Michael Sturges

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

With a focus on data-driven environmental assessment in the value chains for pulp and paper, packaging, printing and publishing, Michael Sturges has over twenty five years of experience in delivering environmental and sustainability consultancy projects. For over fifteen years he has been working with the Swedish-based forest industries research association Innventia (which since January 2017 became part of Research Institutes of Sweden, RISE). Michael’s experience includes life cycle assessment studies, carbon footprinting, environmental labelling, environmental best practice and sustainability reporting as applied to the supply chains for forest industries, packaging, printing & publishing and paper & board.
He has been the project leader on a number of high profile environment studies in these sectors. Clients have included a wide range of stakeholders. As well as working for government agencies (the European Commission, UK Department of Trade and Industry, Japan Economic Planning Agency; WRAP; DEFRA) Michael has worked with many major multi-national corporations in the packaging, paper and publishing supply chains (for example, Mondi Packaging, Metsa, Billerud, UPM, amongst others). He also provides ongoing support to a number of trade associations in these sectors, working closely with Cepi, CITPA, Cepi Containerboard, FEFCO, Pro Carton, CEPI-Eurokraft, Eurosac and ACE. Recently, he has provided support to EPPA in their LCA activities, particularly around the topic of reusable versus recyclable single-use food service packaging
Contact details:
Email: [email protected]
Mobile number: +44 (0)7787 531141

onsdag
Single-use vs. multiple-use: which one is actually better for the environment?

The packaging industry faces significant challenges and opportunities in reducing climate impacts, material usage, increasing recycling and reuse, while maintaining the safety of packaged products for consumers.
 
Successfully navigating these challenges requires collaboration across the entire value chain and beyond borders.  However without science-based evidence it is difficult for policy-makers to implement the most effective solutions that focus on waste reduction - whilst ensuring the best environmental outcome.
 
The panel will discuss the crucial role of the packaging industry in achieving climate neutral goals and fostering opportunities to reduce plastic whilst reducing waste and ensuring higher collection rates. Given the approval of the PPWR by the European Parliament in April, we will also examine the role of scientific studies - such as life cycle assessments - and their role in guiding policy making and industry when making decisions around the pros and cons of reuse and single-use packaging formats.
 
To discuss this we are very lucky to have three eminent speakers on our panel, including Daniel Westlén, State Secretary to the Minister for Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, Fredrik Davidsson, President Fiber Foodservice EAO, Huhtamaki Michael Sturges leading LCA expert from RISE.
 
The discussion will be conducted in English.

Språk:
Engelska
Lokal:
Packaging Plaza level 2

The packaging industry faces significant challenges and opportunities in reducing climate impacts, material usage, increasing recycling and reuse, while maintaining the safety of packaged products for consumers.
 
Successfully navigating these challenges requires collaboration across the entire value chain and beyond borders.  However without science-based evidence it is difficult for policy-makers to implement the most effective solutions that focus on waste reduction - whilst ensuring the best environmental outcome.
 
The panel will discuss the crucial role of the packaging industry in achieving climate neutral goals and fostering opportunities to reduce plastic whilst reducing waste and ensuring higher collection rates. Given the approval of the PPWR by the European Parliament in April, we will also examine the role of scientific studies - such as life cycle assessments - and their role in guiding policy making and industry when making decisions around the pros and cons of reuse and single-use packaging formats.
 
To discuss this we are very lucky to have three eminent speakers on our panel, including Daniel Westlén, State Secretary to the Minister for Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, Fredrik Davidsson, President Fiber Foodservice EAO, Huhtamaki Michael Sturges leading LCA expert from RISE.
 
The discussion will be conducted in English.