BHETA is holding an advisory session with BHETA business service provider, Root to provide practical advice on how suppliers can meet retailer packaging expectations.
The first webinar takes place on 4 September at 10.30am and will see Tesco’s senior packaging manager, Paul Earnshaw updating delegates on the retailer’s ‘Red/Amber/Green’ approach to packaging targets in response to packaging legislation, packaging tax, extended producer responsibility and carbon footprint.
This will be followed on 9 September at 1pm, by a 30 minute corresponding presentation from Tracy Sutton and Hannah Worthington from Root, helping suppliers respond to the regulatory pressures and anticipate future demands.
They will also answer specific supplier questions. Delegates can pose these on the day or email queries to sr@bheta.co.uk ahead of the event.
The main agenda is as follows:
- An actionable summary of the global policy landscape including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Plastics Taxes, and the new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations
- Why compliance is not enough
- How to adapt to the new landscape and use it as a USP
- Examples of other businesses which have started to adapt
Root is a trusted advisor to over 800 brands on sustainable packaging, delivering world-class advisory, strategy, regulatory and impact services to global brands and producers.
The company guides teams through the complex sustainable packaging landscape, helps identify packaging regulation risks and become policy-prepared, and enables clients to meet mandatory reporting requirements. It also works with customers to ‘become leaders’ in responsible packaging, increasing competitive advantage while reducing reputational risk.
Tracy Sutton, Root founder and director, is a regular speaker at international conferences and a respected commentator in national and trade media.
BHETA’s marketing director, Steve Richardson commented: “Packaging regulation is very much top of mind for suppliers, retailers, and legislators. With this combination of advisory events, BHETA is enabling suppliers to hear the latest implications from a retailer who is leading the field in this area, and then explore how they can best respond in practical terms.
“In both cases this is not just about compliance, but about developing packaging solutions that deliver competitive advantage for both supplier and retailer.”
