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California’s packaging law survived the hard part: bringing everyone to the table
California’s packaging law survived the hard part: bringing everyone to the table by Wes Carter, President of Atlantic Packaging and founder of A New Earth ProjectYou might expect the president of a packaging company to oppose a law like California’s SB 54, the most...
Reflections on NY Climate Week 2026
At Climate Week 2025, actionable solutions were the scarce resource. So naturally, this year, New Earth Ventures and Atlantic Packaging showed up in the rooms that mattered, alongside the peers we most respect – other funds, family offices, corporates, and conservation organizations – to offer concrete steps to address the global plastic waste crisis.
Waste360 Examines the Forces Driving Packaging’s Next Wave of Innovation
Waste360 Examines the Forces Driving Packaging's Next Wave of InnovationA recent Waste360 feature examines the trends reshaping the packaging industry and why this moment presents a significant opportunity for innovation. The article includes insights from Matt...
What is PHA, and why are we watching it?
What is PHA, and why are we watching it?Sustainable packaging is growing up. The industry used to be about a good story with a promising pilot. Now buyers ask harder questions: What does it cost? Does it perform? Can you supply it reliably and at scale? Does it meet...
New Earth Ventures Spotlighted in Ellen MacArthur Foundation Discussion on Paper-Based Packaging
New Earth Ventures Spotlighted in Ellen MacArthur Foundation Discussion on Paper-Based PackagingAugust 4, 2026The transition away from problematic plastic packaging will require more than breakthrough materials. It will take collaboration, investment, and a clear path...
Why Writing a Software or AI Check can be a Materials Innovation Bet
As a VC investing in packaging and materials innovation, I get a version of the same question a lot: why are you looking at software?
The short answer: it’s the wrong to put an ‘or’ in software or materials. Framing software and materials as separate investment categories misses what’s actually happening in the space.
Caroline DeLoach of Atlantic Packaging Appointed to California SB 54 Advisory Board
Caroline DeLoach of Atlantic Packaging Appointed to California SB 54 Advisory BoardJune 30, 2026DeLoach succeeds Atlantic President Wes Carter in the manufacturer seat, with a three-year term beginning July 1. WILMINGTON, N.C., June 30, 2026 — Atlantic Packaging, the...
Using A New Type of Corporate Venture Capital to Accelerate Packaging Innovation
A recent interview with Matt Saunders, Managing Partner of New Earth Ventures (NEV), from See Change Sessions examines how strategic investments and partnerships can help emerging companies move promising technologies from the lab to the marketplace by providing access to technical expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and commercial networks.
Technology and the Hyperlocal Economy: A More Sustainable Way to Make Things
New Earth Ventures examines the future of on-demand manufacturing, highlighting how AI-driven design and distributed production networks can reduce waste, inventory, and supply chain emissions.
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