How to envision a sustainable future for the paper packaging supply chain?

INTRODUCTIONPaper packaging is experiencing a growing consumer demand! This induces a lot of pressure on our forests… which are paramount for mitigating climate crisis and preserving biodiversity which we all depend on!That’s why the Pack4Good initiative from Canopy partners with companies to develop sustainable alternatives.In this episode, Lee-Ann Unger, one of their Senior Corporate Campaigners, explains how to re-imagine together the paper packaging supply chain.Be ready to learn aboutfacts, tips, and tools,next-generation solutions,and collaborative opportunities.I enjoyed how Lee-Ann brought visual comparisons and answered some trickier questions with communicative enthusiasm! RESOURCES MENTIONED AND RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODEThe Canopy EcoPaper Database: https://epd.canopyplanet.org/The 2020 report called "Survival: A Plan To Save Forests and Climate. A Pulp Thriller": https://canopyplanet.org/resources/plan-for-saving-forests-climate/ => Call to action: Canopy is hunting for the latest and greatest paper alternatives to grow their EcoPaper Database across the world. If you are part of the solution or know initiatives that are, but are not yet in this tool, be in touch with them!The IPCC Reports: https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/ The IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations) prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports about knowledge on climate change, its causes, potential impacts and response options. The IPCC also produces Special Reports, which are an assessment on a specific issue and Methodology Reports, which provide practical guidelines for the preparation of greenhouse gas inventories. "Finding the Mother Tree. Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest" from Suzanne Simard, 2021: https://suzannesimard.com/finding-the-mother-tree-book/Lee-Ann also answered the question formulated in Episode #19: Sustainable packaging through the lens of the SHIFT marketing framework _ Part 2/2 by Katherine White of UBC Sauder School of Business. WHERE TO FIND CANOPY, PACK4GOOD AND LEE-ANN­The Canopy website: https://canopyplanet.org/The specific link to their Pack4Good campaign page: https://canopyplanet.org/campaigns/pack4good/Their main social media: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canopyplanet/ & https://www.instagram.com/canopyplanet/The direct email to join Pack4Good: [email protected] LinkedIn profile of Lee-Ann Unger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-ann-unger-4b3020158/ ABOUT LEE-ANN UNGER FROM CANOPYLee-Ann Unger is a Senior Corporate Campaigner with Canopy and lead’s the organization’s Pack4Good Initiative. She has worked on or led a variety of environmental conservation campaigns over the past 20 years, primarily focused on forest conservation, including the world-renowned ancient forests of Clayoquot Sound. In addition to her creative and strategic approaches, she brings deep experience in market research to the Canopy team. She’s also co-founder of an award-winning animal welfare organization that works to better the lives of companion animals in need in remote communities. Her passion for ancient forests, wild spaces and animals grounds her work. PODCAST MUSICSpecial thanks to Joachim Regout who made the jingle. Have a look at his work here. I am happy to bring a sample of our strong bonds on these sound waves. Since I was a child, he made me discover a wide range of music of all kinds. I am also delighted he is a nature lover and shares the Look4Loops 'out of the box philosophy'. He is an inspiring source of creativity for me.