Sustainable operations and supply chain are the crying needs of today’s global business environment. Governments all over the world are trying to enact laws to reduce or ban plastic products and encourage the use of biodegradable packaging and storage of goods. There is a range of encouraging practices visible in different domains of the business operations including designing, manufacturing, storage, and distribution. This paper has focused on some of the sustainable packaging approaches adopted by some companies in the horticultural sector of New Zealand which grow, pack, and export fruits to the global markets. There are also innovative examples of sustainable packaging from other parts of the world for improving the company's operational efficiency and environmental sustainability towards better profits. The paper is based on a range of articles in the trade journals, newspapers, and journals highlighting the importance of sustainability in the packaging and supply chain domain.

@inproceedings{oscm-2020-1789,
  title={SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING PRACTICES IN THE HORTICULTURE SECTOR: SOME INNOVATIVE COMPANIES’ INITIATIVES UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT},
  year={2020},
  author={Ram Roy},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, 2020},
  doi={10.31387/oscm490257}
}

Ram Roy (2020). SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING PRACTICES IN THE HORTICULTURE SECTOR: SOME INNOVATIVE COMPANIES’ INITIATIVES UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, 2020. https://doi.org/10.31387/oscm490257