2020 Packaging Sustainability: A Changing Landscape Executive Summary

Sustainability has become an important part of many companies' overall brand and image story. One of the key aspects of working toward a more sustainable production model is a focus on improving the environmental friendliness of product packaging.

In the last decade, consumer knowledge and concern regarding ocean pollution, low rates of recycling, and the use of non-renewable resources in packaging has increased. In this report, CPG manufacturers share their insights on how they are examining their own packaging formats, materials, and operations to ensure they are in line with the environmental outlook of today's consumers.

While this report focuses primarily on sustainability initiatives that involve packaging, CPGs also mentioned several other sustainable strategies, including the efficient use of water and electricity, as well as the overall reduction of greenhouse gases.