Sustainable packaging leader BioPak has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting significant environmental and social progress while calling for an urgent ‘systems reset’ across the global packaging industry.
In 2025, BioPak continued to scale its positive impact across both environmental and social initiatives. Through its Give Back Fund, the company has now invested more than $5.8 million into charity and environmental partners since 2012, including $508,988 in 2025 alone.
Key highlights from the 2025 Impact Report include:
95% of BioPak products are made from renewable materials
74% of paper and wood products are FSC® certified
7% reduction in Scope 3 emissions intensity since 2023
6,240 trees planted in partnership with Rainforest Rescue
200,000 lives positively impacted through MedEarth
463,924 meals donated via OzHarvest, KiwiHarvest and Foodbank
The report also outlines progress across product innovation, industry advocacy and strategic partnerships designed to accelerate the transition to more sustainable packaging systems.
BioPak CEO Guy Brent said collaboration remains key to driving meaningful change.
“2025 marks a year of meaningful, measurable progress. But none of this progress is possible without our customers, partners and BioCrew who share the belief that business can be a force for good.
“Together, we made a positive social and environmental impact, expanded our product portfolio and continued advocating for systemic change,” said Brent.
Despite this progress, BioPak is urging industry, government and stakeholders to move beyond isolated solutions and toward a more coordinated, systems-level approach. The company emphasises that no single solution will solve the waste challenge, with reuse models playing a critical role alongside compostable and recyclable packaging.
BioPak Founder Richard Fine said the company’s role extends far beyond packaging.
“What we do might seem simple on the surface: we make cups, containers, and packaging. But what we really do is something much bigger. We provide businesses with practical, sustainable alternatives to conventional packaging and enable millions of people to make better choices every day,” he said.
Looking ahead, BioPak is calling for a ‘systems reset’ - aligning packaging design, recovery infrastructure, regulation and real-world data to ensure materials are effectively recovered and kept out of landfill.
“True sustainability leadership in foodserviceware is not about chasing the easiest claim or following the loudest trend,” continued Fine. “It is about confronting the complexity of the system and working across the value chain to improve it. It is about supporting better research, clearer standards, smarter policy and infrastructure that matches the materials we ask people to use.”
While acknowledging ongoing challenges - including reducing emissions across global supply chains and bringing new materials to market - BioPak remains focused on driving industry-wide transformation. The system must change, and it starts now.