Sustainability

Upfield teamed up with Quantis, an international sustainability consultancy specialising in Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), to measure its impact on the climate and the environment.

In addition to Flora margarine, Upfield makes more than 100 brands, including Rama, Blue Band, Proactiv, Becel, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Country Crock and Violife. The company sells its products in more than 95 countries, has 17 manufacturing sites throughout the world and employs more than 4,100 associates.

This innovative packaging design is in line with Kellanova Better Days™ Promise commitment to work towards packaging that is 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by the end of 2030. Additionally, as a signatory to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation New Plastics Economy Pledge, Kellanova has a goal to reduce virgin plastic by 5%.

Kellanova's framework to ensure packaging is innovative and sustainable involves four approaches:

With complete systems from a single source, Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim are setting new standards for plastics recycling.

Enhanced plastics compounding, recycling, and processing of bioplastics

Called Launchpad, the three-month programme offers up to five successful applicants over £10,000 worth of support to create, design and improve products using flexible packaging.

It will provide startups access to a platform of tools that will “speed up and de-risk” the product packaging design process, said Mission Ventures.

The programme includes 15 hours of one-to-one mentoring, access to Buildr’s programme and packaging design support platform and physical and digital prototypes.

Following a pilot started in 2021 on the Quartz Xtra product bottles, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants is now applying the process of incorporating 50% PCR high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to a larger scale. From September 2023 onwards, all premium range bottles produced in France and Belgium, recognizable by their platinum color, are being made notably from TotalEnergies rPE6314, a ready-to-use polyethylene compound.