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SUSTAINABILITY: Cartonboard & Cartons Life Cycle, Forest Management, Cartonboard & Carton Production, Recycling, Energy & Water Resources, Carbon Footprint.

New Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for cartons packaging food

29 September 2011

The new ECMA (European Carton Makers Association) Guide was launched on 15th September and is relevant to all companies which manufacture cartons intended to come into contact with food. It describes best practice to safeguard consumer health and safety, covering cartons used in dry, fatty and frozen food categories.

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A single standard for all

31 August 2011

The international standards organisation (ISO) is presently working on the new standard ISO 14067 for the CO2 footprint of products in order to quantify and publish the greenhouse gas emissions of products and services as a worldwide standard. In Vienna, Pro Carton President Roland Rex and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wimmer, Technical University, Vienna, and the co-convenor of the ISO 14067 working party, Dr. Klaus Radunsky, met to discuss developments on the upcoming CO2 footprint of products. Pro Carton is convinced that the new standard will help to position cartonboard even more as a sustainable material for packaging. The CO2 footprint of products determines the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions which can be attributed to a product during its entire lifecycle. A final document is expected by the middle of 2012.

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Save Food: protection wins

27 April 2011

Estimates by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) suggest that worldwide between 20 and 75 % of foods are somehow lost. Much of this could be saved: by “Save Food”. Together with the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Düsseldorf Fair will be holding a congress on this topic as part of the Interpack 2011 exhibition. With cartons being the most sustainable and consumer-preferred packaging, they are a major contributor to ensuring that foods reach consumers in perfect condition and can be handled with care in households, states Pro Carton’s President, Roland Rex.

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Forests – a basis for life

30 March 2011

Forests are an integral part of global, sustainable development. To celebrate people's actions to sustainably manage the world's forests and to raise awareness of sustainable management and development in forests, the United Nations has declared an "International Year of Forests" for 2011. Only last year, a scientific study showed that the use of cartons and the manufacture of cartonboard in Europe encourages sustainable forest management and carbon sequestration in the forest, and that this can be directly related to carbon footprinting of cartons.

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Pro Carton launches video on YouTube and on its website about cartons and Greenhouse Gas emissions

26 January 2011

Those of us who prefer to watch films rather than to read lengthy texts can now learn about the biogenic carbon footprint of cartons in a short video.
Pro Carton’s video “Cartons, Carbon Footprint and Biogenic Carbon” summarises the industry’s approach to Carbon Footprinting, and highlights the finding that demand for cartons stimulates sustainable forest management which in turn leads to higher carbon sequestration in the managed forest. 730 kg of biogenic carbon for an average tonne of cartons made in Europe, is removed from the atmosphere.

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Sustainability brochure – Update 2010

27 October 2010

“Sustainability and Cartonboard Packaging” published last year, gives an overview of cartonboard packaging’s perspective on the three pillars of Sustainability: Environment, Society and Economy. The section on Carbon Footprint has been updated to present the industry’s approach to both fossil carbon and the flow of biogenic carbon in cartons.

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“Cartons and Carbon Footprint” – new brochure from Pro Carton now available

29 August 2010

Pro Carton’s latest brochure clearly explains cartonboard packaging’s approach to fossil and biogenic carbon. It describes the carbon footprint part of the cartonboard and carton industry’s strong environmental story and highlights the carbon benefits of choosing cartonboard packaging.
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Meeting the Climate Challenge

28 July 2010

Reducing the use of fossil fuels and emissions of carbon dioxide is a key challenge for manufacturing industries. Renewable energy is the way forward and the cartonboard industry is at the forefront by increasing its use of renewable fuel sources, while at the same time improving efficiency and investing in environmentally friendly technologies.
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Ask the Expert: Ecodesign

30 June 2010

In the first issue of the new series "Ask the Expert" Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wimmer answered questions by Pro Carton members. Wimmer is professor at the Technical University Vienna and founder and managing partner of the Ecodesign Company Engineering & Management Consultancy GmbH located in Vienna, Seoul and Ottawa. He is an expert on solutions for systematically developing products with a new balance between economics and ecology.
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“ Carbon Footprint of Cartons in Europe”: Full details of study now available

30 June 2010

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute has developed a method to calculate the average Carbon Footprint of cartons sold in Europe. This detailed study was commissioned by ECMA (European Carton Makers Association) and supported by Pro Carton.
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Study: Ethical Consumption

29 April 2010

A new study by the Hamburg Trend Bureau shows: ethical consumption will also show above average growth in the future. In spite of the present economic crisis it has the potential of becoming one of tomorrow's key drivers. The topic sustainability has also become firmly established in industry.
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Pro Carton Study: Is Sustainability in Packaging Important?

24 February 2010

Consumer Attitudes on Packaging & Sustainability: An new report, commissioned from GfK by Pro Carton, shows unequivocally that Sustainability in packaging is important and consumers are interested in, and concerned about this issue. Over 64% of respondents said that packaging should consist of environmentally friendly materials and over 55% felt that packaging should contain as little plastic as possible.
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