PRO flexconvert, May / 2025
From data chaos to control centre: Why packaging needs a new management system
The latest EU regulations such as the PPWR, sustainability targets, and reporting requirements make packaging a “critical” factor in business management. Many manufacturers are stumbling over incomplete data, confusing tools, and growing regulatory pressure. Those who lose track risk falling behind—in markets, with customers, and with authorities.
Against this backdrop, the trade magazine PRO flexconvert takes a closer look at the SUSY packaging management system, which can fill this gap.
About the SUSY packaging management system
Imagine if logistics were still planned using clipboards and pens. Unthinkable, right? But that’s exactly how things work in many places when it comes to packaging: Excel spreadsheets, data silos, manual queries – in an area that has a significant impact on CO₂, costs, and compliance.
While other business areas have long been digitally networked, packaging developers, sustainability teams, purchasing, and sales often lack a common database—across the packaging industry, retail, and the consumer goods world.
With PPWR, CSRD, and new licensing requirements, the demands are increasing massively. This means that packaging no longer just has to look good and function well—it must also be measurably sustainable. And that means evaluating, comparing, proving, and documenting.
What used to be a technical decision is now becoming a strategic question: Which packaging meets regulatory requirements, reduces emissions, and remains economically viable?
The requirements are increasing, but the systems are lacking. As described in the article in PRO flexconvert, this is where the SUSY packaging management system with its “Packaging Intelligence” comes into play.
