Culture & Marketing

Norske Skog's ESG report for 2020 receives an A- in consultancy Governance Group's assessment of the sustainability reporting from the 100 largest companies on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Södra's investment in circularity continues. Through a new partnership with Swedish company Trioworld, Södra's timber packaging will now contain 30 percent recycled plastic, which will reduce annual emissions from the packaging by around 23 percent.

Holmen Iggesund launches paperboard coated with Bio E, a barrier coating solution made from 75% renewable raw materials and approved for industrial composting.

Stora Enso joins new partnership with Build-in-Wood. Stora Enso is replacing outgoing Norwegian partner Splitkon who is leaving the project due to changed priorities following Covid-19.

An innovative corrugated bin for face masks by Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been awarded a ScanStar in a Nordic packaging design competition organised by the Scandinavian Packaging Association. The mask bin, made of lightweight and durable corrugated board, helps to collect and dispose of used face masks easily and safely. Metsä Board developed the concept together with packaging design agency Futupack and corrugated board converter Capertum.

Stora Enso has received four Nordic ScanStar awards for convenient, eco-friendly packaging designs that replace plastic. All winning designs are made of renewable wood fiber. This year the ScanStar awards received a total of 32 submissions from the Nordic countries and 14 awards were given out. The jury assessed the level of competition to be high.

A leader in its industry and ranked 17th among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, the Québec company is once again showcasing its environmental values combined with technological innovation.

The lightweight and shock absorbing properties make Papira an especially attractive alternative for protective packaging applications. It is also a cutting-edge material created for a circular bioeconomy.

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing a diverse offering of responsible packaging solutions, announced the launch of a proprietary healthcare lidding technology that will be utilized for combination products - those consisting of two or more regulated components (device, drug or biologic).

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a leading global provider of marketing and business communications services, announced the launch of an omnichannel offering designed to meet the education industry's need for elevated communications agility that maximizes the value of each step in the student journey.

Kimberly-Clark announced that it was named to Seramount's (formerly Working Mother Media) fifth annual Inclusion Index for the second consecutive year. The Inclusion Index recognizes companies that are leading the way in creating diverse and inclusive work environments.

Menasha Corporation has released its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, an annual publication highlighting the company's environmental, social and governance performance during calendar year 2020 and the first half of 2021.

Graphic Packaging International is a four-time winner for its innovative fiber-based solutions in the Institute of Packaging Professionals' AmeriStar Awards 2021.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, announced that it has published its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report and launched a new ESG website that is interactive and designed for real-time dissemination of information. In the most recent report, Graphic Packaging outlines the many initiatives underway at the Company to further drive sustainability across operations and innovation in product development with the end consumer in mind.

Huhtamaki and Syntegon, the German processing and packaging technology provider, announce an innovation for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Push Tab paper, the first paper-based tablet packaging, is made from renewable FSC-certified paper and is designed to meet the stringent safety requirements of regulated pharmaceutical packaging.

Last year, the e-commerce industry grew nearly three times more than in 2019 -- and this record-breaking order volume remains strong in 2021. Since March 2020, fulfillment centers have continued to work past capacity, as consumers increase their expectations surrounding lightning-fast and damage-free home deliveries.

Novolex released its third annual sustainability report, building on disclosures in prior editions and including many new topics reflecting Novolex's values and commitments as well as stakeholder interests.

Huggies and Walgreens are also joining forces with The Everymom to host the first-ever #HuggiesStrollerSelfie Challenge - a virtual, self-led stroller run/walk (or even drive!) to a Walgreens store.

Georgia-Pacific is expanding its manufacturing footprint for curbside recyclable paper padded mailers to support growing demand for more sustainable shipping envelopes. The new locations in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, and McDonough, Georgia, will expand availability of the mailers in the Northeast and Southeast to customers including Amazon. GP is also adding a third production line at its first mailer manufacturing site that opened in the Phoenix area in 2020.

P&G unveils its first paper bottle for Lenor in partnership with paper bottle company Paboco, announcing a pilot for Western Europe in 2022. The trial rollout will form the basis of a test and learn strategy to scale up paper packaging and incorporate it more widely across P&G's portfolio.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced the release of OptiCycle™, a new, innovative line of non-polyethylene (PE) coated, single-use foodservice packaging that provides an alternative to traditional PE and polylactic acid (PLA) coated products.

Essity will invest approximately EUR 11m (approximately SEK 110m) in its Hondouville mill in France, allowing to extract 98% of paper fibers contained in food and beverage cartons.

Newly developed technologies are constantly challenging the limits of what paper can do. With the introduction of two innovative product ranges, Ahlstrom-Munksjö continues to provide sustainable, fiber-based solutions for consumers.

Give your challenging pressure-sensitive applications a strong base with Linerset, Lecta's new release liner. The Linerset paper range guarantees high performance for all your self-adhesive materials in labelling, graphic films, tapes and industrial applications.

To meet customer demand for sustainable direct thermal printing labels, Neenah announces the market launch of water-dispersible DISPERSA® DT (Direct Thermal), an innovative extension to its popular DISPERSA® portfolio. DISPERSA DT was developed as a sustainable solution for applications such as food rotation labels and reusable plastic container labels.