Sustainable Packaging:
Consumer demand is driving innovation but who are the innovators?
Which technologies and companies are leading the race to our sustainable future?
The United Nations Sustainability Goals (UN SDGs) provide a roadmap for innovation and technology development that can support sustainable development worldwide. By addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges through innovative solutions, we can work towards a more sustainable and equitable future. Although there are 17 UN SDGs, this page is focused on providing exclusive insight on the following:
Patents play a critical role in driving innovation and supporting sustainable development. Patents provide an indicator as to which companies are leading the way for innovative sustainable products and processes that benefit both people and the planet.
Asia accounts for 43% of the global biodegradable composition inventions
Download Free ReportConsumer demand is driving innovation but who are the innovators?
The Cipher platform was instrumental in providing data to support consumer trends giant Mintel in producing their Sustainability Barometer for 2022.
A quote from the report’s author:
“Cipher’s patent analysis plays a crucial role in revealing who’s innovating and where and how that corresponds to both the solutions valued by consumers and the framework of Sustainable Development Goals established by the UN”.
We reviewed the patent owners in the Sustainable Detergents space, identifying:
Improving the trajectory towards achieving circular economy targets requires a step-change in approach to sustainable packaging adoption across fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs).
To track this progress, we analysed patent data to see the innovation landscape across a subset of plastic packaging alternatives.
How can patent data be made actionable for the CTO office?
How can we identify new technology trends from patent data?
It is tempting to believe that because all patents (by legal definition) must be new, then all patent data reveals technology trends. While this is somewhat true, it’s not actionable. There are two dimensions to this. First, when an organisation moves into a new technology area. Patenting trends help forecast these strategic changes in direction. Secondly, when there is a notable trend in an established technology area. Cipher has developed new Machine Learning approaches to spotting what’s new from more of the same.
To mark World Environment Day 2023, Cipher’s internal sustainability classifiers were used to explore the key players contributing to sustainable plastic innovation in the 21st century
Our summary includes the racer reports below plus an analysis of patent activity in this area from 2000 to 2023.
21st Century Evolution of Sustainable Plastic Technology Trends
Our report includes:
Jared Engstrom, Head of Patent Development, Red Hat
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