At ProSweets in Cologne at the end of January, the German Agricultural Society (DLG) presented a three-part study on the topic of sustainability in packaging – based on consumer and company surveys – providing insights into the status quo with concrete strategies for implementation in companies.

The motto of the study is "How can food packaging become more environmentally friendly?". Companies in the food industry are currently faced with the question of how they should organise their activities to increase the environmental friendliness of their packaging. In order to meet this need for information, the DLG has produced this study in collaboration with Prof Dr Holger Buxel (Münster University of Applied Sciences).

The search for suitable and affordable solutions that can increase the environmental friendliness of packaging use often proves to be difficult and know-how-intensive for companies in the food industry. The consumer and company surveys conducted are representative of the prospects and challenges that can arise for companies from the use of particularly environmentally friendly packaging. The focus is on the topics of "consumers", "labelling" and "strategies".