A life cycle perspective on environmental effects of customer focused packaging development

Williams, Helén; Wikström, Fredrik; Löfgren, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.05.006

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“…The environmental impact of packaging is twofold, with direct and indirect environmental impacts [21,22]. The direct impact relates to a redundancy perspective on packaging, in relation to sustainability.…”

Section: Sustainable Packagingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Desired, Perceived, and Achieved Sustainability: Trade-Offs in Strategic and Operational Packaging Development

2017

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Abstract:The alignment of the strategic and the operational level of packaging development in relation to the integration of sustainability is not addressed extensively in current research. This paper aims to address this, by focusing on the decision-making interrelations of key actors (marketing and packaging development) within multidisciplinary product-packaging development teams. The research is conducted by means of a qualitative approach, consisting of semi-structured interviews with individual packaging development team members, complemented with a newly developed visualization tool. The research builds upon eight cases within brand owners, packaging material suppliers and packaging development consultants. The main findings of the study include the decision-making trade-offs between sustainability considerations and other project indicators, such as costs, time-to-market and technical challenges. These trade-offs are linked to the strategic and operational roles of key actors, and to internal and external factors influencing sustainable development processes. This research's contribution is to address the alignment of the strategic and the operational levels of sustainable packaging development, in relation to (1) decision making and interrelations within multidisciplinary development teams; and (2) the relevance of development-influencing factors. This provides opportunities for further development of sustainable packaging models and tools, in order to align the strategic and operational level of development.

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Section: Sustainable Packagingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Desired, Perceived, and Achieved Sustainability: Trade-Offs in Strategic and Operational Packaging Development

2017

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“…Beyond the traditional and basic view of packaging as a means of protecting products (Williams et al, 2008;Verghese et al, 2015), over the last few years, new design requirements have been added for packaging: on the one hand, to improve the differentiation capacity of the product (commercial function), and on the other, to improve the efficiency of the product at a logistic and production level (logistic function).…”

Section: Developing a "Packaging Logistics" Approachmentioning

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“Packaging Logistics” for improving performance in supply chains: the role of meta-standards implementation

García-Arca

Garrido

Prado

2016

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Integrated packaging design process arises as one key factor that could contribute to increasing the efficiency and sustainability of supply chains. This approach is called "packaging logistics". Another managerial approach that is related to efficiency and sustainability is the implementation of "meta-standards" (ISO 9000 and ISO 14000). As both "packaging logistics" and "meta-standards" can contribute positively towards supply chain efficiency and sustainability, it becomes relevant to examine the relationship between them. In this study, we explore the potential relation between "meta-standards" (ISO 9000 and ISO 14000) and the implementation of the key aspects of "packaging logistics". In addition, we explore the relation between "packaging logistics" and aspects of performance. This is accomplished through an exploratory study of the packaging design process of Spanish manufacturers in the food industry.

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“…Assessing the environmental impact of durable plastic products can be complex since the environmental costs and benefits of such products need to be carefully examined as well (Cellura, Ardente, & Longo, 2012;Wikströ m & Williams, 2010;Williams, Wikstrom, & Lofgren, 2008). For instance, the environmental cost of the plastic used in manufacturing cars should be weighed against the benefit of lower gas consumption due to reduced vehicle weight.…”

Section: Durable Goodsmentioning

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“…It may be no coincidence that the amount of food wasted based on per capita food consumption and food waste data (EPA, 2010;USDA, 2002) is much lower (12.5%) in the United States where food packaging is heavily used. Packaging that preserves foods and minimizes waste also conserves all the resources invested in bringing that product to market (Cellura et al, 2012;Wikströ m & Williams, 2010;Williams et al, 2008). Wasted food consumes the energy and resources used for cultivation, harvest, and transportation to market and requires additional energy for transportation to landfills.…”

Section: Packaging and Containersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Starch Plastic Packaging and Agriculture Applications

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A life cycle perspective on environmental effects of customer focused packaging development

Cited by 119 publications

References 14 publications

Desired, Perceived, and Achieved Sustainability: Trade-Offs in Strategic and Operational Packaging Development

Desired, Perceived, and Achieved Sustainability: Trade-Offs in Strategic and Operational Packaging Development

“Packaging Logistics” for improving performance in supply chains: the role of meta-standards implementation

Starch Plastic Packaging and Agriculture Applications

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