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Mastering the Metrics: Calculate and Understand Your Packaging’s Carbon Footprint

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Mastering the Metrics: Calculate and Understand Your Packaging’s Carbon Footprint 

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  • Wednesday, Oct. 16  
  • 10 a.m. (EST)

Description: 
Harness the power of life cycle assessments (LCAs) and deliver valuable industrial and consumer market insights with Sonoco’s in-house experts. Join LCA Specialist Dr. Purva Mhatre-Shah as she answer these questions and more: 

  • What are LCAs and product carbon footprints?
  • What standards are used to calculate product carbon footprints?
  • How product carbon footprints of a supplier integrate in your Scope 3 emissions?

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Event Speakers:

Dr. Purva Mhatre-Shah

Dr. Purva Mhatre-Shah 
An experienced leader in life cycle, circular economies and sustainability assessments, Purva serves as Associate Manager and LCA Specialist on Sonoco’s Sustainability Team. In this role, she leads and manages life cycle and sustainability assessments for a range of global brand owners. Previous to joining Sonoco, she earned her doctorate in sustainability management from the Indian Institute of Management in Mumbai, worked as a Sustainability Analyst for EarthShift Global and also served as a Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change Consultant for ERM. 

Erik Rippon 
Eric RipponAs Director of Strategic Accounts for Sonoco’s Converted Paper Products in North America, Erik leads a dedicated strategic account team. This team supports the division’s key accounts by driving mutual value and fostering long-term business growth and retention. After completing his bachelor’s in packaging science from Michigan State University, he began his career at Sonoco as a packaging engineer. Since then, he earned an MBA from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and served in a variety of commercial and technical positions, gaining extensive experience in assisting key customers in the white goods, paper and film markets with their fiber-based packaging needs.