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“ We see a huge benefit in combining these two strengths : having a sustainable product offering and speaking the language of FMCG companies ”
— Markus Gartner , CEO , Fibre Packaging , Mondi
having a sustainable product offering and speaking the language of FMCG companies . Mondi calls that the ‘ internally EcoSolutions ’ – we aim to create more sustainable solutions for products that are less sustainable today . The benefit really comes from connecting the dots within the company , and it has brought us immense success already so far ,” he adds .
Another integral aspect of the firm ’ s operations is digital transformation . “ A lot of companies perceive ‘ going digital ’ as just increasing the level of automation . In my opinion , that ’ s not what it is about ,” explains Gartner . “ Digital is two things : it is applying advanced analytics , which is a new methodology that we haven ’ t used in manufacturing and heavy industries before , and it is a new way of working .” He argues that technology has to be introduced in stages – with efficiency improvement programmes bein integrated into sprints a couple of weeks at a time – to be effective . The company is currently
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