Recycle Week 2024, running from 14th to 20th October throughout the UK, puts the spotlight on recycling.

Organised by national environmental action initiative WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), Recycle Week is designed to celebrate and promote the benefits of recycling, and create opportunities for individuals and businesses to implement positive changes that help protect our planet’s finite resources.

You can't look up to role models you can't see, so celebrate every success without reservation, and lift every voice.”

This core theme resonated deeply at the Community Connect event held by the Meat Business Women network in July, where our very own Global Account Director, Sally Molyneux, joined the expert panel of speakers.

One of the best ways of making progress in food packaging sustainability is to gather leading voices in a room, and simply talk. The packaging industry is so wide and varied that most businesses approach the topic with different perspectives and insights, which makes knowledge sharing even more important.

Jennifer Magnus is a buyer at kp. Based in Gordonsville, USA, she is part of the wider procurement and supply chain teams and has carved herself a new career since joining kp less than three years ago.

In a global company like kp, working across multiple timezones, and in a world where attitudes towards traditional working patterns have changed, the ability to accommodate flexible working has never been more important.

Traditional employment law in Germany, upheld on behalf of employees by Works Councils, has not always been aligned with the idea of flexible hours, but at Klöckner Pentaplast’s (kp) Montabaur site in Germany, agreement has been reached between our local Works Council, HR and leadership, making the flexible working dream a reality.

International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is celebrated on the 23 June each year. Driven by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), it is an opportunity to raise the profile of women engineers, celebrate their achievements, and highlight some of the engineering career opportunities available to women around the world.