Press release: New study on impacts of EU packaging regulation shows a blanket approach on re-use may have unintended consequences: higher CO2 emissions & costs

Press release: New study on impacts of EU packaging regulation shows a blanket approach on re-use may have unintended consequences: higher CO2 emissions & costs

by | Apr 6, 2023 | Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity

As the EU looks to adopt the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), a new in-depth study, merging data from various sources, finds that imposing strict reusable packaging targets by 2030 will severely impact the EU’s climate footprint, as well as consumers’...
Press release: New study on impacts of EU packaging regulation shows a blanket approach on re-use may have unintended consequences: higher CO2 emissions & costs

Press release: Cepi welcomes European Commission’s fossil-averse proposal on carbon removal certification

by | Nov 30, 2022 | Forest Resources, Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity

The proposal for a regulation on carbon removal certification presented today by the European Commission recognises several essential principles preventing such mechanism to devolve into greenwashing. The upcoming regulation builds on the synergies between the...
Press release: New study on impacts of EU packaging regulation shows a blanket approach on re-use may have unintended consequences: higher CO2 emissions & costs

Press release: European Commission proposal on packaging and packaging waste could build a world class circularity model where reuse and recycling are complementary  

by | Nov 30, 2022 | Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity

A proposal for a revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, tabled today by the European Commission, builds on the performance of the EU industry’s recycling model for paper and board packaging. The paper industry now calls for a science-based evaluation of...
Press release: New study on impacts of EU packaging regulation shows a blanket approach on re-use may have unintended consequences: higher CO2 emissions & costs

Press release: European forest-based materials research recognised among the world’s best, holds potential to clean up global waters from plastics 

by | Nov 18, 2022 | Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity

Dr. Ilona Leppänen, hailing from Finland, has been recognised amongst the world’s best young researchers working in forestry and forest product innovation. Her work tackles a global issue related to plastics for which no solution existed so far. After winning...