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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. 1
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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. •
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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