Key takeaways from the 2022 Virtual Conference
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Session 1
The Path to a Sustainable, Circular Future: what this means for FIBCs
LC Packaging: Marcel Schouten, Director FIBC
LC Packaging: Lotte Mastwijk - Manager Communications and Sustainability
No-Waste Solutions: Sara Lindeblad Wingstrand - Circular Economy, Packaging and Innovation
LC Packaging believes that integrating sustainability into our business is the future. By means of our 2030 Ambition, we aim to move from ‘compliance’ to ‘purpose’. Why are we doing this and what benefit will it bring our customers? How can such voluntary commitments accelerate the transition to a Circular Economy by driving change on a global as well as a local scale?
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Session 2
A transforming financial landscape: EPR, taxes and incentives
LC Packaging: Tom Harrison-Prentice - Circular Economy Lead
KPMG: Arnoud Walrecht - Director Global Circular Economy Lead
KPMG: Merijn Betjes - Tax Director, Sustainability
The existing and upcoming plastics regulations and taxes mark an important step towards reducing the use of (virgin) plastics. This session covers the headlines of these changes in relation to the production, distribution and use of FIBCs. What does the road towards compliance with these regulations mean for all parties in the chain, and what is required from each of them?
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Session 3
The road to implementing circularity: an example from the IBC industry
Schütz GmbH & Co. KGaA: Michael Pleitgen - Manager Reconditioning Services EMEA
LC Packaging GmbH: Thorsten Classen - Managing Director
Around 15 years ago, Schütz implemented a circular solution for IBCs. During this session, they will give a quick recap of their journey toward this solution, including the obstacles they had to overcome, and the results that have been achieved by teaming up with the right partners along the way.
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Session 4
Circular FIBC solutions: Design for Recycling, Reuse and Recycled content
LC Packaging International: Tom Harrison-Prentice - Circular Economy Lead
WorldBag: Sebastiaan Dalmeijer - Commercial Lead
LC Packaging GmbH: Thorsten Classen - Managing Director
An update on the essential elements of our journey to create a circular FIBC solution: explaining how Design for Recycling contributes to creating high-quality rPP, and how FIBC reconditioning extends its lifecycle. What are the benefits and the challenges, and how can we close the loop together?
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Contribution to Siyazenzela course by Wilderness Foundation Africa
Together with the Wilderness Foundation Africa, the LC Supports Foundation works on protecting and sustaining wildlife, wilderness and youth empowerment - among others - through integrated conservation and education programmes.
For each participant in the Sustainable FIBC Virtual Conference, LC Packaging has made a donation to the LC Supports Foundation to support the training programs by the Wilderness Foundation Africa. For this event, the total donation was €2,500.