Kraft Foods is using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to help it make the right changes and get the best results when it comes to the environmental impact from packaging.
The LCA function builds on the multi-year footprinting project Kraft Foods recently used to map its impact on climate change, land and water use.
LCA also can help measure how product and packaging innovations improve on previous designs, and can measure their advantages and reduce raw materials at the beginning of the supply chain.
The Kraft YES Pack in the US was designed using 60% less plastic to make the container, while the Kenco packaging in the UK LCA to confirm its new Eco-Refill package delivered a 70% savings in the packaging's carbon impact footprint compared to that of glass.
Kraft Foods has also introduced as Eco-Calculator helps to create more sustainable packaging solutions and the tool helps Kraft Foods with creating more sustainable packaging solutions.
