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Pro Carton Young Designers Award winners announced

Stuart Mitchell

The winners of the Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2023 – sponsored by Turkey’s leading packaging specialists Duran Doğan and Kartonsan – were announced at a glamourous ceremony in Seville, at the end of September. Recognising the best young design talent in Europe, the winners were announced by Horst Bittermann, Pro Carton’s Director General, in front of an audience of packaging industry leaders. This year’s ceremony featured awards in four categories – Creative Cartonboard Packaging (Food & Drink); Creative Cartonboard Packaging (All Other); Sustainability and the Public Vote Award. More…

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European consumers intent on creating a more sustainable lifestyle

Stuart Mitchell

Two in three European consumers (63%) are intent on creating a more sustainable lifestyle, with more than half (58%) of consumers putting recycling at the top of the list to reduce the impact of climate change. Despite the current challenges facing consumers, respondents in all five countries surveyed – UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy – agree that being sustainable has become more important. However, those in mainland Europe seem to be more committed than those in the UK, where just over half (57%) say a sustainable lifestyle is more…

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Pro Carton reveals the next generation of Sustainable Packaging Designers

Stuart Mitchell

The winners of the annual Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2021 were announced on 6 September during the virtual 2021 Carton Awards E-vent ceremony. Prizes were awarded across four categories: Save the Planet, Cartonboard Packaging for Food & Drink, Cartonboard Packaging for All Other Products and Creative Cartonboard Ideas. In addition, a Newcomers’ Award also went to a student from a university that hadn’t won before.  And the Award goes to… The ‘Save the Planet’ Award went to Emily Kearns from Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom. She impressed…

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Yes, we’ll pay more for environmentally-friendly packaging!

Stuart Mitchell

Three in four (73%) shoppers in the UK say they would pay more for a product if the packaging had less impact on the environment, according to a new study by Perspectus Global on behalf of Pro Carton – the European association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers. Interestingly, the survey found that younger Brits (aged 22-28) were most willing to spend more (88%) for the sake of the planet. Whereas those in the over-65 category, despite being one of the wealthiest age groups, were the least likely to pay more,…

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