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How Sustainable is it?
As environmental awareness grows, more and more consumers are calling for natural, sustainable, and eco-friendly products. Businesses and brands are taking notice. A number of consumer-focused companies are beginning to move towards using natural ingredients and implementing a more sustainable supply chain. With the influx of eco-friendly products into the market, it can sometimes be difficult [...]
Packaging for Sustainable Body Care and Cosmetics
Over recent years there has been a shift in the beauty industry towards natural and more sustainable products. Consumers are driving this change by looking for more transparency in the products they are willing to spend their money on. Modern consumers are more conscious of what they are putting onto their skin and hair, and [...]
New Sizes, New Materials!
We've been making some changes behind the scenes at PURE Labels! Recently we replaced our compostable natural hemp facestock with the more durable and improved compostable sugarcane facestock. Our new sugarcane face stock has a similar natural look and appeal to the old hemp material, and it remains fully compostable, natural, vegan, and tree-free. We've also taken this [...]
Non-GMO Packaging and Labeling
If you shop in or supply to natural food stores, you’ve probably seen products labeled “Non-GMO” or “GMO-Free”. GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organisms, and refers to food that has been artificially altered at the genetic level. Common GMO foods include soy, canola, corn, and sugar beets. The Non-GMO Project website has more information about [...]
Bio Fach 2016
With BIOFACH, the world’s leading trade fair for organic food, happening this week organic food retailers will be coming together for the various events and exhibits. For over 25 years BIOFACH has been the event where people get together to share their interest in organic food: attendees will be looking for new organic food products, [...]
Compostable Packaging Solutions For Entrepreneurs
It can be a challenge to find just the right eco-friendly solution for your packaging needs. At Distant Village and PURE Labels we have worked hard to create the perfect compostable packaging solution! If you have an eco-friendly brand, it makes sense that the companies that supply you with goods and services should also be sustainable. [...]
Sustainable Packaging In Food Service
Are you looking for a complete compostable solution for your take-out containers? PURE Labels compostable labels are a great match for your eco-friendly food service containers!The demand for food service disposables in the U.S. is projected to increase 3.9 percent every year, to 21.9 billion in 2019 (source: Packworld.com). Now would be the perfect time [...]
5 Characteristics of Sustainability-Driven Entrepreneurs
Right now “sustainability” still means pushing back against business as usual. As a young sustainability professional, I wanted to further explore the characteristics of successful sustainability-driven entrepreneurs. 1. Sustainable DNA They make sure sustainability is baked into their business model. Over 1,300 companies have met B-Lab’s requirements and are officially recognized as a Certified B Corporation. [...]
Changes at PURE Labels
We’ve made some changes at PURE Labels this week to our custom printed labels! Our source for the hemp paper that we have used as face stock for our custom labels has been unreliable and inconsistent, we wanted to improve this and also give our customers the same natural appeal and gain improved label performance at [...]
Vegan Labels for Vegan Products
November is World Vegan Month! No matter what type of product - be it vegan food, vegan cosmetics, vegan apparel - businesses that sell vegan products must ensure that their product is entirely vegan from production to sale, and this includes the packaging! In comparison to vegetarians, vegans refuse not only meat but also all animal-based products [...]