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EventEvolving in Step with the March of AI: the 2026 Empauer symposium
Empauer’s third symposium brought industry, academia and professionals to Monash University’s Docklands campus to explore the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence, with DPR&Co and Ubiqitum as partners.
EventMessaging Sustainability in a Circular Economy Symposium
Delivered with DPR&Co and the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence, the symposium followed the Packaging Sustainability Symposium held in March. People from business, academia and government debated how sustainability claims should be made, measured and communicated.
MediaNational Food Waste Summit Changemakers: Empauer
Ahead of the National Food Waste Summit Trade Show, Food & Drink Business profiled Empauer as one of its changemakers. The article looks at DIRECT, created by Empauer with RMIT University and the Fight Food Waste CRC, and how it maps the supply chain to reveal the true cost of food waste and where to intervene.
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Short reads on packaging, food waste and evidence.
Packaging, food loss and waste, product impact, ESG evidence and the systems needed to manage them.
PackagingWhy packaging data governance matters
Good packaging decisions start with reliable data. When packaging information is scattered across suppliers, spreadsheets and internal systems, compliance and cost modelling become harder than they need to be.
Food wasteThe true cost of food loss and waste
Food loss and waste is usually measured in tonnes or disposal cost. That misses the full commercial and environmental value of what's actually being lost.
PackagingA Holistic Approach to Packaging: Why Qualified Packaging Technologists Are Now a Strategic Asset
Through many discussions across a range of industries and roles, one message keeps surfacing: the role of the packaging technologist has never been more important, and its strategic relevance continues to grow.
SustainabilityEmpauer, DPR&Co Partners on Sustainability Reporting
Sustainability services provider Empauer has partnered with creative agency DPR&Co to help organisations craft sustainability narratives and measure their impact.
Food WasteTransforming Waste into Opportunities
Want new income streams? Look no further than food waste. The problem is most companies don't know the true cost of waste. It's not uncommon to only look at material loss and disposal when accounting for waste, but this limited calculation fails to consider the full impact.
E-WasteTechnology Life Cycles for Good
The pursuit of convenience, entertainment and utility has become a daily routine for many consumers. Our appetite for electronic gadgets translates into significant practical benefit, but also results in significant environmental impacts that we need to acknowledge, understand and address.
Food WasteFood Waste Mitigation: the podcast
Dr Steven Lapidge of the Fight Food Waste CRC and Dr Simon Lockrey of RMIT University discuss where food waste arises across the life cycle of food production, and how technology and national programmes can reduce it.
Climate ChangeGiving Companies the Tools to Fight Waste
Whether it is cutting down plastic waste, tracing DNA to stop food fraud or reducing water consumption to slow the effects of climate change, our supply chains are undergoing a high-tech revolution. Consumers expect transparency and traceability to know that what they buy has been produced sustainably.
SustainabilityThe Business Case for Sustainability
The subject of sustainability is no longer an option for business to ignore. For those that embrace sustainability within their overall business strategy, the benefits are numerous. However, for others, some reluctance persists in the belief that the costs associated with sustainability will outweigh the benefits.
Food WasteFood Waste: Global Scale and Resources
One-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, roughly one third of the food produced, approximately 1.3 billion tonnes, is either lost or wasted. In dollar terms, this equates to approximately US$990 billion.
SustainabilityValue Through Sustainability
Sustainability can mean so many different things across a spectrum of industries, sectors and society, but what is clear is the need for positive disruption, innovation and commercially smart solutions. Sustainability is consistently identified as a mega-trend.