U.S., Dec. 13 -- Back in August, we spoke to Martin Berlekamp, Head of Sustainability at Schur Flexibles Group, about the firm's proactive sustainability drive that has brought environmentalism to the forefront of its decision making.
Having won FlexiClose's 2018 German Packaging Award in Sustainability, the firm is striving to realise a five-point green strategy across its operations. Recycling, Replace, Reduction, Renewable and Responsibility comprise the 5Rs outlining the strategy for its sustainability transformation.
"We see our current sustainability transformation as a challenge because society is keen to change the treatment of plastics," says Berlekamp. "As packaging takes up a high percentage of plastics being produced, we have ...