Frequently asked questions
Sustainable innovation and consumer product packaging

Is the use of renewable resources necessarily preferable?

This is not necessarily the best solution. There are three reasons for this:

• The use of these renewable resources can give rise to significant supply logistics, making them less attractive.

• The renewable material itself, if intensively cultivated, can give rise to a new imbalance in ecosystems, ultimately harmful to the environment (as in the case of the production of plant resources for first-generation biofuels).

• Finally, the question of the end-of-life of this renewable material is also an important issue.

Is the use of biosourced plastics a solution to packaging problems?

The use of these materials still poses a number of difficulties....