Panel Discussion: Sustainable packaging: Why it makes business sense

Panellists in this video:
• Dr Ravikumar N, President – Formulations R&D, MSN Laboratories (MODERATOR)
• Mr Prabir Das, Mentor and Advisor, Packaging & Labelling
• Mr Bhupesh Kumar Mittal, Technical Packaging Program Lead, Bayer Consumer Healthcare
• Mr Avadhesh Sarawagi, DGM and Head – Packaging Development, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
• Mr Ramesh Punnam, DGM, Aurobindo Pharma
• Mr Pradip Som, Head-Packaging Development, Aculife Healthcare
• Mr Bhavesh A Shah, AGM-Packaging Development, Intas Pharmaceuticals

Key Highlights:
[1] What’s good for the planet is increasingly good for profit. Efficiency, lightweighting, and smarter design directly improve margins.

[2] Customers are choosing responsibly. Procurement teams and end consumers are actively rewarding sustainable brands.

[3] Patient safety is central to everything in pharma and sustainable primary packaging contributes towards this cause as well.

[4] Compliance is getting stricter and faster. EPR norms and global sustainability mandates mean packaging teams must think ahead.

[5] Innovation in recyclable, bio-based, and high-performance materials must move faster to replace conventional materials at scale.

[6] Resilient supply chains are sustainable supply chains. Responsible sourcing and circular thinking reduce long-term risk.

[7] Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility. It will only move forward if the entire industry works together with shared goals and collaboration.