Eunomia Develops Circular Economy Offering with New Packaging Lead
Monkman has worked in the packaging arena for a quarter of a century, with household brands like McCain Foods (GB) and Asda, where he built and led the packaging team for 14 years and succeeded in removing a quarter of the company's packaging within two years.
He also grew his own sustainability consulting business working with national retailers, global food producers, market-leading packaging providers, SMEs, and packaging-specific member organisations.
Monkman has worked directly with government, Defra, ministerial special advisors, contributing to the Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP), and co-creating what has now become the ubiquitous On Pack Recycling Label (OPRL).
He said: "Retailers, brands, and manufacturers are at a pivotal point, facing complex material challenges and increasing requirements around legislation, reporting, and compliance designed to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. While corporate sustainability strategies and consumer expectations are beginning to influence packaging decisions, there's a growing need for the wider supply chain to navigate this complexity and establish long-term strategies that support organisations' broader sustainability goals.
Chairperson Joe Papineschi added: "We're delighted to bring Shane on board as he brings a breadth of incredible experience to our growing team. Shane will help us capitalise on our already very successful private sector business at the intersection of technical and regulatory issues in packaging and packaging waste. His appointment marks an exciting moment in the development of our circular economy offering, and we anticipate he'll play a key role in working with us to shape the global packaging space."