What brands and retailers are saying about sustainable packaging in 2024
Follow Packaging Dive’s coverage of major brands and retailers’ latest packaging updates in their sustainability reports.
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General Mills’ packaging recyclability inches up, food-grade PCR use poses a challenge
By Katie Pyzyk • April 18, 2024The company reported incremental progress on making all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030. It also said that packaging constitutes 8% of its value chain’s GHG emissions. Read the full article ➔
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Del Monte details progress on lightweighting, PCR in 2023 ESG report
By Katie Pyzyk • April 11, 2024The CPG company began adding postconsumer recycled material to some containers, but it did not report its progress toward some other key packaging sustainability targets. Read the full article ➔
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Material reduction, enhanced recyclability anchor Hain Celestial’s new packaging targets
By Katie Pyzyk • March 25, 2024The CPG company behind Celestial Seasonings tea and Terra chips set targets to reduce virgin packaging materials and packaging waste while increasing recyclability. Read the full article ➔
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Starbucks adds 3 new 2030 sustainability goals for packaging
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 27, 2024The coffee chain named targets covering recycled content and other metrics for customer-facing packaging in its recent ESG report. But it lost ground on emissions reduction and waste diversion. Read the full article ➔
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It’s black and white: Walgreens details cap color change among sustainability efforts
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 21, 2024The pharmacy chain's own-brand product packaging changes are among its efforts to meet 2030 targets. Parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance also touted packaging sustainability work in its 2023 ESG report. Read the full article ➔
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Ikea subbing in more fiber-based packaging to reduce plastic
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 31, 2024The furniture and home goods company shared an update on how it’s tracking against a 2021 goal to eliminate plastic packaging — which was already a relatively small portion of its overall packaging materials. Read the full article ➔
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- Big brands and retailers detail packaging sustainability progress in 2023 By Packaging Dive Staff • Updated Oct. 17, 2023