Case study: How Colep Reduces their Product Carbon Footprint with Pilario
- Colep integrates sustainability from day one to reduce its sustainable packaging carbon footprint and meet ambitious 2030 targets.
- Rising demand for carbon footprint transparency and regulatory compliance created the need for more robust, data-driven decision-making tools.
- Pilario’s eco-design packaging software enables advanced scenario-based ecodesign to model design alternatives and drive measurable carbon footprint reduction packaging strategies.
- The platform supports reliable comparison of packaging solutions across sites and portfolios using consistent packaging PCF calculation methodology.
- Access to life cycle assessment insights improves internal decision-making and helps align product development with 2030 sustainability targets.
- Pilario is now a core tool in Colep’s development process, supporting ongoing optimisation and future expansion across global operations.
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For more than fifty years, Colep Packaging has led the packaging industry, delivering top-quality products for the beauty, healthcare, and fast-moving consumer goods sectors. A key aspect of this success is the integration of sustainable practices right from the design phase of new products, ensuring that sustainability is part of the process from the beginning.
With an increasing demand for sustainable packaging and detailed carbon footprint insights, Colep Packaging is committed to meeting its ambitious 2030 sustainability goals while adhering to regulatory standards. This effort requires Colep to incorporate environmental practices from the start of their product development phase.
Empowering change with scenario-based ecodesign
Pilario has significantly enhanced Colep's ability to develop and refine sustainable packaging, making the ecodesign process both effective and scalable. By creating virtual scenarios of their products inside Pilario, Colep can adjust various product parameters and directly assess their environmental impact. This feature ensures new designs offer tangible improvements in sustainability.
Additionally, the Pilario platform empowers Colep to make well-informed decisions and integrates eco-conscious designs from the very beginning of product development. It allows them to reliably compare different solutions within their portfolio, ensuring they choose the most sustainable options.
Pilario has significantly improved our ability to compare carbon footprints across various manufacturing sites. The platform’s scenario-based ecodesign is crucial for both assessing and optimising the environmental impact of our products.
- Paula Martins, Technical Manager, Colep Packaging.
Using Pilario has significantly transformed Colep's approach to product development. Our structured packaging PCF calculation and in-depth life cycle assessment analysis have improved decision-making, clearly guiding Colep towards their environmental goals for 2030.
Looking ahead, Colep plans to expand Pilario’s usage to achieve more detailed comparative analyses of its sustainable packaging carbon footprint across their global operations, reinforcing their commitment to transparency and environmental stewardship.
"Pilario has become an essential tool during the development phase, guiding us towards more sustainable packaging solutions and helping us achieve our 2030 sustainability goals."
- Paula Martins, Technical Manager, Colep Packaging.
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