SUSTAINABILITY JARGON BUSTER


As sustainability climbs to the top of every business’ agenda, having a clear understanding becomes ever more important. With every week comes a new set of guidelines, initiatives, and programs, along with a new language. People throw around phrases like ‘scope 2’ and ‘SBTi’ like confetti, expecting us to understand them. This section of ‘Sustainable Future’ will be included in every edition as a jargon-busting glossary to help you understand what it all means.


01 EPR: EXTENDED RESPONSIBILITY


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The UK Government is changing how businesses pay for the packaging they use. This includes things like boxes or wrappers for products. The new system is called Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). The government wants companies to take responsibility for the environmental impact of their packaging. This means encouraging them to design packaging that’s better for the environment, reduce waste, and promotes recycling.


Under these changes, businesses like manufacturers, distributors, importers, and retailers will be responsible for the costs of collecting and processing packaging waste. The goal is for businesses to pay the full net cost of the recovery and processing of waste packaging.


Currently separate from existing waste packaging reporting, 2024 will see the additional reporting requirements under EPR being merged into the existing structure. This data is expected to inform the EPR fees due in 2025. These changes are part of the UK’s efforts to better manage and reduce waste from packaging.


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