Berlin Packaging 2025 Executive Summary

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2025 Sustainability Report

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About Berlin Packaging Who We Are As the world's largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier®, we're driving the future of sustainable packaging. We provide brands of all sizes, from family-owned to Fortune 50, with comprehensive packaging solutions that integrate manufacturing, distribution, and value-added services, including structural and brand design, custom tooling and molds, sustainability consulting, quality assurance, and logistics. Our global reach and end-to-end value chain enable us to deliver sustainable packaging for products people use every day.

We serve virtually every major end market, including food, beverage, spirits, beer, wine, personal care, beauty, household care, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, automotive aftermarket, industrial, and pet care. Across these sectors we focus on helping our customers optimize sustainability, brand impact, and performance. We leverage our global scale, customer focus, and expertise to grow our customers’ businesses, accelerate their sustainability journeys, and partner with like-minded organizations to drive systemic change throughout the packaging supply chain.

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By The Numbers

2,200+ Team Members

100+

Locations Across 4 Continents

50k+

Packaging Components

2025

Acquisitions:

1,700+ Suppliers

6M

sq ft of Warehouse Space

Jurcal Packaging, Spain; Cosmei, Italy; and Sarom Packaging and Romgallia, Romania

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Goals and Progress In 2025, we enhanced our greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions goals and made significant strides to advance circularity, packaging innovation, waste management, energy conservation, sustainable supply chain, and more. Our goals are intricately linked with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), as well as the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") standards.

Berlin Packaging furthered its long-term commitment to internationally recognized safety standards. In 2025, we achieved ISO 45001:2018 multisite certification across 16 EMEA locations, establishing a more consistent framework for occupational health and safety management, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.

Unless stated otherwise, all our public commitments and progress, such as those related to greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy procurement, specifically apply to our Americas and EMEA regions, which make up over 80% of our global footprint. Our commitments and progress are all set against our 2022 baseline.

We expect to continue refining our goals as our business, data, and regulatory context evolve, and we will share progress updates in future reports.

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Innovation & Circularity Berlin Packaging's Goals

Progress to Date

Enable our customers to ensure their product portfolio

Enabled 75 brands to enhance their sustainable

is designed for recyclability.

Increase our customers’ use of recycled content

packaging strategy, including product launches with sustainability attributes.

across their product portfolio.

Sold 14,810 metric tons of post-consumer recycled

Design our products with comprehensive

reduces the amount of virgin material used in our

sustainability attributes to minimize environmental impact, such as optimal material use and reuse & refill.

Expand our suite of sustainability services to help our customers unpack their full sustainability potential.

("PCR") material, a 14% increase from 2024. PCR customers’ packaging.

Conducted 120+ quantitative assessments to help brands understand their packaging footprint.

Enhanced our sustainability marketing and communications consulting service, partnering with brands to communicate their sustainable packaging initiatives.

Launched digital supplier scorecards and AI-driven

SDGs

12.2, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6

tools to automate EPR regulatory compliance, SKU audits, fee calculations, recyclability scoring, and

intelligent modeling to simulate cost, carbon, and compliance impact of packaging redesigns.

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Climate Berlin Packaging's Goals

Progress to Date

Net-zero commitment

Achieved Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

By 2050, achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across our value chain.

verification for emissions reduction goals1.

We established 2025 as our climate planning and

Scope 1 & 2 emissions

performance-tracking baseline following material

By 2030, reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by

improvements in data quality, organizational

By 2050, reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90%

In 2025, Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions totaled

44.8% from a 2022 baseline.

from a 2022 baseline.

coverage, and reporting methodology.

7,298 tCO2e. This improved 2025 baseline will guide

operational decarbonization planning and support

Scope 3 emissions

By 2030, reduce our Scope 3 emissions by 51.6% per U.S. dollar of revenue, relative to our 2022 baseline.

By 2050, reduce Scope 3 emissions by 97% per U.S.

consistent performance tracking.

In 2025, Scope 3 emissions totaled 3,338,224 tCO2e and represented nearly all of our total footprint.

Purchased Goods and Services remained our largest

dollar of revenue, relative to our 2022 baseline.

emissions category by a substantial margin.

Renewable energy

Purchased 5,581 MWh of renewable energy

energy, targeting 100% renewable electricity for

our Americas region.

Annually increase procurement of renewable company operations.

credits in 2025, covering 100% of electricity use in

Renewable energy represented 42% of total energy consumed, while grid electricity represented 58%.

SDGs

7.2, 7.3, 9.4, 12.2 Berlin Packaging 2025 Sustainability Report

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We established 2025 as our internal baseline and are currently validating it with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), while preparing to validate our new targets against the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0.

Responsible Supply Chain Management

Berlin Packaging's Goals

Progress to Date

By 2028, assess 400 suppliers on environment,

In 2025, assessed 282 suppliers with a 94%

labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable

engagement rate via third-party assessments.

procurement criteria.

By 2028, achieve >80% engagement rate with assessed suppliers.

Collaborated with key suppliers to enhance continuous improvement plans.

SDGs 7.3, 9.4

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Waste Reduction Berlin Packaging's Goals

Progress to Date

By 2030, certify 20 of our strategic warehouses

Pursuing TRUE zero waste certification for our

from landfill.

diversion rate in 2025.

Reduce waste across our global operations and

Our Pittsburgh warehouse diverted 84.5% of its

as zero waste, which means >90% waste diverted

divert from landfills as much as possible.

Napa Valley warehouse, which achieved a 98.7%

waste from landfills in 2025, with some months exceeding 93%.

In 2025, the Pittsburgh warehouse recycled 1,393,425 pounds, or 696.71 net tons, of materials — a 28%

increase over recycled material tonnage in 2024.

SDGs 12.5

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Biodiversity & Community Engagement Berlin Packaging's Goals

Progress to Date

Actively engage our network to help conserve,

Hosted company-sponsored volunteering and

protect, and restore our ecosystems.

engagement initiatives globally.

Engage our people to give back through community

Participated in One Warm Coat Campaign,

health and well-being initiatives.

collecting over 1,600 outerwear items. Non-wearable clothing was directed to textile recycling centers, reducing landfill waste and extending the life of reusable garments.

Donated $20,000 to the American Red Cross to support local community resilience and disaster response.

SDGs 13.3

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Highlights

70,000+ Global Customers Trusted by leading brands and businesses around the world.

340+ Million Units Sold1 Delivering smart, sustainable packaging solutions at scale.

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14,810 Metric Tons of PCR Material Supplied That’s a 14% increase over 2024. The recycled material (diverted from landfills and part of the circular economy) is equivalent to the weight of about 1,300 large school buses.2

5,581 MWh Renewable Energy Credits Procured This amount of renewable energy is equivalent to powering about 15.2 million electric-vehicle miles — or roughly 74,000 full EV charges, assuming a 75 kWh battery.3

This figure is only for the Americas region.

Calculated based on the average weight of an empty large school bus of roughly 25,000 pounds.

3 Derived using the EPA Green Power Equivalency Calculator for miles driven by an electric vehicle.

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3,000+ Hours of Sustainability Training This learning included our 300+ packaging consultants (sales representatives).

26 Packaging Awards Won Recognized globally for excellence in design, innovation, and sustainability.

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Sustainability Alliances Berlin Packaging partners with third-party experts, NGOs, industry groups, certification bodies, and other sustainability-focused organizations to help inform our strategy, strengthen our expertise, and validate progress against our goals. These alliances give us access to the conversations shaping the future of packaging — from recyclability standards and labeling guidance to supplier responsibility, climate action, ethical business practices, and sustainable facilities.

Just as importantly, these partnerships help Berlin Packaging translate complex sustainability topics into practical guidance for customers. Through our involvement in leading industry organizations, we stay close to evolving standards, regulatory expectations, material innovations, and end-of-life considerations.

These connections enable us to help customers make packaging decisions that are not only more sustainable but also technically sound, commercially viable, and defensible.

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Circular Packaging Innovation At Berlin Packaging, circularity is more than a sustainability priority. It is a design discipline, an innovation framework, and a practical way to help customers reduce environmental impact while creating packaging that performs in the market.

Over the past several years, sustainability has become a foundational requirement within our Innovation & Design strategy. Today, our teams integrate environmental performance into the earliest phases of development, alongside aesthetics, functionality, usability, manufacturability, and commercial viability. Before a package is engineered, sourced, or launched, we ask how it can use materials more responsibly, reduce unnecessary weight and accessories, improve recyclability, support reuse or refill, and deliver measurable value across its life cycle.

This approach is grounded in Berlin Packaging's sustainable packaging pillars: material circularity, component optimization, and reuse and refill. These pillars give our design, engineering, sustainability, and sourcing teams a shared framework for decision-making.

They also help customers translate sustainability goals into actionable packaging strategies, from switching to more sustainable materials and increasing post-consumer recycled (PCR) content to redesigning formats to improve transport efficiency to developing refillable systems that keep packaging in use longer.

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Sustainable packaging shouldn't be a certification exercise. It's a design discipline — built on creativity, collaboration, and evidence that connects every decision to real environmental outcomes.

- Scott Jost, Chief Innovation Officer

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Sustainability as a Design Discipline Our Studio One Eleven design and innovation teams play a central role in this work.

Across global studio locations, designers and engineers use quantitative assessment tools, recyclability matrices, material selection frameworks, and rapid prototyping capabilities to evaluate packaging concepts before they move into production. These tools make environmental trade-offs visible and help customers make decisions based on data rather than assumptions. Sustainability is assessed at each stage of the process, not as a final checkpoint, but as a core design constraint that shapes material choices, structural decisions, user experience, and end-of-life outcomes.

This integrated model creates value for both customers and Berlin Packaging. By combining design and materials expertise, sustainability analytics, engineering knowledge, and access to a global network of 1,700+ packaging converters, we can efficiently move promising ideas from concept to commercial scale. Our model also aligns our success with customer outcomes: we are invested in whether the package launches, performs, and helps advance the customer's business and sustainability goals.

In 2025, this work delivered measurable impact. Berlin Packaging supplied 14,000+ metric tons of PCR material, a 14% increase over 2024. These results reflect the growing role of data-driven design and circular material strategies in our customer partnerships.

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Circular Design in Action Quantitative assessments are a critical part of this

Our circular innovation work extends across markets

work. Built around ISO 14040 standards, our capabilities

and regions. In beauty and personal care, we

help customers compare packaging options, quantify

continue to develop premium refillable and reusable

environmental impacts, and validate improvements.

systems that meet consumer expectations for design,

In one example, Berlin Packaging helped Branch Basics

performance, ease of use, and sustainability. In

transition its Oxygen Boost powder from a canister

wine and spirits, lightweighting and recycled glass

to a lightweight pouch. The assessment showed that

continue to gain momentum. In food, nutraceuticals,

the new format enabled eight times more units per

and B2B packaging, customers are increasingly

truckload and reduced annual shipping emissions

looking for solutions that reduce weight, improve

by 14.6 tons of CO2. The project demonstrated how a

transport efficiency, and prepare their portfolios for

packaging change can improve logistics efficiency,

evolving regulatory expectations.

reduce emissions, and support a broader reuse-andrefill brand model.

In EMEA, regulatory developments such as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation are

Branch Basics also illustrates how circular design

accelerating customer demand for recyclable,

can strengthen commercial performance. Studio

lightweight, and recycled-content packaging. Berlin

One Eleven worked with the brand to design custom

Packaging supports customers as they evaluate

refillable glass spray bottles and laundry detergent

several pathways: optimizing existing packaging

dispensers that aligned with its mission of clean, safe,

through lightweighting or recycled content, shifting

effective products for healthier homes and a healthier

to alternative formats, or developing fully custom

planet. The packaging combined durability, premium

sustainable packaging. Our role is to organize, guide,

aesthetics, and a seamless refill experience. The result

and steer that process so customers can identify

became the brand's most successful product launch,

solutions that are compliant, commercially feasible,

earned multiple industry awards, and helped turn the

and environmentally meaningful.

refill ritual into a meaningful consumer experience.

In this case, sustainability was not separate from the brand's success. It helped drive it.

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Circular innovation means designing packaging that carries the brand experience forward while reducing impact across every stage of its life.

-A ndrea Ucchino, Design Director EMEA, Studio One Eleven

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Scaling Innovation Through Collaboration We also recognize that there is no universal answer to sustainable packaging design. The best solution depends on the full value chain, including material availability, local recycling infrastructure, product lifespan, supply chain configuration, performance requirements, consumer behavior, and total environmental impact. The long-standing comparison between glass and plastic illustrates this complexity: the optimal choice depends on context. That is why Berlin Packaging uses quantitative assessment, recyclability guidance, supplier insights, and regulatory intelligence to help customers assess the best path forward.

Collaboration remains essential to scaling circular solutions. We work closely with customers, suppliers, universities, research institutions, start-ups, third-party sustainability organizations, and industry forums to identify emerging materials, test new formats, and validate environmental performance. Partnerships with organizations such as the Science Based Targets initiative, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, the Association of Plastic Recyclers, and ClimatePartner help support credibility, benchmarking, and transparency. At the same time, our supplier relationships help bring new material innovations and refill systems closer to commercial reality.

There is no one-size-fits-all answer in sustainable packaging. The strongest solutions come from understanding the full value chain and choosing the path that delivers measurable impact.

- Jorn Veldhuis, New Product Development Director, EMEA Innovation and Design

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Building the Next Generation of Circular Packaging Looking ahead, circular innovation will

assessment capabilities, regulatory

increasingly depend on three capabilities:

tracking, sustainability marketing and

scalable refill and reuse systems, more

communications guidance, and

sophisticated material intelligence, and

material evaluation tools will help

transparent environmental measurement.

customers prioritize action and

Refill and reuse models, such as refill at

accelerate the transition to more circular

home and return from home, are still

packaging portfolios.

developing in many markets, but the infrastructure and consumer behaviors

For us, circularity is a mindset and

that support them continue to mature.

a measurable business practice. It

Recycled, bio-based, ocean-bound,

challenges us to design packaging that

and chemically recycled materials are

uses fewer resources, stays in circulation

expanding, creating new opportunities

longer, supports responsible material

and new complexity in material

flows, and delivers better experiences for

selection. Customers also need credible,

customers and consumers. It also reflects

quantitative data to communicate with

a broader belief: the best design and the

consumers, investors, regulators, and

most sustainable design are converging.

other stakeholders.

As that convergence accelerates, Berlin Packaging is helping customers rethink

Berlin Packaging is investing in the tools,

packaging not as a single-use necessity,

expertise, and partnerships needed

but as a lasting resource with the potential

to meet these expectations. Portfolio

to create value again and again.

compliance scans, advanced quantitative

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Reuse and refill systems succeed when they are intuitive, durable, and desirable enough for people to make them part of everyday life. If the refill or reuse process is too cumbersome or messy, the packaging will become a single-use product.

- Martin Rathgeber, Director of Engineering, Studio One Eleven

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Product Innovation:

FUTURefill

At Berlin Packaging, product innovation starts with

FUTURefill focuses on one of the most technical

a clear objective: create packaging that performs

and environmentally impactful components in a

beautifully in the market while helping customers

dispensing system: the pump. Instead of treating

reduce environmental impact. FUTURefill, our

the pump as a single-use component, the system

patent-pending refillable packaging system for

enables consumers to reuse it for up to 25 refill

beauty applications, advances that objective

cycles. This approach extends the life cycle of

by combining premium design, user-friendly

the original package, reduces reliance on single-

functionality, and circular design principles in a

use dispensing components, and gives brands a

single integrated solution.

practical way to support refill behavior at scale.

Designed for skincare and makeup emulsions

The innovation also strengthens the consumer

such as serums, face creams, moisturizers, liquid

experience. FUTURefill uses a refill bottle with a

foundation, primers, highlighters, BB and CC creams,

connector and cap, while the original product

and concealers, FUTURefill responds to a growing

includes the bottle, connector, pump, and cover.

need in the beauty industry: packaging that enables

The refill works only when paired with the original

reuse without compromising hygiene, quality, or

pump and connector, which helps prevent

brand experience. The system reimagines the refill

consumers from using the refill as a standalone

process through a connector mechanism that keeps

product. This design encourages correct use,

the pump clean, controls product transfer, and

maintains dispensing performance, and reinforces

helps minimize contamination, leakage, and product

the intended reuse model.

residue overlap.

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FUTURefill also supports operational efficiency. Both the main product and the refill use the same 30-ml glass bottle format, helping optimize purchasing, filling, and supply chain processes. The main product is assembled with the pump engine connected to the bottle and is ready for the first sale. The refill version uses a locking cap that plugs into the connector body, sealing the product and keeping the connector clean until reassembly.

At the end of the package's life cycle, FUTURefill further supports circularity through separable components. Consumers can remove the connector from the glass bottle, helping facilitate proper disposal and separation of materials. This design choice reflects Berlin Packaging’s broader sustainability approach: embedding environmental considerations from concept through design, production, logistics, use, and end-of-life.

FUTURefill proves that refillable beauty packaging can be clean, easy, and premium. It gives brands a differentiated refill platform that supports sustainability goals while preserving the aesthetics, hygiene, and functionality consumers expect from high-quality beauty packaging.

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Product Innovation:

Fiber-Based Closures At Berlin Packaging, product innovation means

The innovation addresses one of packaging’s most

helping customers make meaningful material

common sustainability challenges: closures are often

changes without adding unnecessary complexity

made with a different material from the primary

to their operations. Our 38 mm fiber-based CT cap

container, such as an HDPE cap on a PET bottle. Fiber-

with universal liner brings that approach to closures,

based closures reduce reliance on conventional

giving brands a more sustainable alternative

closure materials while supporting alignment with

to traditional plastic and metal screw caps

existing paper recycling streams. The caps are

while supporting performance, recyclability, and

certified as paper for recycling in accordance

consumer-facing sustainability communication.

with the CEPI Recyclability Laboratory Test Method and evaluated under the 4evergreen fiber-based

The fiber-based screw cap uses cellulose fibers

packaging recyclability evaluation protocol.

to create a closure that is tough, strong, waterresistant, and recyclable as paper. It is designed as

The closure also strengthens the package’s

a drop-in solution for containers with a 38-400 GPI

sustainability profile through material composition.

neck, helping brands transition to a lower-impact

The cap contains 95% fiber content, with the

closure format without redesigning the entire

remaining 5% consisting of additives also found in

package. The cap is compatible with plastic and

paper and board. The fibers come from

glass packers and is best suited for dry products,

FSC-certified suppliers, supporting responsible

including food, nutraceuticals, personal care

sourcing from sustainably managed forestry. The

powders, and household care powders.

material has also demonstrated biodegradability,

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including soil biodegradability in 80 days per ISO

Fiber-based closures show how a small packaging

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component can create a larger sustainability impact.

months per ASTM D6691.

By replacing conventional plastic or metal screw caps with a closure made primarily from

Performance remains central to the design. The cap

FSC-certified cellulose fibers, recyclable as paper,

comes with a mechanically assembled induction

and compatible with existing 38-400 neck

seal liner that provides oxygen and water vapor

finishes, Berlin Packaging helps customers reduce

barrier properties. This enables the closure to

environmental impact while preserving functionality,

support product protection while giving customers

line compatibility, and shelf-ready

a more sustainable closure option for appropriate

brand appearance.

dry-product applications.

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Product Innovation:

XOCO

At Berlin Packaging, we believe sustainable

PP packaging. The material supports industrial

packaging innovation begins with a better use

requirements for torque resistance, snap-fit reliability,

of resources. XOCO brings that principle to life by

and chemical compatibility with cosmetic and

transforming hazelnut shells (a food-industry by-

fragrance formulations.

product) into a distinctive PP-based compound for beauty-packaging components.

The solution also preserves end-of-life considerations. XOCO components remain

Developed in collaboration with Krill Design, an

compatible with established PP recycling streams,

innovative Italian start-up specializing in functional

where local collection, sorting, and processing

fillers made from food by-products, XOCO turns

infrastructure exists. This allows brands to introduce

production residue into packaging value. The

a more resource-conscious material choice without

material combines natural fillers derived from

compromising recyclability or proper end-of-life

hazelnut shells with a virgin polypropylene base,

management.

creating a compound suitable for precision-molded components across skincare, personal care, makeup,

XOCO also creates a powerful visual and tactile

and fragrance applications.

identity. Depending on the design intent, the organic particles can remain subtly visible or hidden on

XOCO gives beauty brands a practical way to

the component surface, turning an agricultural

connect sustainability, performance, and storytelling.

by-product into a sensorial signature. In this way,

Used at concentrations up to 10%, the hazelnut-shell

packaging becomes more than a protective

filler helps brands incorporate alternative materials

format; it becomes a storytelling medium that

from production residues while maintaining the same

communicates responsible material choices directly

durability and functionality expected with standard

through the consumer experience.

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The first applications demonstrate XOCO’s versatility across categories and technologies. Berlin Packaging Beauty has tested the material with injection and injection blow molding for components, including the Girotondo dropper, Pockii Mono PP 30 ml bottle, and Pockii Ø 45 mm cover. The material can also be applied to pump covers, collars, droppers, jar caps, fragrance caps, and other accessories, giving brands flexibility across functional and decorative packaging elements.

With XOCO, Berlin Packaging helps customers move from waste to value. It shows how upcycling can support circularity, strengthen brand differentiation, and deliver the technical robustness required for premium beauty packaging.

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Product Innovation:

Easy Jars

At Berlin Packaging, we design packaging that

Easy Jars are designed for everyday production

helps customers meet market expectations while

realities as well as premium brand presentation.

improving resource efficiency. The Easy Jars family

The collection maintains dimensions consistent with

brings that approach to food packaging through

common CEE standard jars and uses customary TO

a refined glass jar collection that combines

closures, allowing brands to integrate the jars into

functionality, shelf appeal, and a credible

existing filling lines without additional investments.

sustainability story.

This practical compatibility supports operational efficiency while giving customers a more elevated,

Developed by Studio One Eleven, Easy Jar

differentiated package.

reimagines the traditional cylindrical food jar with a clean, modern profile and an optimized glass weight.

Available in 106 ml, 212 ml, and 314 ml formats, Easy

The result is a packaging line that gives food brands

Jars serve a wide range of food specialties, from

a premium look without unnecessary material use.

sweet creams and jams to sauces, pâtés, gourmet

Instead of pursuing dramatic lightweighting at the

dressings, and other premium foods. The large

expense of performance, the design team focused

cylindrical body gives brands flexibility: they can use

on right-weighting: carefully evaluating cross-

generous labeling space for storytelling or highlight

sections and minimum wall thickness to balance

the product itself through a transparent "no-label"

material efficiency, durability, and visual impact.

look effect. The design creates a strong balance between minimalist packaging and a premium consumer experience.

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Every detail supports both usability and performance.

The ring-free finish improves washing and drying, while the wide base strengthens stability.

The wider jar diameter helps protect the closure from shocks and reduces the risk of vacuum loss. The stackable design, created through the interaction of the base and closure, also improves shelf-space efficiency and supports practical handling across the value chain.

Easy Jars prove that sustainable design is not utilitarian. By combining right-weighted glass, standard closure compatibility, production efficiency, and refined aesthetics, the collection provides food brands with a high-performance packaging platform that supports both environmental responsibility and product visibility.

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Product Innovation:

Nocturne Sculpted At Berlin Packaging, we believe product innovation

faster time-to-market and gives brands a practical

should help brands move faster, stand out in the

way to differentiate on shelf while maintaining

market, and reduce environmental impact without

operational efficiency.

sacrificing performance. Nocturne Sculpted brings that ambition to the spirits sector through a novel

A key sustainability advantage comes from the

approach to glass packaging customization that

optimized glass base. The Nocturne Sculpted line

combines premium design, production efficiency,

reduces weight and material use while maintaining

and material optimization.

strength, quality, shelf impact, and presence. Offered in four visually distinctive variants — Ribs, Punt, Okta,

Nocturne Sculpted is the first tangible expression of

and Ripple — the collection provides brands with

Berlin Packaging’s “Sculpting” concept, an innovative

multiple ways to express identity through structure,

design approach that gives glass bottles a distinctive

light, and touch. Each design creates a recognizable

visual and tactile identity. Through targeted

sensory signature, making the bottle itself into part

interventions in form, texture, and base architecture,

of the brand story.

Sculpting enhances packaging already optimized for production, introducing exclusive details inspired

Nocturne Sculpted also balances customization

by craftsmanship without compromising technical

with scalability. Designed for different production

performance or extending development timelines.

configurations, the line supports both small and large production runs while maintaining market

The line reinvents the iconic Nocturne bottle while

competitiveness. This flexibility makes the collection

preserving its timeless silhouette. By maintaining

relevant for craft producers, independent distillers,

the original dimensions, Nocturne Sculpted allows

and larger spirits brands seeking premium

spirits producers to adopt a more customized,

packaging that can move efficiently from concept to

premium package without modifying filling lines or

market. Berlin Packaging’s integrated sourcing and

secondary packaging. This compatibility enables

Studio One Eleven design capabilities support every step of this process.

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Each model can pair with a matching Vinolok glass

Nocturne Sculpted proves that sustainable

closure, including Deco, Pool, Crown Cut, and Terra

innovation does not require brands to choose

options. The closure system includes an EVA ring

between beauty and efficiency. By preserving

and provides a recyclable sealing solution that

production compatibility, optimizing materials, and

aligns aesthetics, functionality, and environmental

elevating the consumer experience through tactile

sustainability. Together, the bottle and closure create

design, Berlin Packaging helps spirits brands create

a cohesive premium package that delivers a strong

packaging with character, performance,

visual impact while supporting more responsible

and purpose.

material choices.

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Case Study:

Distinguished Vineyards Is Rooted In Sustainability Distinguished Vineyards prioritizes environmental

analyzed the 750-ml portfolio and prioritized high-

stewardship across its agricultural practices,

volume, heavy formats where weight reduction

resource utilization, wine-making operations, and

would deliver the greatest impact. They focused on

communities. Managing a portfolio of premium

customer-relevant attributes: premium silhouettes,

wineries in California, Oregon, and New Zealand, the

functional glass colors, and compatibility with existing

company implements sustainability strategies that

closures and filling lines.

employ renewable energy, conserve water, practice regenerative farming to support soil health, and

We helped the winery introduce a new generation

reduce waste and emissions. All estate vineyards hold

of lighter-weight premium bottles across their

third-party sustainability accreditations.

core range. Key upgrades include slimmed-down bottle walls and bases with a confident hand feel,

As part of its overall ESG plan, Distinguished Vineyards

optimized premium formats with high-end profiles

turned its attention to packaging. According to a

but fewer materials, and modern designs that

Wine Institute study, packaging (e.g., glass bottles,

perform seamlessly on existing production lines

corrugated boxes, and closures) and bottled wine

and support both cork and screw cap closures.

transportation represent over half of a winery's total

Recycled glass content contributed to a lower

carbon footprint.

environmental footprint.

Berlin Packaging stepped in to tackle the challenge

We translated quantitative analysis into clear metrics.

of maintaining the premium look and feel of

Looking across one year of sales for several of the

Distinguished Vineyards' wine bottles while shrinking

most important 750-ml formats, the updated bottles

their environmental footprint. Together, the teams

reduced the overall carbon footprint by around

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12% compared to the winery's previous design

Distinguished Vineyards now communicates a

and resulted in the avoidance of roughly 20 tons

credible, data-backed sustainability story that

of CO2 annually.

strengthens retailer relationships and resonates with environmentally conscious consumers.

The transition to new packaging delivers both environmental and commercial value. The portfolio

With Berlin Packaging as an ongoing partner, the

retains its premium shelf presence and tactile appeal

winery continues to treat packaging as a strategic

while benefiting from lighter, more efficient logistics

lever for growth, differentiation, and climate action.

that reduce costs and emissions. Most importantly,

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Case Study:

Palmer's Sources Responsibly To Help Consumers Choose What's Real For over 180 years, E.T. Browne has built the Palmer's® brand on a simple but enduring principle: Choose What's Real. The family-owned company formulates skincare and hair care products with high-quality, plant-based ingredients — such as cocoa butter, shea butter, and coconut oil — while upholding a strong commitment to ethical sourcing.

Palmer's bases its sustainability strategy on responsible sourcing, prioritizing organic and fairtrade ingredients whenever possible. The company partners with global organizations, including the World Cocoa Foundation, Global Shea Alliance, Berlin Packaging 2025 Sustainability Report

and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, to

high-impact packaging conversions and build a

promote ethical agriculture, protect ecosystems,

scalable road map for future PCR expansion.

and support farming communities.

We supported Palmer's in scaling PCR adoption Recently, Palmer's expanded its ethically and

across a range of packaging formats, including

sustainably sourced philosophy beyond product

bottles, jars, and closures. This work included

formulations to packaging by formally linking its

qualifying HDPE and PET PCR resins and ensuring

brand promise to the environmental footprint of its

compatibility with existing filling and decoration

bottles, jars, and closures. The company aims to

lines. By aligning resin sourcing, processing

reduce the environmental footprint of its packaging

requirements, and design specifications, Berlin

by lightweighting materials and transitioning from

Packaging ensured that these sustainability

virgin petroleum-based plastics to post-consumer

improvements did not compromise product quality

recycled (PCR) materials, targeting a range of 25%–

or brand integrity.

50% PCR content across its packaging portfolio. This focus on PCR enables E.T. Browne to deliver tangible,

We also helped Palmer's marketing team translate

measurable progress against its sustainability

complex quantitative assessment outputs into clear,

goals while aligning with retailer expectations and

substantiated claims across packaging, retail, and

emerging packaging regulations.

digital channels. Our internal calculations included converting emissions reductions into consumer-

To accelerate progress and unlock greater value,

friendly equivalents (e.g., miles driven, gallons of

Palmer's partnered with Berlin Packaging to integrate

gasoline saved), standardizing claim language

packaging engineering, quantitative assessments,

(e.g., made with 50% PCR), and suggesting

and marketing strategy. We conducted detailed

appropriate disclaimers to encourage transparency

assessments across Palmer's packaging portfolio

and mitigate risk.

and evaluated environmental impacts from raw material extraction through end-of-life. At the

By combining heritage, operational rigor, and

product level, we demonstrated that switching

data-backed storytelling, Palmer's continues to

to 50% PCR content significantly reduces carbon

demonstrate how legacy brands can lead in a

emissions per SKU, establishing a clear and

modern sustainability landscape.

repeatable pathway to measurable impact.

Palmer’s is a registered trademark of E.T. Browne By combining Berlin Packaging's sustainability

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Case Study:

Wellness Brand Unleashes Its Sustainability Potential Force Factor is a high-growth brand and global

By transitioning to 100% PCR plastic packaging, Force

health company focused on high-quality superfoods,

Factor reduces waste, preserves natural resources,

vitamins, and wellness & performance supplements.

diverts plastic from landfills and oceans, supports

As part of its mission to help people, the environment,

a circular economy, and significantly lowers energy

and other stakeholders Unleash Your Potential®,

consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Force Factor partnered with Berlin Packaging to

The switch to all PCR packaging helps avoid 1,888

reduce the environmental impact of its packaging.

tons of CO2 emissions, similar to removing over

100 passenger cars from roadways for one year, As Force Factor expanded, its employees and

according to our data calculations.

leadership pushed for more responsible packaging and lower carbon emissions as part of the brand’s

Along with our quantitative assessment expertise,

broader commitment to global health. In response

we provided:

to this internal momentum and evolving consumer

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Engineering support to specify suitable PCR resins,

expectations, the company set out to transition from

qualify suppliers, and promote performance,

virgin plastic to 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR)

quality, and regulatory compliance for jars, tubs,

plastic across its packaging portfolio.

packers, and closures.

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Global sourcing and supply chain capabilities and

We conducted quantitative assessments that

partnerships with leading PCR suppliers to secure

demonstrated switching from virgin plastic to

consistent supply and integrate recycled content

100% PCR plastic for the brand's jars, tubs, packer

at scale.

bottles, and caps would drastically cut the

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Sustainability communications: Consumer-friendly

packaging's carbon footprint compared to the

claims and equivalencies (e.g., cars off the road,

brand's original designs.

miles not driven, trees planted) to help Force Factor tell a credible, data-backed sustainability story across package labeling, digital, retail, and public relations channels.

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Moving to more responsible packaging represents only one aspect of Force Factor's sustainability commitment. In 2024, the wellness brand achieved CarbonNeutral® Company certification in accordance with the CarbonNeutral® Protocol.

To help minimize its carbon emissions, Force Factor offsets its unavoidable emissions by supporting a carefully selected portfolio of carbon projects that protect global forests, improve air quality, and enhance health conditions.

Unleash Your Potential is a registered trademark of Force Factor. Used with permission.

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Case Study:

Once Again Nut Butter Spreads Integrity When Studio One Eleven partnered with Once Again

As an employee-owned business with limited

Nut Butter, what began as a packaging redesign

resources, sustainability responsibilities are

quickly evolved into something much broader. To

spread across multiple departments and teams,

showcase their new brand to the mass market retail

making it difficult to prioritize, measure, and scale

trade, we designed Once Again's trade show booth,

impact. Through our long-standing partnership

T-shirts, shopping bags, and lunch boxes to align

with Once Again, Berlin Packaging helped build

their multiple brand touchpoints and strengthen

a structured, data-driven sustainability strategy

consistent messaging.

designed to drive both business performance and environmental progress.

Once Again is a 100% employee-owned, organic, and natural nut-and-seed butter company. They

Our role went beyond packaging into hands-on

operate an Honest in Trade (HIT) program to address

sustainability strategy and execution. The engagement

sustainability across the business and proudly display

began with a sustainability workshop for Once Again's

its logo on product labeling. The program reflects a

leadership team to establish key performance

broader commitment to equitable pay, responsible

indicators, define progress metrics, and identify

sourcing, third-party standards, renewable energy,

priority focus areas. By benchmarking the business

and waste reduction, all anchored in organic and non-

against industry peers, we clarified the most material

GMO agriculture.

sustainability priorities. This process turned broad ambitions into a clear, phased road map aligned with

Through these combined efforts of governance, sourcing, packaging, and community investment, Once Again delivers on its mission to “spread integrity.”

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both brand positioning and operational realities.

From there, we expanded into broader operational support. We analyzed utility data, identified efficiency opportunities, and introduced cost-effective sustainability tools to unlock financial savings and improve decision-making. We also developed a communications strategy to elevate Once Again's sustainability narrative, strengthen transparency, and better connect with increasingly conscious consumers.

At the product level, we conducted quantitative assessments to guide packaging choices and material strategies that aligned with Once Again's organic and natural brand promise, while also supporting future innovation as the company explores expansion into new categories.

Today, we operate as an extension of the Once Again team, embedding sustainability into day-to-day decisions, reducing costs, and strengthening a brand built on trust.

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Case Study:

Bag-in-Box Packaging Supports Responsible Resource Use Canon Production Printing markets the Colorado

including the cleaning and automotive industries,

XL-series, a 3.4 m / 11 ft hybrid printer engineered

as well as other sectors where liquids are frequently

for high-quality, efficient production. Over the past

handled and transported.

several years, Berlin Packaging has collaborated closely with Canon Production Printing to develop

The Colorado XL-series printer combines low-energy

the Cheertainer® bag-in-box packaging solution,

curing technology with advanced automation

specifically designed for compatibility with Canon's

features to help minimize material consumption and

advanced UVgel ink system. We are proud to support

improve production efficiency. When paired with

enhanced operational efficiency while contributing to

recyclable packaging options such as the bag-in-

more responsible resource use.

box, the system can help customers advance their broader sustainability goals.

To meet the unique requirements of UVgel ink delivery, we developed a series of customized bag-

In addition, the low VOC characteristics of UVgel ink

in-box packaging systems, including a two-liter bag

and the printer's GREENGUARD Gold certification make

housed in a recyclable corrugated box. Compared

the Colorado XL-series suitable for use in sensitive

to conventional packaging alternatives, this solution

indoor environments.

is designed to help reduce packaging waste while maintaining reliable performance and ease of use.

Colorado is a trademark or registered trademark of Canon Production Printing Netherlands B.V., and

Beyond the printing industry, our custom-made

Canon is a trademark or registered trademark of

bag-in-box packaging solutions can support

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sustainability initiatives across various markets,

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Sustainability Services Berlin Packaging helps customers move from sustainability ambition to commercial execution. As regulations expand, retailer expectations grow, and consumers demand greater transparency, brand owners need credible data, technical expertise, regulatory insight, design capability, and execution support to turn sustainability goals into measurable, commercially relevant progress.

Through our Sustainability Services, we partner with customers at every stage of their journey. We help them assess current packaging portfolios, identify opportunities for improvement, navigate compliance requirements, evaluate material and design alternatives, and develop strategies that support sustainability, brand performance, cost management, and long-term growth.

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A Practical Model for Every Stage of the Journey Customers do not all start from the same place.

Some need a clear sustainability road map. Others need hands-on implementation support. Larger organizations may need a comprehensive operating system that spans multiple markets.

We structure our Sustainability Services across three engagement models: Advisory, Managed, and Platform. Through Advisory engagements, we help customers understand their current state, assess gaps, evaluate options, and create focused road maps. Through Managed engagements, we support execution by coordinating suppliers, tracking progress, managing programs, and helping teams implement solutions across products and markets. Through Platform engagements, we combine sustainability consulting with Packgine, our proprietary sustainability intelligence platform, and AI-powered digital tools that support continuous portfolio optimization, compliance management, impact modeling, scenario planning, and reporting.

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Circularity, Optimization, and Reuse Berlin Packaging builds sustainable packaging strategies around three core pillars: circularity, optimization, and reuse. Circularity focuses on recycled, recyclable, and alternative materials. Optimization reduces unnecessary material, eliminates packaging components where feasible, improves product performance, and can reduce environmental impact and cost. Reuse includes refillable, returnable, and reusable packaging models designed for at-home, in-store, and on-the-go use.

A package must support sustainability goals, but it must also protect the product, perform through filling and distribution, meet consumer expectations, and work within commercial realities. Our teams evaluate these trade-offs and help customers identify solutions that improve environmental outcomes while supporting business performance.

When a sustainable stock solution exists, we can help customers find it. When a stock solution is unavailable, our Studio One Eleven team can design, engineer, and develop one. Because our portfolio does not limit us to one material or technology platform, we can provide fact-based recommendations across substrates, formats, and end-of-life pathways.

We help customers move ideas into implementation by connecting strategy, sourcing, design, compliance, and commercialization. That integrated model gives customers a practical path from concept to market.

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Turning Compliance into Competitive Advantage Packaging regulations continue to reshape the market. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs (including California SB 54, Oregon, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Maryland, and

In EMEA, our PPWR Compliance Assessment Tool gives customers a structured pathway toward

2030 readiness. Through comprehensive portfolio screening, we analyze each SKU against current

Washington state), post-consumer recycled (PCR)

requirements and future targets, including material

content requirements, recyclability standards,

composition, weight and empty space ratios,

labeling rules, and the European Union's Packaging

recyclability performance, problematic components,

and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) create

recycled content levels, multi-material structures,

new obligations for brand owners. These

and labeling and sorting compatibility.

requirements affect product portfolios, packaging specifications, material choices, data systems,

This assessment creates a clear compliance risk

and reporting processes.

matrix, identifies non-compliant or at-risk packaging, and highlights opportunities for material substitution,

Berlin Packaging helps customers navigate

design simplification, mono-material conversion,

this complexity through regulatory compliance

recycled-content integration, lightweighting,

and EPR readiness services. We support multi-

and reuse-ready concepts. Customers receive a

jurisdiction regulatory mapping, compliance gap

prioritized action plan tied to 2030 PPWR targets and

analysis, producer responsibility organization

mapped to Berlin Packaging’s sourcing and Studio

(PRO) guidance, PPWR readiness assessment,

One Eleven design capabilities.

reporting management, regulatory monitoring, and documentation support.

As new delegated acts are published within PPWR, the tool will be updated to ensure alignment with the regulation.

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Digital Tools Speed Decision-Making Sustainable packaging decisions depend on

and recycled content; and model how design

accurate, accessible, and comparable data.

changes affect EPR fees, carbon, and total cost.

Yet many companies still manage packaging specifications, supplier information, environmental

Packgine is the digital backbone of this work. The

metrics, and compliance records across PDFs,

AI-enabled platform centralizes packaging data,

spreadsheets, drawings, and disconnected systems.

tracks regulatory obligations, assesses environmental

This fragmentation slows decision-making and

impact, and supports compliance across multiple

increases risk.

jurisdictions. It can manage material composition, weights, recycled content, supplier information,

Berlin Packaging addresses this challenge

compliance status, and environmental metrics at

through data, analytics, and digital tools that

the SKU level. It also supports dashboards, reporting,

make sustainability performance visible across

audit trails, supplier collaboration, scenario modeling,

a portfolio. Our tools help customers evaluate

quantitative assessment integration,

regulatory compliance and EPR readiness, design

and automated regulatory updates.

for circularity, carbon and material performance, and business and cost impact. They can map SKUs

In practical terms, customers can compare options,

to global EPR, PPWR, and PCR requirements; assess

prioritize high-impact changes, generate reports, and

recyclability based on local collection and sorting

align procurement, sustainability, finance, marketing,

realities; flag problematic components; calculate

and operations around the same dataset.

environmental impacts; track packaging weight

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Advancing Sustainability Through Partnership Our Sustainability Services recognize that packaging sustainability requires both strategy and execution.

Customers need to understand where they stand, decide where to go, and make the technical, operational, and commercial changes required to get there.

By combining sustainability expertise, regulatory insight, digital intelligence, global sourcing, design

Berlin Packaging helps customers move from sustainability ambition to commercial execution.

innovation, and practical implementation support, Berlin Packaging helps customers create packaging portfolios that perform better commercially and environmentally. We partner with them to reduce risk, improve performance, respond to changing regulations, and unlock new opportunities for circularity, efficiency, reuse, and measurable impact.

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