Circular Vision
Regulatory consulting
The PPWR, EPR, CSRD & ESRS frameworks behind PackR8's compliance logic. Onboarding included with every PackR8 subscription.
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One platform. Three teams. Same packaging data.
Sustainability, Packaging, and Compliance don't have three different data problems, they have the same data problem from three angles. PackR8 gives each team the view it needs, without duplicating the work.
01. For
Sustainability & ESG Leads
Turn PPWR strategy into measurable, defensible reporting, without an annual data sprint.
02. For
Packaging & Quality Managers
Own every spec with full version history, supplier evidence, and approval trails.
03. For
Compliance & Finance Teams
File EPR across 6 EU markets and generate Declarations of Conformity in minutes, not days.
01. Sustainability & ESG
For Sustainability leads
Reporting stops being the bottleneck.
You already know what circular packaging looks like. What you don't have is a reliable source of packaging data to base your CSRD, PPWR, and board reporting on. Right now that data lives in 11 tabs of a spreadsheet maintained by someone in another country, and every ESG cycle starts with rebuilding it from scratch.
What slows you down today
- Packaging weights are last year's numbers, nobody trusts them, and they don't tie out against the ERP.
- Recyclability claims are written in marketing decks, not backed by EN 13430 evidence that an auditor would accept.
- PPWR deadlines (DoC obligations, recycled content targets, package minimization) are 18 months out and nobody owns the readiness checklist.
- CSRD disclosures require SKU-level packaging data that currently takes 6 weeks to assemble manually every year.
Recycled-content tracking
PCR (%), virgin plastic, material grade per SKU. Rolls up to product line, brand, region, and corporate, the shape CSRD needs.
PPWR readiness dashboard
Live status across Articles 5, 6, 7, 9, and 26, per product line. Know exactly which SKUs are on-track and which need intervention.
CSRD / audit-ready exports
One-click export of SKU-level packaging data with supporting evidence. Auditors don't accept "trust us". PackR8 gives them the paper trail.
Reduction targets
Set SKU- or brand-level reduction targets (weight, virgin plastic, unit-use). Track progress automatically as packaging specs evolve.
Trend analysis
Compare year-over-year at SKU, line, or portfolio level. See whether material changes are moving the needle or cancelling each other out.
Scenario modelling
"If we switch this line from PET to rPET, what's the portfolio impact on PPWR targets and EPR fees?" Simulate before you commit.
6 wks → 2 days
CSRD packaging disclosure prep time
100%
SKUs with defensible recyclability evidence
Live
PPWR readiness visibility, not annual
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source of truth for board, auditor, and regulator
"Before, our PPWR strategy was a slide deck. Now it's a live dashboard I can show the board, and every number on it traces back to a supplier spec sheet I can point at."
. Sustainability Lead, EU food & beverage producer
02. Packaging & Quality
For packaging managers
Your specs become the single source of truth.
You've been running the packaging programme on a heroic act of memory and email archaeology. Every time marketing asks "what's in this pack?" or procurement asks "who approved that change?", it takes half a day to reconstruct the answer. Meanwhile sustainability is sending you spreadsheets and compliance is asking for evidence you're not sure still exists.
What slows you down today
- Specs live in dozens of supplier PDFs, many expired or superseded without clear versioning.
- Every change to a pack (new supplier, weight reduction, material swap) triggers 6 people updating 6 different files.
- Artwork and structural design teams keep their own version of the truth, which diverges from what's actually being manufactured.
- When legal or compliance asks for evidence, you're digging through inboxes for attachments that may be 2 years old.
Packaging record per SKU
Weight, material, recycled content, dimensions, supplier, per component, per SKU. No more "where is the real spec?".
Full version history
Every change captures who, when, and why. Roll back, compare versions, and prove to auditors exactly what was on shelf during any time window.
Evidence vault
Supplier specs, mill certificates, test reports, artwork files, all pinned to the packaging record that requires them. Expiry alerts included.
Approval workflows
Every change runs through a configurable approval chain. Marketing, R&D, procurement, and QA all sign off before anything becomes the "live" spec.
Supplier portal
Suppliers upload spec sheets and test evidence directly. No more "please send me the latest spec" email chains. Auto-validated on upload.
ERP & PLM sync
Bi-directional connectors with SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Infor. Packaging master data stays aligned with the system of record for inventory.
4 hrs → 10 min
Time to answer "what's in pack X?"
0
lost supplier evidence (vault + expiry alerts)
100%
packaging changes captured with approval trail
1 click
export from ERP sync into PPWR/EPR reports
"The packaging programme ran on my memory and my Outlook. Now a new hire can open PackR8 and see the full history of every SKU without interrupting me. That alone justified it."
. Head of Packaging, EU personal-care manufacturer
03. Compliance & Finance
For Compliance teams
EPR filings and DoCs run themselves.
You don't care that packaging data is "interesting", you care that your Afvalfonds filing is right, your Zentrale Stelle (LUCID) registration is current, and your Declarations of Conformity are defensible. Currently all three take weeks of manual reconciliation because the upstream data isn't structured for regulatory submission.
What slows you down today
- Every EPR scheme (NL, DE, BE, FR, ES, PL) wants the same data in a different format on different deadlines.
- Declarations of Conformity under PPWR Annex VIII require evidence traceability you can't reliably assemble today.
- When a scheme audits you, the data is split across packaging, procurement, and finance, reconciliation takes weeks.
- EPR fees are calculated manually and nobody has time to verify them line-by-line, so overpayments slip through.
EPR engine, 6 markets
Afvalfonds (NL), Zentrale Stelle/LUCID (DE), Fost Plus (BE), Citeo (FR), Ecoembes (ES), BDO (PL). Each scheme's format, pre-validated.
Declaration of Conformity
Annex VIII-aligned DoC generation: product identifier, economic operator, applicable requirements, supporting evidence. PDF + signed XML.
Audit trail (5 years)
Every packaging record keeps immutable history for ≥5 years. When a scheme audits, you export the trail, questions end there.
Fee calculation + reconciliation
Projected EPR fees per market, per SKU, per tonnage. Reconcile against invoices, we've seen overpayments of 8–12% caught in year one.
Deadline automation
Every scheme's filing window tracked. Automatic alerts 60 / 30 / 7 days out. No more missed windows because the calendar sits with one person.
RBAC & signoff
Role-based access + dual-signoff workflows before any regulatory submission leaves PackR8. Protect against a Friday-afternoon mistake.
~3 wks → 3 hrs
time to compile a multi-market EPR filing
8–12%
typical EPR fee overpayment caught, Y1
≥5 yrs
immutable audit trail retention (PPWR-aligned)
0
missed filing deadlines with deadline automation
"The DoCs used to be the thing that kept me up at night. With Annex VIII-aligned generation and the evidence auto-attached, I've stopped rehearsing for audits, the data just is the evidence."
. Compliance Manager, EU consumer-goods producerHow the teams share
The same record. Three different shifts.
PackR8 isn't three products in a trench coat. It's one packaging record, with role-aware views so each team works in the context it needs without stepping on the others. Packaging edits the spec. Compliance files against it. Sustainability reports on it. All from the same underlying truth.
See the product in detailP
Packaging Manager edits a spec
New supplier, weight change, material swap, captured with version and approval trail.
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Sustainability sees it instantly
PPWR readiness + recycled-content dashboards update automatically. No mid-quarter data pull.
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Compliance files against it
EPR declarations + DoCs regenerate from the live spec. Old filings remain frozen in the 5-year audit trail.
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Finance reconciles fees
EPR fee projections line up against actual invoices. Overpayments flagged before they ship.
Take the next step
See PackR8 against your real data.
30-minute call. Bring one product line and we'll show you what "packaging as infrastructure" actually looks like for your team, sustainability, packaging, or compliance.
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