Sustainable Packaging Strategy
Our Sustainable Packaging Strategy
Packaging is crucial to ensuring that SKOPE products arrive in perfect condition and
uphold our quality standards. Sustainable packaging performs this critical task, whilst reducing the impact on the environment. We are committed to improving the sustainability of our packaging and this strategy outlines our approach.
Sustainable Materials
Core to a sustainable packaging system is ensuring that the materials of each packaging element are the most appropriate. This involves balancing resource inputs (for instance energy, water, chemicals), performance, along with end-of-life impacts of different material types.
Ambition and Target: Our packaging system utilises the most sustainable materials
available. Our first step is to remove all problematic plastics* by 2025. In addition, we will also work on increasing the recycled content of packaging materials. Utilising materials that are already available, to avoid virgin materials, is key for supporting the circular economy.
Design
Effective design of a packaging system can reduce environmental impacts and maintain, or even improve, packaging performance and safe delivery of products. Design for sustainability considers material use, recoverability, product damage, transport efficiency, accessibility and more.
Ambition and Target: Our packaging is the most efficient it could be. Our first step is to design for 100% recyclability by the end of 2025.
We also plan to review the overall packaging material usage and requirements. We hope to find reductions in the amount of material needed to package, and the overall weight of the packaging per item.
Partnership
A sustainable packaging system requires collaboration from everyone including suppliers, logistics, brands, end customers and waste management and infrastructure providers. Ambition and Target: Our value chain partnerships ensure our packaging is as sustainable as possible. Our first step is to engage our supply chain on sustainable packaging by end of 2025.
To further system-wide action, we are members of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) and support Australia’s National Packaging Targets and Aotearoa New Zealand’s voluntary packaging targets.