Report calls for urgent reassessment of UK packaging strategy NEWS | Industry Updates


IGD, which provides commercial insight into the food industry, has published a new report to help the food and consumer goods industry drive progress towards the shared ambition of halving the environmental impact of the UK packaging system by 2030. The report – ‘Halving the environmental impact of the UK


packaging system: How industry and key stakeholders can work together to drive positive change’ – focuses on the big challenges facing the industry and highlights opportunities to reduce impact and deliver cost savings. To achieve the 2030 ambition, business as usual will not be enough; there will need to be a 20% reduction in the amount of packaging on the market. The report identifies three key levers to change: remove packaging; increase recycled content; and decarbonise existing supply chains. The ambition will require a shift in focus from plastics to all packaging materials. Susan Barratt, chief executive at IGD, says: “Creating sustainable packaging systems is a critical issue. Last year, we brought together stakeholders to form a working group to create our shared industry ambition. Recent events have thrown the context of this work sharply into focus, with unprecedented challenges around commodity inflation and supply affecting businesses and consumers alike. This has led to a significant reappraisal of packaging strategy and sourcing decisions. “Our challenge is to find solutions to future packaging systems


that can help consumers do their bit for the planet and also keep their costs down. For businesses, the opportunity is to provide them with a framework for investment that minimises costs and enables growth.


“Our stakeholders have been invaluable in challenging our industry to work together as one voice. It will now take industry leaders, technical and commercial teams to refocus their plans to ensure that collectively, we can meet this ambition.” ‘Halving the environmental impact of the UK packaging system’ is a free report for industry and is the next phase of IGD’s sustainable packaging work, following the launch of ‘How To Help Consumers Adopt Reusable Packaging’ last year, which highlighted consumer tools for adopting refill and on-the-go packaging solutions. Join the industry to drive progress towards the 2030 ambition


to halve the environmental impact of the UK packaging system and partner with IGD on projects to test solutions. For more information, get in touch at sustainability@igd.com.


Lush dabbles in vending


Cosmetic retailer Lush has opened its first 24-hour, automated retail experience in the Coal Drops Yard at King’s Cross, London. The iLocker vending machine is designed by Anmac which is


owned by world renowned couple, Andrew McAlpine and his wife Gemma Jackson, known as designers on Hollywood films and series such as The Piano, The Beach, Bridget Jones Diary and Game of Thrones. Charlotte Howe, Lush Group retail team spokesman said:


“Lush always strives to dazzle our customers, from our product innovations through to bringing our core values into every aspect of our retailing. Using the highest quality of automated retail machines with our partner, Anmac, we are able to surprise and delight with a micro store that is open 24 hours a day to the public at Coal Drops Yard. It is a retail theatre that never sleeps, live glow on the go.” This iLocker isn’t your average vending machine. It is a 360˚ retail


experience, with a sustainable design that runs on a low energy output and provides an attractive display for fresh, handmade gifts. Helen Cox, Lush Global environment reporting said: “These


exciting innovative micro stores will allow us to get our wonderful fresh handmade products into the hands of even more consumers, making it easier for them to make ethical choices. These allow us to get more of our hero products into the world, without the operating impact of a full store.” The pop-up at Coal Drops Yard will initially run for six months, with plans for the products and design to be interchangeable creating exciting options for shoppers passing by.


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