Renewable future

A box is no longer a box anymore. With Intelligent Packaging, boxes are now having their own digital life. We speak to Eef de Ferrente of the Active & Intelligent Packaging Association and Sylvia Kaiser-Kershaw from NXP Semiconductors about the future possibilities of intelligent packaging.

Responsible tree plantations and biodiversity by Stora Enso

Everyone seems to be talking about the bioeconomy. Why is it important? Is it going to change way we live? We talk to Carina Håkansson Managing Director of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation and Marco Lucisano, Director for Papermaking and Packaging at the R&D company Innventia. Introduction with Stora Enso’s EVP Legal and country manager, Per Lyrvall.

More than half the world’s population lives in urban areas. How do we build housing in a sustainable way? Are high-rise buildings in wood a solution? Can it be done on a large scale? Our host Colm O’Callaghan talks to Anssi Lassila, award-winning Finnish architect, Nils Lindstrand, Editor in Chief at Nordisk träteknik, and Gernot Weiss, CLT expert at Stora Enso.

Did you know that you probably have garments in your closet made from wooden fibres? Are textiles made from pulp the answer to the fashion industry’s environmental challenges? Our host Colm O’Callaghan talks to Anna-Leena Teppo, Sustainability Manager at Marimekko, and Stora Enso’s textile pulp expert Sirpa Valimaa.

Single households, food on-the-go and takeaway meals are an increasing phenomenon. With that, the demand for packaging continues to grow. Is this sustainable and how do we approach it? How does it affect food waste? Our host Colm O’Callaghan talks to Emma Hernell, Senior Analyst at United Minds, and Erik Lindroth, Environmental Director at Tetra Pak.