Tony Loeb

🌎 Glass emerges as a strategic solution for eco-friendly packaging, especially for food and beverages, due to its infinite recyclability without degradation, inert nature, and superior preservation qualities. A comparative study by Professor Vincenzo Maria Sglavo of the University of Trento, presented by Assovetro on March 18, suggests that glass has the lowest energy requirements and CO2 emissions in production compared to PET, aluminum, and multilayer laminate, with an estimated recycling rate of 81.9% by 2024. While transformation processes have similar carbon footprints across materials, glass and aluminum lead in recycling efficiency, with multilayer laminate not exceeding 40%. Despite heavier transport carbon footprints due to high density, efforts are underway to produce lighter glass containers, like a 75cl still wine bottle weighing 300 grams.

📈 Fonte Margherita, established in 1845, will sponsor the Marketing Retail Summit on April 2 in Bari, featuring its mineral water from the Piccole Dolomiti and non-alcoholic drinks under the "Acqua Azzurra" brand. The company will highlight eco-friendly bricks and glass bottles, offering various product sizes to participants: 50 cl and 33 cl eco-friendly bricks, 80 cl oligomineral water bottles, nine non-alcoholic beverages of 100 cl, and five non-alcoholic aperitifs of 27.5 cl. Emphasizing environmental sustainability, the packaging is fully recyclable, promoting responsible socializing and conscious consumption.

💸 Granoro, an Italian pasta producer based in Puglia, focuses on sustainability and follows the UN's 17 sustainable development goals. Since 2012, their "Dedicato" project uses 100% Apulian durum wheat, tracked and certified (22005:2008) by DNV, also glyphosate-free. Their 2022-2024 Strategic Sustainability Plan integrates Corporate Social Responsibility into their core business. Granoro has achieved 60% self-produced electricity, 20% self-produced thermal energy, 100% rainwater use for irrigation, 30% raw materials from a certified short supply chain, 85% renewable energy use, and 28% plastic packaging reduction.