SGS hosts free webinar on navigating EU packaging and waste regulations

SGS announces expert-led webinar exploring the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and its impact on businesses. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) June 05, 2025 - Geneva – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification company, is pleased to present a complimentary live webinar on June 26, 2025, titled ‘Navigating the PPWR: Strategies for Compliance & Sustainable Packaging’.

The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which replaces the 1994 Packaging Directive, sets out legally binding requirements for recyclability, recycled content and reuse. These measures are poised to transform how packaging is designed, produced and managed, impacting businesses across all sectors. Companies operating in or exporting to the EU must comply with stringent targets aimed at reducing packaging waste. Failure to comply may result in heavy fines, reputational damage and restricted market access.

In this webinar, Birkoff Chen will deliver a comprehensive overview of the PPWR and its compliance challenges. Key requirements of the framework include:
• All packaging must be recyclable by 2030
• Material-specific recycling rates (e.g. 55% for plastics)
• Certain single-use items will be banned
• Mandatory digital labeling by 2027
• Integration of 30% recycled content in packaging by 2030

To ensure compliance and safeguard brand reputation, businesses must take proactive steps now. This session will break down the regulation’s key articles and implementation timelines, highlight major compliance challenges and present SGS’s tailored solutions for testing, certification and regulatory support. The webinar will also explore practical roadmaps for PPWR alignment and offer attendees the opportunity to have their specific questions addressed by an expert.

This webinar is ideal for packaging managers, sustainability officers, compliance teams, product developers and executives in manufacturing, retail, food and beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce and logistics sectors.

Register now [https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4979091/A34F0BF94A864C807B902E2341853E79]

About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.

Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and trusted specialized brands, including Brightsight, Bluesign, Maine Pointe and Nutrasource.

SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH1256740924, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN:SW).

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