Closing the loop on soft plastic packaging with new recycling trials

14 November, 2022

Australia’s food and grocery manufacturers are backing a new scheme aimed at keeping soft plastic packaging out of the landfill and helping to build a new recycling industry producing sought-after food-grade, recycled soft plastic packaging.

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Putting the WOW in Retail - White Paper

17 Dec 2019
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The new frontier in retail sustainability is “circular”.

30 July, 2024

NET ZERO, OFFSETTING, ECO-FRIENDLY: Semcom are all familiar with these terms.

But the new step in true retail sustainability is CIRCULAR LIFECYCLE. In perfect circularity, what goes around, comes around, “reusable” beats “single-use” and nothing goes to waste.

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2024 Sustainability Spotlight Report

17 September, 2024

Power Retail and the Purpose Agents launch third annual Sustainability Report highlighting new expectations around sustainable retail, government regulations and where we go from here…

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Shop! White Paper - Sustainability at Retail

27 Jan 2021
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Retail Marketing Environmental Stewardship winners

27 April, 2021

The Shop! ANZ Retail Marketing Awards had its biggest year in the Environmental Stewardship category with 64 entries. This significant increase in entries clearly demonstrates the level of industry interest and commitment in the environmental stewardship space. We are also seeing more than ever that most brands have clear and strong environmental policies in place, as do our POS display manufacturers. For those that don’t have a strategic environmental plan in place but want to strive for best practice, what can you do?

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AFI Branding hits sustainability milestone

03 December, 2021

An industry-first fabric takeback scheme for Australia’s largest fabric printer, AFI Branding has diverted more than 250 tonnes of fabric waste from landfill.

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Indicia Worldwide takes next step in Sustainability journey

04 January, 2022

POS Procurement company, Indicia Worldwide, has appointed Guy Cawood as its Global Head of Sustainability. The agency is strengthening its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of marketing output across the globe.

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Going green: sustainability key to future success as consumers and employees look to businesses to act

31 January, 2022

Sustainability, ethical shopping, environmentally friendly. Are these just retail buzzwords or are people actually changing the way they act and shop?

New data from Mastercard reveals that 52% of Australian consumers are happy to pay more for products or services if the brand was actively reducing the amount of waste and plastic it uses.

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SEMCOM’s drive for SUSTAINABILITY, gives birth to the WORLD’S FIRST SUGAR CANE FIBRE DISPLAY!

02 June, 2022

More and more, our industry is realising their eco responsibility and are striving to find alternate and more eco-friendly display solutions. SEMCOM is leading the way with a World First innovation in sustainable POS Display solutions.