01 · CURRENT
Complex system
Five parts
Three material types
Sustainable packaging
Simplify the packaging system—and improve the footprint.
We evaluate material reduction, recycled content, recyclability, freight, product protection, supplier capability, and total cost so sustainability decisions remain practical and measurable.
The strongest opportunities often begin with a simpler structure: fewer components, less material, lower shipping cube, and better evidence.
Packaging footprint reviewSIMPLIFY → MEASURE → VERIFY
02 · REDESIGN
Simpler structure
Two parts
One primary stream
03 · EVIDENCE
Verified impact
Weights, freight
Supplier data, tests
−22%Material weight
−14%Freight cube
5 → 2Components
3 → 1Material streams
Material weightsFreight inputsSupplier documentationProtection testing
Illustrative only. Final sustainability conclusions require defined scope, source data, supplier documentation, product-protection requirements, and recovery-market realities.
Practical sustainability levers
Reduce waste without ignoring performance or economics.
Use less material
Right-size structures, reduce gauge where appropriate, consolidate inserts, remove redundant layers, and improve converting yield.
Simplify material streams
Evaluate mono-material or easier-to-separate systems where protection, manufacturing, and recovery infrastructure support them.
Improve transport efficiency
Reduce dimensional weight, pallet inefficiency, storage demand, empty space, and unnecessary freight movement.
Use supplier evidence
Review recycled-content claims, certifications, source documentation, environmental reporting, and EcoVadis-related data.
Prevent product waste
Maintain protection because product damage, replacement freight, returns, and rework can overwhelm packaging gains.
Measure the right boundary
Define what is included, what is estimated, and which data must be verified before environmental claims are made.
Evidence before claims
Sustainability needs the same discipline as cost modeling.
The most sustainable-looking material is not automatically the strongest overall choice. Protection, material weight, transportation, manufacturing, recovery infrastructure, availability, and cost all matter.
- Weigh the current and proposed packaging systems
- Document recycled content and material sources
- Model freight, cube, and pallet effects
- Confirm damage and performance requirements
- Define claim boundaries and unknowns
- Validate supplier information before publishing claims
Start with the current state
Bring us the package, sustainability target, or reporting pressure.
Share the present structure, annual volume, material information, and the change you are trying to make. We will help determine which directions deserve deeper analysis.