Cleantech investment, packaging innovation & Emerald at 25 years
Europe's first cleantech VC fund celebrates its 25th birthday this year. Tim Sykes speaks with founder and CEO of Emerald Technology Ventures, Gina Dominig, and Fredric Petit, co-lead of the dedicated packaging fund about the insights gathered over a quarter of a century of green investment, the appetite for investment in uncertain times, and opportunities in packaging and materials in the near future.Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.
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Fighting food waste in Nigeria – a conversation with SAVE FOOD’s 2024 competition winner
Each year, a significant portion of Nigeria’s tomato harvest is lost before it ever reaches the consumer. Working to tackle this issue is Tomato Jos, the winner of last year’s SAVE FOOD project competition. It is an agricultural processing company that works at the intersection of agriculture, logistics and packaging, supporting smallholder farmers and refining supply chain processes through a combination of modern technology, improved transport packaging and education programmes. Elisabeth Skoda finds out more from Tomato Jo’s Esson Akolo.Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.
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A deep dive into connected packaging with Güneri Tugcu and Stefan Hilss
This latest podcast episode is all about connected packaging – its benefits and potential, common misconceptions, pitfalls to avoid, innovation and future developments. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with industry experts Güneri Tugcu and Stefan Hilss.Güneri and Stefan have their own podcast where they delve into all things connected packaging - have a listen for even more of a deep dive! Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.
Sameer Singla, CEO of Archroma Packaging Technologies, discusses how innovation in chemistry can extend the properties of fibre-based packaging while retaining recyclability - and the strategic keys to realize this business opportunity.For more information about Archroma's solutions for the packaging, visit https://www.archroma.com/packaging-technologies/ Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.
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Building a deposit return system – spotlight on Austria
Deposit return schemes have gained traction across Europe, with several countries introducing or getting ready to introduce them. Austria is the latest country to introduce such a system. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Monika Fiala, who is managing director at Recycling Pfand Österreich GmbH, the organisation in charge of implementing the deposit return system in Austria, discussing reasons behind the introduction, challenges to overcome, differences and similarities to systems in other countries, learnings from the scheme several months in, and more. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.