• Innovations and Insights: Elevating Liquor Packaging for Sustainability with Strategy and Smarter Data
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The Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP) invites members and industry professionals to a webinar on sustainable packaging strategies for the liquor sector, scheduled for Wednesday 13 August at 11am.

Hosted by Nevil Shah, sourcing, sustainability and compliance manager at Australian Liquor Marketers and member of the Drinks Association Sustainability Council, the session will cover sustainable packaging design, retailer strategies, and data-driven innovations.

The panel will include:

  • Insights on recent award-winning sustainable alcohol packaging designs from AIP
  • Coles Liquor’s strategies for driving sustainability across current and future supply chains
  • GS1 Australia’s data-driven innovations, including the use of 2D barcodes for product traceability and consumer engagement

Speakers are:

  • Nevil Shah, Australian Liquor Marketers
  • Shae Courtney, national quality and sustainability manager at Coles Liquor
  • Nerida Kelton, executive director at AIP
  • Dharshi Hasthanayake, sustainability manager at GS1 Australia
  • Peter Davenport, principal advisor – liquor at GS1 Australia

The webinar will explore how global standards can improve packaging transparency, efficiency and circularity. It is aimed at brand, marketing, ESG, product development, legal and packaging professionals.

More information and registration are available here.

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