Adam Gendell, The Recycling Partnership's Director of System Optimization, joins David Clark, Vice President Sustainability at Amcor, on the Amcor Big Ideas podcast to discuss the recycling market in the United States, challenges of rigid PET b

Episode #36: The journey towards a circular economy with Jeremy Wallach

Oct 18th, 2022 24m 4s

Jeremy Wallach, Partner at McKinsey & Company, joins David Clark, Vice President, Sustainability at Amcor, on the Amcor Big Ideas podcast to discuss the multi-faceted journey towards a circular economy, and how the packaging industry’s challeng

Episode #35: The essential role consumer participation plays in recycling

Jun 29th, 2022 27m 18s

Packaging industry veteran Roger Zellner joins Amcor’s vice president of sustainability, David Clark, on the Amcor Big Ideas podcast to discuss how important consumer participation is for increasing recycling rates across the United States.

Episode #34: Turning commitments into actions: advocating for and building a circular economy for plastics

Jan 11th, 2022 27m 45s

Erin Simon, head of Plastic at WWF, joins David Clark, vice president of sustainability at Amcor, on the Big Ideas podcast to discuss progress toward reducing plastic in the environment. The pair also discuss the progress made by WWF’s “ReSourc

Episode #33: “We won't recycle our way out of the issue of plastic pollution.”

Dec 14th, 2021 26m 2s

Mael Arribas, research analyst with the global commitment team of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, joined David Clark, Amcor’s vice president of sustainability, on Amcor’s Big Ideas podcast to discuss the progress brands and retailers are making

Episode #32: Embracing sustainability: Growing investor interest in environmental and social governance is driving change for the packaging industry

Nov 30th, 2021 28m 37s

Gabriel Thoumi, head of the plastics program and director of financial markets at Planet Tracker, joined David Clark, Amcor’s vice president of sustainability, on Amcor’s Big Ideas podcast to discuss the financial market’s growing interest in

Episode #31: Empowering the next generation of packaging professionals with Michigan State University

Oct 21st, 2021 18m 16s

Ensuring a strong future for the packaging industry requires innovation, education and state-of-the-art technology. Leading the way are pioneering university programs, which play a pinnacle role in preparing the next generation of packaging pro

Episode #30: ‘Rethinking Recycling’ with McKinsey.org – lessons from an Argentinian pilot project

Jun 24th, 2021 40m 33s

Not all communities are built the same when it comes to dealing with packaging at the end of its life. Understanding how to engage individuals, groups and broader regions is a crucial part of successful recycling, composting and reusing. In thi

Episode #29: Consumer engagement – an essential part of recycling infrastructure

May 14th, 2021 25m 1s

There have been a lot of conversations around the importance of designing packaging for responsible end of life scenarios. From recycling, to reuse, to composting, there are many critical aspects to consider. In this podcast, Elizabeth Schuessl

Episode #28: Reusable packaging and waste reduction can help curb plastic waste

Jan 27th, 2021 36m 53s

Plastic waste is now a widely understood issue, and with it, the limitations to recycling have become clear. In this episode of the Big Ideas podcast, Matt Prindiville, the CEO and Chief Solutioneer at UPSTREAM, joins Amcor's Vice President of

Finance plays a crucial role to catalyze environmental actions

Nov 13th, 2020 32m 59s

Michiel De Smet, Finance Programme Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Amcor’s David Clark discuss the lack of awareness of finance’s role in the circular economy, and how bankers and investors are driving a rapid uptake of circular mod

Episode #26: Behavior and infrastructure; you can’t change one without the other in waste management

Jul 28th, 2020 26m 50s

Joi Danielson, Co-Founder of Vital Ocean and Partner at SYSTEMIQ, is on the frontline of waste management. In this episode, Amcor’s David Clark talks with Joi on working with governments to address the structural constraints to waste management

Episode #25: Recycling and design for recycling is right at the forefront of what we do

Jul 13th, 2020 23m

John Caturano, Senior Sustainability Manager, Packaging and Programs at Nestle Waters NA, discusses ‘designing for recycling’ with Amcor’s David Clark. Discover how well-designed packaging fits into the wider recycling infrastructure. Here’s th

Episode #24: Fairtrade works because it’s trade, not aid

May 15th, 2020 18m 50s

Two billion people rely on agriculture for their livelihoods, with some cocoa farmers living on fewer than 70 cents a day. Amcor’s David Clark and Fairtrade UK’s Catherine David talk about how the Fairtrade Foundation builds more sustainable su

Episode #23: Bans remove the opportunity for people to make informed choices.

Mar 20th, 2020 31m 51s

Adrienna Zsakay, CEO at Circular Economy Asia, talks with Amcor’s David Clark about how the Asian Plastics and Packaging Agreement (APPA) is working to achieve a more circular plastics and packaging system in the region. One way is by encouragi

Episode #22: Look at every home as a consumer-to-business opportunity

Mar 3rd, 2020 26m 33s

Monetizing plastic waste is not only good for the environment but it also helps to facilitate social change. In this episode of Big Ideas, Amcor’s David Clark speaks to David Katz, Founder, and CEO of Plastic Bank about how he is providing a wa

Episode #21: Circular business models can unlock $4.5 trillion of economic value.

Feb 14th, 2020 22m 55s

How can businesses realize the circular advantage? Amcor’s David Clark speaks with Wesley Spindler, Business Strategy and Sustainability Senior Manager at Accenture and co-author of ‘The Circular Economy Handbook’ about competitive advantage an

Episode #20: Packaging is a strategic pillar in Henkel’s overall sustainability strategy

Jan 9th, 2020 18m 49s

In the 20th episode of the Big Ideas podcast series, Amcor's David Clark talks to Philippe Blank, Head of Packaging Sustainability at Henkel beauty care, about the company's recyclability evaluation tool, Easy D4R, and its "achieving more with

Episode 19: The purpose of scenario planning is to consider what may be over the horizon

Sep 5th, 2019 31m 24s

Scenario planning, a strategic planning method, is applied to climate change and discussed by Nardia Haigh, business strategist and associate professor of management at the University of Massachusetts, and Amcor’s David Clark. The focus on the

Episode #18: It’s time to work together and end plastic pollution. We can do it, today.

Aug 1st, 2019 27m 29s

In this special episode, Amcor’s David Clark hosts a panel at the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit about how we have all the tools to act now to stop plastic pollution if we work together. Panelists are Sander Defruyt, Lead, New Plastics Econ

"The world is primed to understand the value of recycling"

Jul 15th, 2019 16m 14s

Recycling is often seen as a singular entity, but it is actually a whole chain of elements from collection to end-usage of recycled material. Amcor’s David Clark speaks to Dr. Shannon Bouton, Global Executive Director, Sustainable Communities a

“What we are trying to change is a broken material system not just a single issue around getting rid of plastics”

Jun 3rd, 2019 27m 32s

To coincide with UN World Environment Day, Erin Simon, Director of Sustainable Research and Development at WWF, talks with Amcor’s David Clark about WWF’s four-pillar strategy on plastic waste and insights from her recently published report ‘No

Episode #15: Always do by action – lead by example

May 20th, 2019 20m 11s

Inspirational UN “Champion of the Earth” Afroz Shah talks with Amcor’s David Clark about his passion for the environment. He started a movement to clean up one beach in India and spurred a movement that cleared more than 20,000 tonnes of trash

Episode #14: The key thing for ecommerce is product protection. That’s absolutely vital.

May 6th, 2019 17m 8s

Stephen Harrod, consultant at Smithers Pira – leader in packaging testing and market research – and author of ‘The Future of Ecommerce Packaging to 2022’ report, talks with Amcor’s David Clark about ecommerce and the circular economy, preventin

Episode #13: What can we learn from Canada, Chile and Australia when it comes to effective Extended Producer Responsibility systems?

Apr 24th, 2019 13m 18s

Extended producer responsibility is a hot topic. Amcor’s David Clark speaks with Michelle Carvell from Lorax Compliance (a company delivering environmental compliance software and consultancy to organizations who need to comply with EPR directi