A Guide To Sustainable Packaging

Solutions For Design Agencies

Design agencies can lead the change

Future-proof your agency, strengthen client relationships, and elevate your creative influence through sustainable packaging design.

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Your master key to designing sustainable packaging

Download this free 5-step practical guide to:

Understand how packaging regulations directly impact design choices.
Learn 5 key steps to embed sustainability into your creative workflows.
Access a self-test to benchmark your agency’s readiness against client and regulatory expectations.
Discover how sustainable design strategies can reduce client costs and increase commercial opportunities.
Identify next steps to position your agency as a circular design leader in FMCG packaging.

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Why it matters to packaging design agencies

The design industry is at a turning point. Global packaging reforms are coming fast- from PPWR in Europe to proposed EPR fees and national packaging standards in Australia.

For agencies, this means:

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Compliance responsibility - brands will expect you to interpret new rules

Financial impact - your design for recyclability decisions will affect client EPR fees

Reputation risk - weak sustainability advice could harm both your client and your agency

Meanwhile, FMCG brands are actively seeking sustainable packaging consultants and design partners who can deliver future-ready sustainable packaging solutions. Agencies that step up now will protect clients, attract new briefs, and differentiate themselves.

Who is philo&co?

philo & co is an award-winning sustainable packaging consultancy working with leading FMCG brands and design agencies across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Europe. We simplify circularity by embedding sustainable packaging design principles into agency processes, helping teams deliver regulatory-ready, recyclable packaging solutions.

With deep expertise in packaging design, regulation, and communication, we bridge the gap between creative ambition and compliance reality.

Who the guide is for?

A must-have resource for agencies committed to designing sustainable packaging that meets both creative and regulatory demands, this guide is for:

Design Agency Leaders – embedding sustainability into agency positioning.
Creative Directors & Packaging Designers – applying circular packaging design in practice.
Client Service & Strategy Teams – responding to briefs with credible sustainability guidance

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