February 2023

Efforts centered around this mission have been paying off, and in 2020, BMW was recognized as the world’s most sustainable automaker on the Dow Jones index. The company has been using renewed and recycled materials in production for some time now, perhaps most notably in models such as the i3, and has reduced carbon emissions associated with production operations by 70% from 2006 to 2019.

Cruz Foam, Santa Cruz, California has announced the launch of a new family of protective packaging products it says can meet specific customer needs for shipping fragile and temperature-sensitive goods for consumers and businesses. The company claims its patented compostable foam outperforms equivalent plastic-based products and exceeds current industry standards for sustainability.

Nestlé has apologised after customers complained of a shortage of popular coffee product Coffee-Mate. The firm said it was working to resolve manufacturing issues around the non-dairy creamer which means it has been absent from some supermarket shelves.

Described by Nestlé as "the perfect partner to coffee", the creamer is said to make coffee richer, smoother. It is used by some as an alternative to milk and comes in flavours including vanilla, chocolate and crème brûlée.

Refillable and reusable packaging is a growing trend in the Consumer Packaged Goods space, both for direct-to-consumer companies and for those large brands primarily selling their products at retail. Thus far, many of these products have followed the Refill-at-home model, with the majority comprising products in the household cleaning and personal care markets.

Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB) unveiled an updated logo and packaging on its social media pages.

“The evolution of OMB provides us a canvas to better showcase the authentic brand stories behind our beers. Our new imagery tells the story of each product more effectively while remaining true to OMB’s core values — quality, consistency, and approachable easy drinking beer,” the post read.

The post reassured customers that the new designs are the only thing changing.