Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries across the globe, revolutionizing how we work, create, and innovate. Among its most exciting branches is generative AI, which can produce everything from images and text to video and audio. For brands, marketers, and CPG packaging, the potential is immense. Yet, while the promise of AI is captivating, we are only beginning to understand its full impact, particularly when it comes to the environment. …

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Clear and transparent reporting on our sustainability progress is critical to our business success. This report serves as an introduction to the work happening across SGK and highlights essential sustainability initiatives. Data and disclosures in this report were determined in part by our materiality assessment and in consultation with our most important stakeholders. This report aligns with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Advertising and Marketing and Containers and Packaging …

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There was a time when sustainability and beauty were helpless together. In fact, the two completely contradicted each other.  The beauty industry has a reputation for being one of the least environmentally friendly industries because of its heavy reliance on single-use products and plastic packaging. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a third of landfill waste is from the beauty industry, 120 billion units of packaging a year comes from beauty products, and its shipping contributes more than 1 billion tons of CO2 …

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Retailers, consumers and lawmakers all have a vital part to play if we are to make truly transformational changes in packaging sustainability that will have a lasting positive impact on our planet. Sustainability has become a topic that no one can or should ignore. But this is not a new issue. From a packaging perspective, there has long been a drive to design and introduce materials and structures that are …

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The different demands on brands and their sustainability Over the past few years, sustainability has become a prominent trend due to noticeable climate change and the efforts of the Fridays for Future movement. It has now influenced almost all aspects of life and significantly impacted our lifestyle. The challenges and experiences that society has faced due to the pandemic, war in Europe, inflation, and natural disasters such as those in …

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