Packaging

YSL's new global sustainability and scientific director, Dania Blin, tells BusinessGreen how she plans to bolster the brand's 'scientific backbone' and balance sustainability and luxury in its product design

Campaigners call on government to set new target to remove plastic packaging from uncut fruit and vegetables by 2030

Government confirms industry-backed group is to manage Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, as part of efforts to better incentivise firms to switch to sustainable materials

Brewing giant claims addition of UK soft drinks brands to its portfolio has increased value chain emissions by almost one million tonnes

PackUK confirms freeze on producer disposal fees under Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme, after government moves to plug funding gap

US company to team up with sister brand Vegware for UK launch

Highland Spring Group's head of sustainability discusses efforts to build a UK-wide deposit return scheme and why the businesses leading on sustainability aren't the ones claiming to have 'solved' the challenge

Thirteen start-ups join first cohort of L'AcceleratOR programme, which aims to deliver critical sustainability solutions for the global beauty sector

Eight leading brands pledge to work towards eliminating the use of ancient and endangered forests in their paper packaging and fibre supply chains

New study links poor packaging practices to litigation, regulatory costs, and share price risks, particularly in the FMCG sector