Tata Steel UK’s Optemis Carbon Lite and Nicola Jones, Manager - Steel Packaging Recycling have both been shortlisted at this year’s UK Packaging Awards, on Thursday, 10 October at Grosvenor House, London.
The UK Packaging Awards showcases the finest in the packaging industry, uniting manufacturers, brands, and retailers to celebrate innovation and outstanding achievements across the sector.
Woman of the Year
Nicola Jones has been nominated for the ‘Woman of the Year’ award in recognition of her exceptional 25-year commitment to advancing steel packaging recycling at Tata Steel UK. Her visionary leadership and unwavering dedication have spearheaded numerous successful initiatives, establishing her as a prominent advocate for positive change within the industry.
As an active member of various advisory and strategic working groups, Nicola has played a key role in shaping recycling and packaging policies and regulations across the UK. She also developed Tata Steel’s education programme, which delivers workshops to schools, colleges, and universities, emphasising recycling for sustainability.
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
Optemis Carbon Lite has been shortlisted for the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year’ for its innovative steel solution. This mass-balanced based system empowers can manufacturers to lower CO2 emissions across the entire supply chain in the short term. As a flexible insetting solution, Optemis Carbon Lite allows customers to select the CO2 intensity they require, with independent verification by global experts DNV. These CO2 savings can be reported as a reduction in Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
The steel producer achieves these savings through projects focused on electrification, renewable energy, and process innovations. Verified by DNV, these reductions are ‘banked’ and offered as Optemis Carbon Lite declarations, which can be purchased by canmakers. Revenue from these sales is reinvested to accelerate further decarbonisation efforts.
Tata Steel joins judging for Metal Pack of the Year
Adrian Davies, Marketing Manager and Sustainability Lead at Tata Steel UK joined the UK Packaging Awards judging panel to evaluate innovative packaging designs for the ‘Metal Pack of the Year’ category sponsored by the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association:
"It was an honour to join the UK Packaging Awards judging panel and evaluate the innovative packaging designs in the Metal Pack of the Year category. The creativity and sustainability efforts showcased by the nominees were truly impressive. Good luck to all the nominees next week!”