PPWR is a product, quality, regulatory and supply chain challenge that happens to operate through packaging.
That distinction matters. Packaging is not simply a container around a product.
It protects product quality, supports manufacturing and distribution, carries essential information and enables the safe use of medicines and devices.
Changing it is rarely quick or straightforward. Unlike a reporting requirement, PPWR cannot be addressed by improving disclosures or gathering more data alone.
In many cases, compliance may require changes to physical products, materials, packaging systems, technical documentation and supply-chain relationships.
The pharmaceutical industry understands that PPWR is important. The more pressing question is whether companies are interpreting it consistently and preparing to implement it effectively.
Nicola Coles, Senior Phorum Director at BioPhorum Sustainability, reports.
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