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girls, which she said can help develop better solutions to deal with food and water scarcity. “Educating girls in STEM subjects will provide them with skills in negotiating, communicating and prob- lem solving, which will in turn equip them to lead the world’s transition to a more sustainable circular and low car- bon economy,” she said.
She also spoke of the importance of closing the pay gap, and the merits of mentoring girls.
In her workplace, through the Avery Dennison Foundation, Cornaggia says she and her team are walking the talk through advancing the causes of edu- cation, sustainability and women’s empowerment when it comes to the employee work community. Cornaggia
Above: Cath Cornaggia, commercial director, Labels & Packaging Materials ANZ, Avery Dennison.
Right: Joanne Howarth, CEO and founder, Planet Protector Packaging.
is an executive sponsor of a women’s Employee Resource Group (ERG), which holds around 100 volunteering events each year in Asia Pacific with participation of more than 1400 people.
“This is beyond getting girls into school, it’s also about ensuring the girls learn when they’re at school that they feel safe while they’re in school, that they have the opportunity to com- plete all levels of education, and are able to acquire the knowledge and skills to compete in the labour market to gain socio-economic and life skills necessary
to navigate and adapt to a changing world, to make decisions about their own lives and contribute to their com- munities and the world,” she said.
SALLY CARTER AND JESSICA ANSELL
Sally Carter, head of Procurement, Brookfarm and Jessica Ansell, market- ing manager OF Packaging unpacked the story behind Brookfarm’s adoption of the award-winning Roll ‘n Recycle mono-material pouch developed by OF Packaging, demonstrating how close collaboration played an important role in bringing this development to com- mercial fruition.
Carter kicked off by discussing the path which led to the collaboration between Brookfarm and OF Packaging, to launch the world-first kerbside recy- clable soft plastic pouch, which turns 2D packaging into a 3D cylindrical shape, allowing it to be sorted correctly at the recycling facility.
Brookfarm worked with OF Packaging for over two years and was the first business to trial the Roll ‘n Recycle mono-material pouch innovation.
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