Circular packaging: Good for the planet and for business

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Reusable packaging can reduce companies’ reliance on risky supply chains and fluctuating commodity prices, writes Corplex’s Lucas van der Shalk

2022 has been a year of economic highs - high commodity prices, record energy prices, and rocketing inflation. This has been due in no so small part to the war in Ukraine and the significant disruption...

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