COP28: Oil deals or climate action?
On day one of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), what can we expect from this year’s programme? Aura’s Sustainability consultant, Gillian Orr, shares her views…
Author: Gillian Orr
Gill is a lead consultant, dedicated to providing clients with sustainable packaging strategy, process mapping / improvement and decoding the complex arena of global packaging regulation. She has experience across fmcg, food service and branded clients globally, implementing teams, processes and strategies to drive efficiency while ensuring transparency and integrity of packaging data through technology. Her solution-led, detail-oriented and collaborative approach ensures our clients receive the best possible advice to meet their sustainability targets and reduce waste - in all senses of the word.
Self-destructing cup or destructive marketing?
Last weekend at a sporting event, my beer was served in this ‘self-destructing’ cup. Intrigued by the incredibly bold messaging and claims, I couldn’t help but dig a bit deeper.
Start your engines: sustainability in motorsport
Much like in packaging, there have been some seriously bold sustainability commitments in the world of motorsport, which in my opinion are going to be very challenging to achieve.
e-book: Sustainable Innovation Within Food Service
Gillian Orr takes a deep dive into sustainable innovation within the food service sector.
Food service: Legislation – catalyst for change, but is it enough?
Legislation in food service in imperative, however is it enough on its own to drive the collaborative change we desperately need?
Food service: the on-the-go packaging challenge
One of the key challenges remains that with the vast majority of food service consumed on-the-go, a lot of it ends up as litter either due to lack of available disposal facilities or poor consumer behaviour.
Food Service Giants: Friends or Foes?
Do we really give big fast-food companies their dues when it comes to sustainable innovation in food service?
Scotland’s DRS: Are we ready
Are businesses and consumers ready for the Scotland’s new DRS?
Investment COP: top 5 takeaways
The core themes running through COP27 were mirrored in the Investment COP, but with specific focus on how to increase climate investment and connect the right funds to the right stakeholders, regions and impacted parties to enable real change and sustainable solutions.
COP27: Last chance for change
5 days into the summit, will COP27 deliver on what we need to deliver tangible, sustainable solutions in the fight against climate change, or will it be more of a flop?
Happy World Ocean Day
On World Ocean Day 2022, it’s important to reflect on what we can all do, as businesses and as individuals, to protect our environment and our blue planet.
COP26 or COP-OUT?
After COP26 got off to such a promising start with big commitments in Week 1, the final few days of the conference have been branded something of a disappointment by critics around the world.