Many product solutions are designed around an important assumption: that people will use products exactly as intended.
Home / Many product solutions are designed around an important assumption: that people will use products exactly as intended. But what does that actually mean in practice? It often means assuming that reusable items will be: – used frequently and consistently over long periods – returned, stored, or carried without friction – cared for in ways that preserve their durability […]
We want to be sustainable – right? Let’s move away from plastic
Home / We want to be sustainable – right? Let’s move away from plastic We see this a lot in packaging decisions: teams assume that choosing a material perceived as sustainable automatically lowers impact. But packaging doesn’t work that way. Different materials stress the system in different places: – Paper bags often come with higher water and energy use in production […]
Moving from reactive fixes to structured decision pathways – Why packaging needs foresight, not constant fixes
Home / Moving from reactive fixes to structured decision pathways – Why packaging needs foresight, not constant fixes Many packaging changes today are driven by immediate triggers, – New regulations – Customer feedback – Internal cost pressures etc. While these responses are often necessary, they tend to result in incremental, short-term fixes. Over time, organisations find […]
Packaging is not a materials decision, but a system choice
Home / Packaging is not a materials decision, but a system choice Packaging decisions are often treated as technical or material choices – Plastic versus paper – lighter versus heavier – Recyclable versus non-recyclable In practice, many organisations focus on improving one attribute at a time, usually in response to cost pressure, customer expectations, or […]
New Partnership Announcement
Home / We’re Excited to Share the News! Anvarta is proud to announce our strategic collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact Network Sri Lanka — working together to help businesses adopt circular economy practices and build stronger, future-ready organisations. Anvarta is proud to announce our strategic collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact Network […]
Here is how the new Australia’s Circular Economy Framework would work
Fact Sheets Here is how the new Australia’s Circular Economy Framework would work. Australia’s Circular Economy Framework 2024 marks a significant shift in how resources, waste, and value are managed across the economy. Developed in response to environmental, economic, and supply-chain pressures, the framework outlines a national approach to doubling circularity by 2035, with […]
Anvarta – What does it mean?
Last month, we celebrated three years of Anvarta, and it reminded us of a question we’re often asked. What does the name “Anvarta” mean? So I thought of sharing the journey of finding it, which apparently has been as much arduous in finding the business, with respect to the size of the task of course […]
Anvarta | Building Circular Tech Startups – Webinar
🗓 Date : 7th February 2025🕒 Time : 3-4 PM AESTVia MS Teams🔗 Registration link : https://lnkd.in/gjFyuSsG Hosted by Anvarta as part of the [Re]Launch program, in partnership with LaunchVic, RMIT Activator, Boomerang Labs | Australia , and Lifecycles providing you with valuable insights on scaling up your circular tech startup. 100
Life Cycle Assessment for complying with Puro.Earth Carbon Removal Standard (2021)
The project aims to aid RBE to be audit-ready in compliance with Puro.Earth Carbon Removal Standard (2021). The study involved the biomass provider Holla Fresh and biochar user for soil application BioGro. The scope of the study included receipt of biomass in Melbourne up to application of produced biochar to soil, including carbon storage. Rainbow […]
Improvement pathways to reduce carbon footprint and transition to a regenerative model
The project involved taking a deep analytical look at CMTP’s organizational footprint analysis and product footprint analysis of a key strategic key unit (SKU) and proposing, a) Options for continuous improvement to reduce the organizational carbon footprint b) Strategic options for transforming the business model to be regenerative, aligned with principles of circular economy for […]