A new report from Root highlights the key areas brands need to be looking at right now to help kick-start their reuse and refill journey.
Design for Life
Design for Life is our unique and highly-regarded science-based methodology for measuring the holistic impact of packaging on the planet and its people. It drives every single analysis and strategy project we deliver.
We go above and beyond Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) using our own carefully designed analytics to assess real-world impact across people and planet. Our core team and network of experts draw on our vast Knowledge Bank of technical, environmental and creative data as well as their own cutting-edge expertise in their fields to evaluate and create robust reports and practical working strategies.
Root Knowledge Bank
Access our quarterly reports for a clear and easily digestible review of everything you need to know.
Ensure your packaging team stay ahead of the latest policies, trends and smart thinking around the issues relating to packaging and sustainability.
Our Services
Root Knowledge Bank
Just £500 per quarter | The Knowledge Bank Report - environmental and sustainability updates, product innovations, policy changes, and Root Perspective expert analysis with tangible actions
Root Sustainability Strategy
Exclusively for packaging producers who want a stakeholder-led strategy that sets them on the road to becoming an impact-led business. Created using insights from Root experts who have over 60-years of knowledge and experience across all areas of sustainability and packaging.
Root Perspective
Designed for businesses starting out on their sustainable packaging journey, or for people new to a company who want an impact-focused SWOT analysis to help them determine packaging priorities. Root Perspective enables brands to identify risks so they can focus resources on the areas that matter most.
Root Impact Analysis
Our team implements the Design for Life Analysis tools on your packaging to delve deeply into the full process. From here, we will fully understand the impact it has and tackle the best way to get your product to the customer using fewer resources and with a proven lower impact.
Root Packaging Strategy
Our hero product, developed for brands that want a true understanding of their packaging portfolio's impact on people and the planet. Born out of our Design for Life methodology, our experts will analyse your packaging impact and create a leadership ambition-led strategy, complete with roadmap and action plan.
Design For Life is our unique and highly-regarded science-based methodology used for measuring the holistic impact of packaging on the planet and its people. It drives every single analysis and strategy project we deliver.
We go above and beyond Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) using our own carefully designed analytics to assess real-world impact across people and planet.
Our core team and network of experts draw on our vast Knowledge Bank of technical, environmental and creative data as well as their own cutting-edge expertise in their fields to evaluate and create robust reports and practical working strategies.
Built up over decades, our data bank is a unique resource that we continually tap into and draw on when needed. When we work with you, we grant you access to this vast collection of information and evaluation.
We invest 25% of our time each year to stay up to date with innovations throughout the lifecycle of packaging. From design and manufacturing through to collection and reuse or recycling. Every year we attend the most relevant events worldwide specific to sustainability, packaging and resource management. We send our enthusiastic, expert team to relevant site visits, training and research trips to get to the root of subjects including zero waste and waste management in developing countries to ensure we are always at the forefront.
Our Clients
We pride ourselves on being chosen to support some of the world's biggest brands, many of whom have the highest sustainability standards.
After delivering a project we send a client feedback survey to clients 3 months after delivery to find out how much impact we have had and what we can do even better next time. Our current score is 9.6 out of 10, something we are very proud of.
Latest Posts
Finding the right Refill + Reuse resources and partners for pilots
We look at the people and businesses taking a lead in reuse and…
Refill and Reuse: Enticing the consumer to unlock scale
As many brands have found to their cost, ensuring consumers are…
Embedding Reuse + Refill into your packaging strategy
A look at how raw material producers, converters, retailers, and…
Reuse + Refill Policy: Is it fit for purpose?
Governments have begun to recognise the need for more reuse and…
Single Use vs Reuse: Analysing the impacts
The challenges brands and producers are facing when it comes to…
Getting to the Root with Mintel
New EU rules aim to tackle damaging waste and remove trade barriers…
What are the main EU rules on packaging design?
New EU rules aim to tackle damaging waste and remove trade barriers…
Making Sense of On-Pack Recycling Labelling
Brands need to prepare for an imminent EU crackdown on fraudulent…
How to avoid ‘Greenwashing’
Over 50% of EU websites potentially guilty of 'greenwashing'
Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging
By 2024 all producers selling in the EU must ensure their packaging…
Tackling Packaging Waste + Plastic Tax
Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) have become a central target of the EU’s…
