Richard Cope, senior trend consultant at Mintel,(mintel.com) was in Prague in April to give the keynote at Let’s Paper The World 2018, the first European shopping bag summit. Organized by the global packaging and paper group Mondi’s (mondigroup.com) speciality kraft paper business segment, the summit was attended by over 100 representatives from the leading shopping bag converters, their suppliers and retailers.
In his keynote, Cope shared evidence of powerful mobilization around the world—from grassroots movements to governments and international NGOs—to combat pollution from plastic packaging. Demand is increasing for manufacturers and retailers to ensure that all packaging, including shopping bags, are not only high-functioning and convenient but also entirely sustainable.