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43 - Fabien Thibault - Global Manager, Product & Packaging Sustainability for MilliporeSigma

People of Packaging · 22 Dec 2020 · 43m

What this episode covers

Fabien Thibault, Global Manager of Product & Packaging Sustainability at MilliporeSigma, details the development and implementation of the company's SMASH Packaging initiative. He explains how the team defined specific 2022 targets for over 200,000 products, balancing the 'Secure' goal of zero deforestation with the 'Switch' goal of maximizing recyclability. Thibault discusses the challenges of supply chain assessment for fiber-based materials and his vision for a global solution that allows recycled plastic to match virgin material properties.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
MilliporeSigma
Products
SMASH Packaging, Veuve Clicquot
Also
FSC, PEFC, SFI

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