Sustainability

  • Green energy for green packaging

    From LT Renewables Group, proposals and solutions for the installation of photovoltaic systems in the industrial sector: costs and benefits of a “low environmental impact” path.
  • From the label to the packaged product

    Technological choices for a sustainable future. P.E. Labellers, Irplast e Refresco-Spumador - three authoritative voices of Made in Italy - have embarked on a common path by focusing on technological innovation as a key growth factor, the only one able to make packaging evolve towards sustainability.
  • Responsible and “user-friendly” marking

    A modular layout that can be customized and (re)configured over time, with interchangeable components with reduced environmental impact; a radical and ergonomic re-design that favors the interaction of the operators with the machine. These are the focuses of Zanasi’s “Responsible Design” that, with the CIJ.Z platform, sets new construction standards in industrial marking.
  • Recosys®: a virtuous circle

    The recycling program for transfer products “made in Kurz” is full of ideas and makes it possible to close the circle of sustainability. And Luxoro makes itself the spokesperson: green goals also in finishing.
  • Sustainability. The point of view of... COOP

    The big players of the largescale retail trade as a driver of innovation also with regard to sustainability, which is certainly a goal, but above all a value that permeates every action, from the presentation of a product on the shelf to the management of suppliers. Interview with Chiara Faenza, Sustainability and Innovation Values manager for Coop.
  • ECO-DESIGN: the Conai competition Episode 3

    Called upon to join the jury that will have to analyze the 319 products entered in the 2021 edition of the CONAI Call for Proposals and declare the winners, Barbara del Curto* talks about the new awareness of the industry in designing sustainable packaging. In addition to establishing the rules of less environmental impact, among their priorities are the analysis of the end of life of a packaging…
  • Sustainable actions for mankind and the environment

    In planning its development strategies, IMA takes into account the economic, social and environmental implications of its operations, with the aim of ensuring a balance between competitiveness, environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility.  
  • Innovating responsibly

    From the launch of the eco-friendly closures of the Blossom line, to the smart  NĕSTGATE, up to the implementation of Industry 4.0 paradigms to optimise industrial processes and launch many activities with low environmental impact, innovation and sustainability have marked Guala Closures year 2021. 
  • Opening cans in the kitchen

    Among likes and followers, the Ricrea initiative, which sees steel packaging at the center of a project that combines practicality, attention to the environment and haute cuisine, is a hit on social media.
  • Prevent food waste thanks to a dynamic algorithm

    To reduce food waste in the in the GDO channel the Israeli start-up company Wasteless - supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) - has developed a smart algorithm that allows the application of dynamic pricing markdowns based on expiry dates. (Source: AIPIA).
  • Recyclable RFID tag

    Part of Stora Enso Intelligent Packaging’s portfolio of food and beverage RFID labels - known as the ECO RFID Food & Beverage Collection - ECO Meal is a new UHF RFID tag, with a printed paper antenna, designed to be attached to frozen entrees or other microwaveable packed foods.
  • Organizing the circular economy, methodically

    From GIPEA Congress, June 2021.
    Among the supply chain projects fielded by the Italian Paper and Graphics Federation, a concrete support to companies in the name of circular economy, to identify an organizational methodology and shared approach to sustainability issues. 
  • Sustainability. The Davines point of view

    Sustainability as a holistic approach that touches the organization, the product, the customer and infects the partners. Interview with Sonia Ziveri, Chief Sustainability Officer of Davines SpA.
  • Selenella launches new recyclable paper packaging

    Selenella (Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità or High-Quality Italian Potato Consortium) has unveiled its first paper packaging for carrots. The design of the packaging and its constituent raw materials are a complete innovation for the sector.
  • The Neverending Palette

    What is the life cycle of a cosmetic? Is it possible to recover the materials that compose it? These are extremely topical questions, to which Sana, Cosmofarma and Cosmoprof, together with the Italian cosmetics industry, provide a concrete answer with The Neverending Palette.

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