Sustainability in Packaging Conference 2018 details announced

U.K.-based Smithers Pira has announced details for the Sustainability in Packaging Conference 2018, a three-day event in Chicago March 12-14, offering a comprehensive look at the commercial challenges facing sustainable packaging. The show will feature expert opinions on how sustainable packaging can become a commercial reality.

Through panel discussions, exploratory workshops and tours around the greater Chicago area, Smithers Pira says this year’s program focuses on material innovations pushing sustainability forward, end-of-life options, designing more sustainable packaging, regulations and labeling and other noteworthy topics.

“Smithers Pira’s Sustainability in Packaging conference is becoming the leading platform for sharing business intelligence around sustainable packaging,” says Kimberlee Rohrer, head of production for Smithers Pira. “The conference offers attendees the opportunity to collaborate with peers and colleagues on ideas and strategies that benefit their products and bottom lines, while creating sustainable packaging that their customers love.”

This year’s speaker lineup will allow attendees to hear insights from top sustainable packaging experts from Starbucks, Best Buy, Recycle Across America, Whirlpool, WWF, WestRock, General Mills, Waste Management, HAVI, Recycling Partnership and others, Smithers says.

Registration for Sustainability in Packaging is open and can be completed here.

Smithers Pira is a worldwide authority on packaging, paper and print industry supply chains. Established in 1930, the company provides strategic and technical consulting, testing, intelligence and events to help clients gain market insights, identify opportunities, evaluate product performance and manage compliance.