Sustainable Packaging: Is it all it’s cracked up to be?
The conference will bring you an honest, thought‑provoking day exploring what sustainability in packaging really delivers — separating ambition from reality, myth from impact, and hype from what actually works.
This year’s conference will be held in the School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough University on Wednesday 22 July 2026.
Speakers confirmed as follows:
- Keynote speaker – James Piper, Creator & Co-Host of Talking Rubbish, author of The Rubbish Book, co-owner of Ecosurety, and a non-executive director of OPRL.
- Dr Adam Read MBE, Chief External Affairs and Sustainability Officer,Suez– delivering circular materials, circular solutions, a circular economy ….. and dispelling myths
- Adam Herriott, Senior Specialist, Wrap – The Packaging Pact
- Lianne Pemberton, UKI Sustainability Lead, Smurfit Westrock – corrugated perspective
- Adam Robinson, Head of Sustainability, Paranova – Labels and cartonboard perspective
- Dr Nikki Clark, Senior Lecturer in Packaging Service System Design, Loughborough University – Packaging Education research plans
MPkgS / IOM3 Members £85.00*
Non Members £105.00*
To register, please register using the forms below
Proposed Programme:*
08:45 Arrival and refreshments
09:00 Welcome and first two presentations
11:00 – 11:30 Refreshment Break
11:30 – 12:45 Presentations
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch and Networking
14:00 – 16:00 Presentations
16:00 Refreshments and Design Building Tour – Nikki Clark, Loughborough University
16:30 Conference closes
*Timings during the day are subject to change
Location:
School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University. LE11 3TU.
Car park 9 is situated close by. There is a small parking charge of £4.00/day. Please see https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/fm/services/traffic-parking/visitors/ for further details.
It may be easier to prebook the parking beforehand, please see this link https://prebook.apcoa.co.uk/
A map of the university can be downloaded here https://maps.lboro.ac.uk/
