Topic: Choose materials Sustainability
What can I claim, and what does it cost? Materials, inks, refill and claims: what sustainable packaging costs, what you can print on it, and how to back it up.
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September 9, 2026 PCR, Mono-Material, and Refill: What Each One Costs in Lead Time and MOQ What post-consumer recycled content, mono-material construction and refill formats each cost in colour, components, minimums and lead time, and how to choose. Read more → 
December 16, 2025 Designing for Reuse: A Practical Guide to Refillable Packaging That Works What refill systems look like in practice, from pouches to concentrate tablets, and the design, testing and operational hurdles to plan for before you launch. Read more → 
August 7, 2025 Sustainable Packaging Trends That Result in Sales Growth Key McKinsey findings from a Beauty Packaging webinar on how sustainability shapes beauty purchases, and why specific claims earn a higher premium. Read more → 
March 6, 2025 Understanding The Costs and Benefits of Sustainable Packaging Why sustainable packaging can cost more, the cost control strategies brands use such as right-weighting, and what research says about paying more for it. Read more → 
January 9, 2025 Insights from Sephora’s Planet Aware Program and Knockout’s Commitment to Eco-Friendly Solutions What Sephora's Planet Aware program asks of brand packaging, from circular design to FSC paperboard and vegetable inks, as heard at LUXE Pack New York. Read more → 
December 12, 2024 Why Beauty Brands Must Respond to Consumer Demand for Eco-Friendly Packaging How shopper demand for sustainability is reshaping beauty packaging, from refillable and biodegradable formats to PCR content, with links to the research cited. Read more → 
October 9, 2024 Sustainability Expectations and Brand Loyalty in the Beauty Industry What Mintel's 2025 trend data says about consumer expectations, and how minimalist, single-material packaging can strengthen customer loyalty. Read more → 
October 9, 2024 Transparency is Key to Earning Consumer Trust Why greenwashing erodes trust in beauty brands, what shopper surveys say about values and sustainability, and how clear, verifiable packaging claims help. Read more → 
September 11, 2024 EuPIA, Sephora Planet Aware, and the Inks We Use to Comply with Both What Sephora Planet Aware asks of packaging inks, what EuPIA is, and how Knockout's secondary packaging inks and traceability records comply. Read more → 
August 7, 2024 Vegetable Inks in Packaging How vegetable-based inks compare with petroleum inks on VOC emissions, worker and consumer safety and colour quality in cosmetic and skincare packaging. Read more → Keep exploring
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