Sustainable packaging audit & risk assessment for FMCG brands
Understand how your packaging performs today and how to improve it with confidence through a sustainable packaging audit.
Understand whether your packaging is actually recyclable
Validate sustainability claims and avoid greenwashing risk
Identify gaps in your packaging sustainability performance
Prepare for emerging regulatory requirements and design standards
Get clarity on what to prioritise first
If this sounds familiar, the Packaging Impact & Risk Assessment is designed to give you the clarity and direction you need to move forward with a comprehensive audit supported by expert packaging compliance checks.
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What is the Packaging Impact & Risk Assessment?
This assessment provides a clear, practical evaluation of your packaging recyclability, sustainability performance and sustainability claims.
Using an APCO-aligned circular packaging framework, we identify risks, opportunities and priorities to ensure your packaging solutions are credible, compliant and future-ready.
Many FMCG brands know they need to improve their packaging sustainability but don’t know where to start. Materials, recyclability, claims, recovery systems and regulations can feel complex and uncertain. This packaging risk assessment simplifies the process.
philo & co reviews your packaging through a circular packaging and recovery system lens, translating sustainability principles, regulatory expectations and real-world recovery systems into clear, actionable insights your team can implement.
The result is a structured understanding of your packaging today- and a prioritised roadmap for what to improve next.
Here’s what you’ll get:
Your Packaging Impact & Risk Assessment provides both strategic insight and practical recommendations, helping you move from uncertainty to confident action.
Packaging portfolio review: assessment of packaging data, formats, materials and design features to understand recyclability, material efficiency and environmental impact.
Sustainability claims review: evaluation of existing packaging claims and messaging to ensure they are credible, compliant and aligned with sustainability communication best practice, supported by packaging compliance checks.
Regulatory snapshot: high-level of packaging performance against APCO and relevant local market regulatory requirements.
Summary report and recommendations: a structured report providing clarity, circular packaging opportunities and a roadmap for improving packaging sustainability following your sustainable packaging audit.
After completing the assessment, your team will have:
Clear visibility of packaging risks and opportunities
Confidence in sustainability claims and communication
A prioritised roadmap for improving packaging sustainability
Reduced regulatory and reputational risk
A stronger foundation for circular packaging strategy
Many brands use this assessment as the starting point for Packaging Partner, where we support implementation and ongoing improvement or developing a Packaging Strategy.
Our Process
Step 1 - Understand your packaging portfolio
We begin with a structured review of your packaging formats, materials, sustainability goals and current claims to understand how your packaging system works today.
Step 2 - Assess risks and opportunities
Your packaging is evaluated through circular packaging principles, recovery system realities and regulatory considerations to identify key risks and improvement opportunities through a detailed packaging risk assessment.
Step 3 - Deliver clear recommendations
You receive a structured report outlining risks, opportunities and prioritised actions so your team knows exactly what to focus on next.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Most SME Packaging Impact & Risk Assessments are completed within 3-4 weeks depending on packaging portfolio size and data availability.
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We require packaging data (if available), specifications, material information and physical packaging samples.
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No. Many clients rely on philo & co to provide expert guidance and translate sustainability requirements into practical actions.
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Many brands continue working with us through Packaging Partner, where we support implementation of the recommended improvements.
Ready to understand how your packaging performs and what to improve next?
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Ongoing project support to guide sustainable packaging decisions and implementation.
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You leave with expert insight and recommended next steps so you can move forward with confidence.
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About me
philo & co was founded by Pippa Corry, an award-winning sustainable packaging consultant with over 15 years’ experience across FMCG, packaging design, and sustainability.
Pippa has supported global and emerging brands to design and implement sustainable packaging solutions aligned with circular packaging principles, recovery system realities, and regulatory requirements. Her work also includes developing sustainability communication strategy frameworks that align packaging design with credible claims and regulatory expectations.
Combining packaging design expertise with sustainability strategy, Pippa is known for simplifying complexity and helping brands make confident, practical packaging decisions. philo & co helps brands confidently navigate sustainable packaging transformation.
