Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging Accelerator (CiPPPA)

Some of CiPPPA’s members recently attended the Pharma Sustainability Integrates 2025 event, hosted by Life Science Integrates at AstraZeneca's Discovery Centre in Cambridge. The event addressed sustainability challenges in the pharmaceutical industry, with a particular emphasis on circularity in healthcare. Discussions centred on evolving stakeholder expectations and innovative technologies to reduce carbon footprints across pharmaceutical supply chains. ? CiPPPA's presence at the event underlined the importance of collaborative solutions in driving industry innovation. Maryam A. Babba, Ph.D., Project Lead for CiPPPA, engaged with attendees at CiPPPA's stand, providing information about the various Task Forces and their efforts to promote circularity in packaging. CiPPPA Chairman, Duncan Flack, chaired a panel session on circularity in healthcare, where industry experts explored the potential of combining high-tech innovations with behaviour-driven solutions to address recycling challenges. ? The event was a great platform to showcase CiPPPA's role in fostering sustainable practices within the pharmaceutical industry and demonstrated the initiative's commitment to driving positive change through collaborative efforts in packaging circularity. ? If you would like to find out more about CiPPPA or discuss collaborative solutions for driving circularity in packaging, please get in touch. ? Steve Hoare Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency #PharmaSustainability #CircularEconomy #CiPPPA #SustainablePackaging #PharmaceuticalIndustry #InnovationInHealthcare #CarbonFootprintReduction #CollaborativeSolutions #CircularityInHealthcare #SustainablePharma

Med-Tech Insights highlighted CiPPPA in its article about how contract packaging organisations lead in sustainable packaging. The article recognises CiPPPA's initiative to develop and implement strategies for end-of-use recycling of primary?medicinal devices and pharmaceutical packaging. Discover more:?https://bit.ly/3CdrvlZ #SustainablePackaging #PharmaceuticalIndustry

The European Pharmaceutical Review's recent article on 'Embracing green innovation in life sciences' features CiPPPA and its focus on tackling challenges of safe and environmentally effective waste and recycling solutions for medicines. This recognition highlights the members' commitment to the development of more sustainable primary pharmaceutical packaging Read the article to learn about green innovation, including CiPPPA's work:?https://bit.ly/3Ck0r4u #GreenInnovation #SustainablePharma?

TDi Sustainability's Project Lead for the Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging Accelerator (CiPPPA), Maryam A. Babba, Ph.D., was at the Pharma Sustainability Integrates 2025 event today at AstraZeneca's Discovery Centre (DISC) in Cambridge. The event focused on critical sustainability issues in the pharmaceutical industry, including circularity in healthcare. Topics included: ?? How are the sustainability policies and expectations of key stakeholders shaping the future of pharma? ?? How can innovative technology help to reduce the carbon footprint of the entire pharmaceutical supply chain? ?? How can collaborative solutions be scaled to drive innovation and progress? Maryam was on the CiPPPA stand talking to attendees about the initiative and its Task Forces. If you missed the event or would like to find out more about CiPPPA or discuss collaborative solutions for driving circularity in packaging, please get in touch with Maryam or the TDi team to arrange a meeting. ? #PharmaSustainabilityIntegrates #CircularHealthcare #SustainablePharma #PharmaInnovation #SustainableSupplyChain Life Science Integrates

CiPPPA Chairman,?Duncan Flack, and TDi Sustainability’s Multistakeholder Project Manager, Maryam A. Babba, Ph.D., will be at today’s Pharma Sustainability Integrates event in Cambridge. They’d love to speak to you if you’re there – please get in touch if you’d like to meet up, or you can find them on the CiPPPA stand. ? Duncan?will also be chairing a panel session on circularity in healthcare – examining whether high tech innovations and simple behaviour driven solutions can be effectively combined to tackle recycling challenges.? ? Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eZyuHAFZ Life Science Integrates

The latest CiPPPA newsletter is here, with some exciting industry news, including: ? Sustainable solutions for hard-to-recycle packaging ? Progress review and 2025 plans from the CiPPPA AGM ? Latest blog on advancements in packaging innovation ? Upcoming events and promo codes Get in touch if you would like to find out more about joining CiPPPA. #PharmaceuticalPackaging #Sustainability #CiPPPA #PharmaInnovation #CircularEconomy #Healthcare #PharmapackEurope #RecyclingInitiatives #PharmaSustainability

At the recent Pharmapack Europe event in Paris, Duncan Flack, Chairman of CiPPPA, presented on sustainable solutions for hard-to-recycle pharmaceutical packaging. The talk highlighted key industry challenges, including PVC usage and recycling limitations.? ? Duncan discussed potential strategies such as take-back schemes, regulatory engagement, and product redesign. The presentation also touched on the importance of reducing pack sizes, lowering carbon footprints, and addressing upcoming regulations like the Carbon Border Adjustments Mechanism and Extended Producer Responsibility. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3EmbQS7 ? Get in touch with Duncan if you would like to discuss his presentation or gain further insight into CiPPPA's initiatives around pharmaceutical packaging. #Pharmapack #Europe #Paris #SustainablePackaging #PharmaceuticalIndustry #CircularEconomy #RecyclablePackaging #EnvironmentalResponsibility #Innovation #Sustainability

CiPPPA Chairman Duncan Flack will be speaking at?Pharma Sustainability?Integrates 2025?on 25 February at AstraZeneca's global R&D facility, The Discovery Centre (DISC) in Cambridge. ? Duncan will be chairing a panel session on circularity in healthcare – examining whether high tech innovations and simple behaviour driven solutions can be effectively combined to tackle recycling challenges.? ? The themes of this year’s event are: - How are the sustainability policies and expectations of government, investors, customers and employees shaping the future of pharma? - How can innovative technology help to reduce the carbon footprint of the entire pharmaceutical supply chain, from manufacturing to patient delivery? - As a ‘scope 3’?source of carbon for healthcare systems,?how can the sector partner to reduce the overall environmental impact of healthcare? ? TDi’s Multistakeholder Project Manager, Maryam A. Babba, Ph.D., will also be attending the event – please visit her on the CiPPPA stand!?Find out more: https://bit.ly/3Eiy4nO Life Science Integrates #PharmaSustainabilityIntegrates #SustainablePharma #CircularHealthcare #PharmaInnovation #SustainableSupplyChain ?

Duncan Flack, Chairman of CiPPPA, will be presenting at Pharmapack Europe in Paris today (Monday, 20 January 2025).?Duncan's presentation, "Delivering Sustainable Solutions for Hard to Recycle Packaging Formats," is scheduled for 11:30 - 12:00 in the Sustainability Theatre (K85). ? His presentation will address critical challenges facing pharmaceutical packaging sustainability, regulatory pressures, complex materials, and circularity issues. Industry professionals interested in finding out more about the links between pharmaceutical packaging and environmental responsibility should join the session and get in touch with?Duncan. Learn more:?https://bit.ly/4gNgjvg #Pharmapack #Europe #Paris #SustainablePackaging #PharmaceuticalIndustry #CircularEconomy #RecyclablePackaging #EnvironmentalResponsibility #Innovation #Sustainability

Last week saw the inaugural CiPPPA Annual General Meeting, where members met to review progress made since the launch of the initiative in April and discuss plans for 2025. CiPPPA Chairman Duncan Flack summarised the challenges and successes of CiPPPA’s first year, highlighting the initiative’s achievements in bringing together diverse stakeholders from across the pharmaceutical sector in a pre-competitive space to develop collective action to reduce waste from primary pharmaceutical packaging. ? The meeting included membership, financial, legal and communications updates, as well as a summary of projects being run by each of the three CiPPPA Action Task Forces. Invited partners and potential collaborators from across the industry, which CiPPPA members are working with to explore nationwide solutions, then joined the discussion to share knowledge and help identify potential synergies across the Action Task Forces.? ?