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Packaging Reputation
The core role of packaging is to protect products and to keep food and drink fresher for longer. In doing so, packaging makes supply chains more efficient and protects the energy and resources invested in products.
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Circular Economy Lesson Plan
Let’s Go Circular! Our Circular Economy Lesson Plan helps engage young people on the meaning and importance of circularity.
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Article Jul 29 2024
DS Smith has invested more than €50 million euros in its packaging facilities in Portugal in response to a growing demand for sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions
The investment, which has taken place over the last three years, underline our company-wide commitment to strategic priorities around innovation, sustainability, and circularity, with a key focus on optimizing service capabilities for customers in the Iberian region.
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Get to know Izzy
Izzy enjoys the daily challenges of working in the sustainability delivery team, which involve problem-solving and generating creative ideas to meet our sustainability targets.
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How to bring your business into the Circular Economy
The circular economy is a new way of designing, making, and creating value that benefits business, society, and the environment.The current way of taking resources from the ground to make products, only to throw them away again is no longer an option. But if we make the transition to the Circular Economy it’s still possible to slow global warming and create a more sustainable world for now and for future generations.
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Article Sep 29 2023
DS Smith triple-wins in ScanStar design competition
The success of our innovative and sustainable packaging designs has once again been internationally recognized – three times! Our design teams from Finland, Sweden and Denmark received the well-deserved recognition for their award-wining packaging designs.
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What is the Circular Economy?
The circular economy is an alternative solution for the current linear economy that is based on a ‘take, make, consume and dispose’ mindset. It is a model that is based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.
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Caring for our people
At DS Smith, our most valuable asset is our people. Realising the potential of our people is essential for the continued growth of the business. As a responsible employer, we are conscious of the wide-reaching impact of employment relationships on individuals, their families and the communities in which they live and work.
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Fibre Sourcing & Availability
Whilst we prioritise the use of recycled fibres through our circular business model, a small amount of virgin fibres are required. However, to deliver truly sustainable value, whilst we consume virgin fibre today we must also protect the resources that our business will need tomorrow.
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Article Apr 16 2024
PPWR: The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Explained
As a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, we fully support the European Union’s aim of promoting packaging circularity and reducing the impact of packaging on the environment. To help our customers navigate new rules shaping the future of packaging in the EU, we have outlined the latest information on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), its importance, objectives, and the differences between existing rules and the key measures introduced by the new legislation.
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