All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

Packaging companies must protect production lines from cyberattacks –analyst

Digitalisation within the packaging industry over recent years has increased productivity and efficiency, but it also brings with it new…
Cybersecurity rising concern for packaging firms as digitalisation raises threat

Cybersecurity is becoming an increasing concern for companies in the packaging industry as digitalisation increases the risk of attack. A…
Consumers ‘unlikely’ to benefit from delay to EU deforestation rules and potential price hikes

The enforcement of the EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) is likely to begin at the end of this year…
COP28 podcast: max 1.5°C temperature rise limit now ‘not possible’

Efforts to tackle climate change should begin to focus on limiting and bringing down as quickly as possible the inevitable…
Signal: Laphroaig’s repackaging reflects Beam Suntory’s sustainability focus

The rollout of new packaging for Scotch whisky brand Laphroaig by its parent company Beam Suntory is reflective of a…

Signal: brands, consumers in step on digitalisation, not personalisation

E-commerce and digitalisation continue to be increasingly important issues to packaging companies, GlobalData research shows, but growing consumer interest in…
Signal: packaging innovation drives demand for engineering qualifications

Interest in engineering qualifications for jobs advertised within the packaging and paper industry has exploded over the past four years,…