2026 How To Optimize Business Potential With Sustainable Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrea Green

VP North America, Products of Change

Andrea Green is a founding member of Products of Change and serves as one of their consulting advisors and VP of North America. Having spent the last 30 years as a licensee (Brazos, Jerry Leigh), licensor (World Poker Tour, Activision, Zag), and a sustainable business consultant (Globally Green, POC, Spin Master, Revelyst), her passion is to make the business case for how our global licensors, consumer goods manufacturers and retailers can transform their companies and brands with a more sustainable focus; mitigating risk, increasing their value, and staying relevant with retailers, employees, and consumers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy Mather

CEO, RDP Creative

Wendy Mather is the CEO of RDP Creative, a global creative merchandise company with operations across the EMEA, APAC and North America. With over two decades of experience in branded merchandise and product development, Wendy has led the business through a period of significant growth while placing innovation and sustainability at the heart of its strategy. She is passionate about helping the world’s leading family entertainment brands reduce the environmental impact of their products and packaging without compromising on creativity, quality or customer experience. Under her leadership, RDP Creative has invested heavily in sustainable materials, responsible sourcing, packaging optimization and supply chain transparency, partnering with global manufacturers to deliver practical, commercially viable solutions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Swain

Packaging Ambassador, Products of Change

Mike is a subject matter expert in packaging technology and design, sustainability and supply chain with a demonstrated capability to bringing new products to market with speed and diligence. He has spent the last 9 years running an independent packaging consultancy focussed on packaging sustainability, innovation and change for a diverse client base from blue chip to start-ups/SME’s, spanning food, drink, beauty care, cosmetics, toys and licensed goods and more. Prior to this he had 25 years experience leading packaging innovation, R&D/NPD, technology and design for blue chip consumer packaged goods brand owners and manufacturers like P&G, Diageo, Unilever, Tata and Britvic. In this time he became an industry award winner, a published trade periodical article author and filed several patents and creative designs. He is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Scientist and Fellow of the ‘Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining’ (IOM3). Currently is Vice Chair of ‘IOM3 Packaging Group’ and a ‘Starpack Student’ judge and an invited judge on several industry awards bodies. 

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