1、April 2025Sustainable packaging in the FMCG and retail sectorPwC|Sustainable packaging in the FMCG and retail sector2April 2025|Table of contents01Introduction02Sustainable packaging and ESG integration03Optimising packaging for profitability and sustainability through the 4Rs 04Determining the feas

2、ibility of sustainable packaging strategies05ESG governance in packaging06Centralising packaging data for effective ESG reporting07Collaborative partnerships for a circular packaging value chain 08Linking sustainability efforts with brand perception09Communicating sustainability initiatives10Conclus

3、ionPwC|Sustainable packaging in the FMCG and retail sector3April 2025|Introduction01The problem of managing plastic waste is a growing concern.Only 15%of plastic waste gets collected for recycling at a global scale and nearly half of it still ends up being discarded irresponsibly.1 This indicates th

4、at only 9%of waste actually gets recycled.2 Over the last two decades,the world has doubled its production of plastic with most of it ending up in landfills or being incinerated.A recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)report reveals that a staggering 91%of waste is not r

5、ecycled.3 Another report by the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)indicates that in 2016,an estimated 11 million metric tonnes of plastic trash found its way into the ocean.4India plays a significant role in the plastic waste crisis.The country is one of the twelve countries which are accoun

6、table for 60%of the worlds mismanaged plastic.5 With a population exceeding 1.4 billion people,India produces 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste daily which is equivalent to about 26,000 small cars.6 In a bid to combat this,on 5 June 2018,the Prime Minister announced that India would phase out single-us