Regulation, Ratings, Reports

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15. June 2023
PPWR: A brief overview of the state of the negotiations

Negotiations between the Member States and the Parliament are ongoing and amendments to the Commission’s draft PPWR are being tabled (3000 so far).   On the German side, the Federal Council has spoken out against certain exceptions contained in the PPWR. This concerns for instance: exemptions from recyclate input quotas for fibre-based packaging; the 10-year […]

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News from Brussels, Strasbourg and Berlin

In our policy section, we focus this time on an in-depth analysis of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). We also give you updates on the EU Green Claims Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).   Update: EU Green Claims Directive Now it happened faster than […]

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14. March 2023
Get Your Company Regulation-Ready: The 6-Point Plan

In 2023, many different regulatory impulses will affect companies in the packaging industry, some of which, such as the Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) or the new regulation of “green claims”, are still being hotly debated. Others, such as the new reporting obligation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), have been law since January 05, […]

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News from Brussels, Strasbourg and Berlin

In our policy section this time we focus on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Green Claims Regulation, the Single-Use Plastics Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act and the further timetable for the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).   Short info: Publication CSRD With its publication on December 16, 2022, the Corporate Sustainability […]

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Why brand owners need the packaging industry to meet their climate goals

Many brand manufacturers have set themselves ambitious climate targets. At the same time, Brussels and the national states are constantly increasing the targets and quotas in the climate sector. In order to achieve these targets and their own goals, brand manufacturers are dependent on the packaging industry. This is because packaging is a relevant factor […]

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14. December 2022
Top or Flop? Sustainability review 2022 and outlook 2023

The year 2022 has confronted us with unexpected challenges. Rising energy and raw material costs, inflation and war in Ukraine have claimed many resources. What has this done to the megatopic of sustainability and its aspects such as the circular economy and climate protection? Did it fall under the radar? Was it treading water? Or […]

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Top news on sustainability legislation. Outlook 2023

The EU Commission apparently wanted to clear the desks before the end of the year and has alone in the week from 22.11. to 07.12. 2022 5 heavyweights of laws either finally enacted or presented as draft. In our year-end post, we take a look at what will be on our minds in 2023. What […]

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12. October 2022
Top news from legislators

In our policy section, we focus this time on the jungle surrounding the extended registration obligation, which now also includes service packaging. Our advice is designed to keep you on the safe side, so you have time for your real business. In addition, in the brief info: The Plastic Tax, the Mineral Oil Regulation, the […]

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EU taxonomy: Now it’s packaging’s turn

With the taxonomy, the EU defines which economic activities are considered environmentally sustainable. Until now, for many packaging companies, it has been a regulation that was hotly debated in public but had no impact on day-to-day business. This could now change. This is indicated by the new draft of the taxonomy criteria for packaging. It […]

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