Key Elements of Circularity Packaging Engineering When designing new packaging and solutions, our engineering teams are strictly following the Nefab sustainability design guidelines. To make the process easier, we developed GreenCalc, a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) tool that identifies potential CO2 eq and cost savings of packaging compared with the existing solution. "Our ambition is to establish fully circular business models and to turn waste into new resources. We set out to do so by designing sustainable packaging based on the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle, and working with key partners for returnable flows." Charles De Muizon Sustainability Director Three simple design priciples With the help of tools like GreenCalc, our engineers follow three design principles: Design with efficient resource utilization (reduce) Reduce environmental impact in transportation, reduce packaging materials use and reduce product fragility Design with extended resource utilization (reuse) Reuse packaging in the supply chain, reuse packaging multiple times, control returnable pool and design packaging to be repaired Design to increase material recovery (recycle) Increase recycled content, use material that can be better recycled, and design with a circular approach
Circular Business Models The Shift to Circularity To create circular eco-systems it is imperative to establish a network with partners throughout the value chain to offer sustainable business models. At Nefab we innovate together with our customers, suppliers, and supply chain partners with the ambition to drive the change into fully circular flows. Our approach is to set up pilot projects to validate and demonstrate potential savings by shifting to a circular business model. The key steps are described below: High or fully recycled packaging materials Packaging design and production with lowest environmental footprint possible Materials sourced from closed loop or circular flows Locally optimized logistics to lower CO2 eq in transport. Enabled by Nefab buy-back of packaging – guaranteeing circularity. LCA measurement and tracking to further reduce CO2 eq emissions and total costs Read more about our initiative within circular business model based on thermoformed plastics