Track: Boosters

We will have the views of major companies in the food and beverage sector to discuss how they see and debate how to tackle the creation of new concepts and products that contribute to a more sustainable society, both from the point of view of the materials and energy needed for their manufacture and distribution, as well as from the point of view of designing-conceptualising products designed for a circular economy.

We are facing a new business era in which companies are increasingly defining a social business purpose to guide their activity. This transformation process is also reaching the packaging, which is becoming an essential element in conveying this purpose to the company's stakeholders. What will packaging look like in the future? How will packaging change in the light of this new business trend? In this session moderated by B Lab Spain, we will address these issues with the help of major brands such as Danone, The Body Shop, Ferrer and Quadpack.

Chempack is a project developed by the Packaging Innovation Cluster and Quimacova. An initiative that has worked on the main challenges facing the chemical, drug and cosmetics industry in terms of packaging. With the participation of leading brands from the chemical sector, suppliers and technology developers, the session will focus on experiences in the development of new packaging, new materials, the promotion of recovery strategies and the reintroduction of recycled materials.

The Spanish Wine Federation (FEV) and Ecovidrio present the first specific eco-design guide aimed at more than 4,000 Spanish wineries. The session will bring together representatives from the wine sector value chain (wineries, suppliers, designers) to reflect on challenges and best practices for the promotion of sustainability.

Beam Suntory's sustainability goals, how we work with suppliers on a daily basis to align and achieve them together, and how we are able to apply them in our purchasing and new brand developments will be presented. Sustainability has become a fundamental pillar in our packaging purchasing decisions.

The session will focus on the specific sustainability needs and solutions in packaging for the food sector throughout its value chain, from production to consumption. Innovation in sustainable materials faces challenges of compatibility with food contact and must in turn maintain or improve the preservation and shelf-life needs of products, as a key focus of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 12.3)

The planet is in crisis and we must take decisive action to stop the damage and restore its health. In 2019, Unilever set out a plan to tackle perhaps the most visible environmental problem we have in the FMCG industry: plastic packaging. The company set new and challenging targets that include halving the use of virgin plastic and helping to collect and process more plastic packaging than it sells.

All packaging in the European Union must be reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030. This time horizon paints an accelerated picture of sustainable innovation among leading brands and the packaging industry. Participating companies will show how these sustainability objectives are generating new scenarios for cooperation and the development of innovation based on the resolution of specific challenges.