries, 35 international speakers and 40 accredited journalists
- Packaging Speaks Green Pocket 2021 – Organised during MEAT-TECH 2021
- Packaging Speaks Green 2022 – Organised during IPACK-IMA and Greenplast
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Latest news
PSG also features a wealth of sustainability-related packaging industry news in the fields of technology, institutions, trends, data and national and international research.
- Advantages of direct printing on primary packaging
One of the most obvious positive aspects of Omso direct printing technology for primary packaging is the reduced environmental impact associated with decoration and finishing processes.
- New acquisition for Verallia
Verallia, the food and beverage glass container manufacturer, has completed the acquisition of Vidrala in Italy, a company with sales of 131 million euros and EBITDA of 33 million euros in 2023.
- EcoVisor, the platform for monitoring sustainability
Datagration, a provider of advanced analytical solutions, has signed a major agreement with D6, a US packaging manufacturer that uses up to 100% post-consumer recycled content in its PET and aluminium packaging.
- 4.8 million euros granted to the University of Perugia for the Polymeer project
Professor Assunta Marrocchi, from the Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, and Professor Ombretta Marconi, from the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the University of Perugia and Director of the Research Centre for Brewing Excellence (CERB), have been […]
- John West frees consumers from packaging excess
Ecotwist is the new easy to open and recyclable packaging from John West, one of the leading tuna producers, which has decided to eliminate excess packaging from its products: no shrink wrap, no cardboard, just an aluminium strip that holds the two cans together, all fully recyclable.
- Agglomeration unit for chemical recycling of plastics
Previero N. with its Sorema division has been in the mechanical plastic recycling market since 1974, and is the industry benchmark for high-quality recycling solutions. Although mechanical recycling is a well-established technology and remains the first choice for plastics recyclers due to its […]
- Eight winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024
Announced on 20 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam, the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 represent examples of the best advances in the circular use of plastics and their recycling technologies. For the first time in the seven-year history of the awards, the jury has […]
- Pietro Cassani new Chairman and CEO of Sidel
The Board of Directors of the Tetra Laval Group has appointed Pietro Cassani as President and CEO of Sidel, a leading provider of packaging solutions for beverages, food, personal care and household products in PET, cans, glass and other materials.
- Marchesini Group soars to 600 million euros
Presenting the excellent results achieved in 2023, President Maurizio Marchesini also announced his imminent appointment as CEO
- Recovery and recycling of aluminium capsules on the rise
Nespresso announces new aluminium capsule recycling figures for 2023 and confirms the steadily growing results of the 'From Chicco to Chicco' circular economy project for the first four months of 2024.
- Digital watermarking technologies for food and pharmaceutical packaging
Digimarc, a pioneer in digital watermarking technologies (digital watermarking that consists of embedding a data sample in an audio, image or film file), and Wipak, a provider of flexible packaging solutions for global markets, have announced a strategic partnership to help retailers and global […]
- Riccardo Cavanna confirmed as president of Ucima
Riccardo Cavanna has been confirmed as President of Ucima (the Italian Association of Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers) for the period 2024-2026. This was the unanimous decision of the Annual General Meeting held on 5th June in Baggiovara, Modena, Italy.