Meet the women driving a more sustainable future for packaging

As a business that’s proud to be transforming the way we make and use packaging around the world, we wanted to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on two Amcor engineers: Noemi Bertolino, Product Development Director and Rebecca Mick, Technical Sustainability Lead.

From Noemi in Zurich, to Rebecca in Neenah, Wisconsin, Amcor has a global network of pioneering people whose every day challenge is to work with their teams to take us closer towards our 2025 pledge: to develop all of our packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025.

“I don’t think of myself as a woman, I think of myself as an engineer,” says Noemi, who has worked in research and development at Amcor for over 16 years.

“I love my job, because every day I get to work on making something new that can change the world.” Energy and creativity are the key traits that Noemi values in her team and she thinks this comes best from having a wide variety of opinions.

When working on innovative packaging solutions, it’s imperative that all possibilities and ideas are explored. She takes pride in seeing the sparkle in the eyes of her team, as they work together to make the next breakthrough in developing more sustainable packaging solutions.

“Sustainability has always been important to me,” says Rebecca, whose focus during her PhD in Chemical Engineering was polymers.

“Growing up, I would take part in beach cleanups. I feel very lucky that my job allows me to combine this passion with my engineering skills to get closer to a sustainable future.”

Rebecca is eager to increase education around sustainable packaging. In her experience, many people misunderstand plastics and the benefits of the material when used for packaging. It’s through the expertise of people like Rebecca that Amcor is developing increasing amounts of recyclable packaging.

Rebecca believes that to be an engineer, you must be curious; which she says is inherent in both boys and girls. “We perhaps need to nurture it a little more in girls, there’s so much space for people with technical backgrounds.” Rebecca notes that Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) outreach at a young age is very important to encourage more girls into engineering.

Amcor is committed to encouraging talented engineers, like Noemi and Rebecca, to join us in working towards a more sustainable future for packaging.

Together, we will #TransformTheFuture.

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