The switch from plastic to environmentally friendly materials is a complex challenge – particularly in the area of single-use items – and is not necessarily solved by one solution. In this podcast, we look at the differing views on single-use and multi-use, with a special focus on food service items, such as paper cups. How should brand owners think about how to serve food and beverage in coffee shops and quick-service restaurants? And can consumers continue to use takeaway cups with good conscience? At the heart of the discussion is the recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study by the European Paper Packaging Association (EPPA) on the topic of Single Use vs Multiple Use. Guesting the pod are: Emiliano Micalizio, Principal and Operation Manager, Ramboll, Veronika Abraham, Senior Consultant Sustainability, Ramboll, Antonio D'Amato, CEO of Seda International Packaging Group, and Maria Holopainen, Business Lead on Circular Economy, Packaging Materials, Stora Enso.

The single-use dilemma

World leaders have agreed upon a framework to protect biodiversity across the planet after the UN Summit on biodiversity in Montreal. The framework is crucial for the planet’s survival and is going to change the way businesses and the financial community operates. In this episode you will find out how.

The new global biodiversity deal: What does it mean for business?

Europe’s forests are getting bigger – here’s why! 
Learn how the rise of mass timber construction directly supports the reforestation and expansion of European forests with timber scientist Maximilian Pramreiter and mathematician Dr. Galina Churkina in conversation with Stora Enso – the global company at the forefront of the renewable material transformation.

Europe’s forests are getting bigger – here’s why

What will it take to build sustainable cities? We talked to Cristina Gamboa, CEO of the World Green Building Council, one of the largest networks leading the transformation to sustainable building, Alan Organschi, architect, Yale professor and Director, Innovation Lab at Bauhaus der Erde, along with Heinz Felder at Stora Enso, the renewable materials company.

Building sustainable cities: How they’re made

Stora Enso's podcast looks at the opportunities we can create from renewable materials. Global megatrends are driving consumer and customer demand, and our future. How do renewable materials fit in this changing world? With a panel of expert guests we invite you into a lively conversation on a series of subjects close to our heart.

 

How can we approach packaging in a sustainable way, as the consumer craving for food on-the-go rises? What are the implications? As people continue to move into the cities, how can we help meet the world's demand for sustainable housing? What biomaterials come from a tree, and what can you do with them? Can you really make clothes from a tree? Stora Enso's host Colm O'Callaghan meets and discusses these and other interesting topics with a variety of guests.

The single-use dilemma

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