Sustainable Packaging Trends In U.S. And European Markets

Industry Intelligence Inc., a market intelligence and information management company serving the forest products, packaging, and food and beverage industries, has announced it will offer a webinar on June 12 with Jean-Baptiste Molet and Michael Richardson of SGS, who will discuss new trends for environmentally preferable packaging as observed in the U.S. and European markets.

In this one-hour webinar, Molet and Richardson will share information about the upcoming Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) regulatory approaches in the European Union (EU). They will provide qualitative approaches to assess product environmental aspects and environmental claims. Also discussed will be the effects of environmental regulations in the EU and the impact that the new Federal Trade Commission guidance in the U.S. will have on packaging or communications about packaging.
 
SGS is one of the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification companies. Established in 1878, SGS transformed grain trading in Europe by offering innovative agricultural inspection services. Currently the company consists of 10 business segments operating across 10 geographical regions.
 
Molet, who has been with SGS since 2008, is an established system engineer and leads the French Ecodesign team on a diverse range of projects.  
 
Richardson is a sustainability consultant at SGS, where he supports clients’ sustainability efforts by helping them measure, reduce and communicate their environmental impacts through LCA and other tools.
 
Industry Intelligence, Inc. hosts this webinar as part of its ongoing initiative to provide market-relevant, value-added accessible content. There is no charge to register for this webinar, but space is limited.