Berlin Packaging’s Aurelia is a carbon neutral wine bottle produced using renewable energy sources, with an offsetting programme for the remaining CO2 emissions. We caught up with the company about being shortlisted in the ‘Climate’ category of our 2022 Sustainability Awards. 

You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2022. Congratulations! To start off, could you summarise your entry in fewer than 50 words?

Designed in-house by Berlin Packaging, Aurelia is the 100% Carbon Neutral Bottle from the Itinera collection created for wineries engaged on sustainability: it is produced in a furnace powered by renewable resources and any additional CO₂ generated in production is offset in partnership with Climate Partner.

Why do you think the judges were impressed with your entry? Tell us about what is innovative about your project and/or about its impact on packaging sustainability.

We see Aurelia’s success at Sustainability awards as a result that this bottle is in-line with current market trends and it satisfies our clients’ needs in terms of design, product quality and sustainability. The “100% Carbon Neutral” production of Aurelia is achieved by using electricity from renewable sources, biomethane and a programme dedicated to offsetting residual COâ‚‚ emissions.

We also considered holistically additional sustainability impacts like materials and design. Aurelia is available in both ancient green and emerald green, in order to maximize the recycled glass content and create the perfect vessel for organic wine growing.

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