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Sustainable by Design: How Brands Are Bridging the Gap Between Regulation and Innovation

In the latest episode of Beyond Packaging, hosts Laura Foti and Matthew Wright chat with Cory Connors, Sustainable Packaging podcast host and sustainable packaging consultant—to explore the intersection of sustainability, packaging, and data.

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May 21, 2025
Laura Foti
Chief Customer Officer, Specright

In this episode of Beyond Packaging, hosts Laura Foti and Matthew Wright sit down with Cory Connors—Sustainable Packaging podcast host and sustainable packaging consultant—to explore the intersection of sustainability, packaging, and data.

Cory shares insights into the urgency of sustainability especially around Extended Producer Responsibility, how businesses can take meaningful steps toward sustainable packaging, and why implementing upcoming best practices makes a lasting impact. Whether you're a business owner, packaging professional, or just curious about greener solutions, this episode offers valuable takeaways.

Beyond Packaging is presented by Specright, the leader in Specification Management.

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Laura Foti

Laura is the Chief Customer Officer at Specright, where she leads teams across professional services, customer success, and support to ensure customers thrive. 

She also co-hosts the “Beyond Packaging Podcast,” with Matthew Wright, where they discuss industry trends, interview leading innovators, and discuss the history of different types of packaging.

Prior to Specright, she led advertising and analytics at GE Digital, GE’s Industrial Internet software business. Before that, she was a consultant at Deloitte Digital working in enterprise digital transformation. Laura was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for marketing and advertising and Brand Innovators 40 Under 40 and 100 Women to Watch lists. She graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

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