Bio-Caps GmbH has improved its previous gold status to platinum in the renewal of its ESG certificate by leading certifier Ecovadis. The assessment is based on the sustainability performance of companies in the areas of environment, social affairs and corporate governance.

The company, with its development and production site in Bavaria on Lake Chiemsee in Germany, was recognized for continuous improvements in sustainability performance.

Bio-Caps GmbH proudly announces that its sustainable and certified coffee capsules made from the patented material have made a significant contribution to Dualit's award at the Grocer New Product & Packaging Awards 2023. Dualit received the coveted Circular Transition Award for the launch of their Home Compostable Coffee Pods, in particular the "Rocketcharged Blend". This award recognizes companies that have introduced innovative technologies or initiatives to promote the transition from a linear to a circular economy model.

Bio-Caps GmbH is pleased to announce that its innovative and certified coffee capsules have made a significant contribution to winning the Circular Transition Award by its US partner Smile Compostable Solutions at the Responsible Business Awards 2023. This award is given to companies that have introduced technologies, initiatives or projects to promote the transition from a linear to a circular model. The products provided by Bio-Caps play a key role in this process.

The European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is nearing the finish line. The EU Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI) adopted the PPWR proposal yesterday, October 24, with a 2/3 majority. The major changes concern coffee capsules, as set out in the proposed regulation adopted yesterday.

Smile Compostable Solutions has been named FINALIST in the Packaging Innovation category. The award, recognizes the most innovative and pioneering players in the coffee industry worldwide. This year's awards showcased the coffee industry's most innovative products and brought together a diverse group of companies and individuals committed to the pursuit of excellence.

On September 27, 2023, Mr. Rutger Schouten, Product Manager of Bio-Caps, spoke in Barcelona at AMI's Single-Serve Capsules Congress about the upcoming legislative changes and requirements related to the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

Bio-Caps GmbH congratulates Smile Compostable Solutions on the recognition of its home compostable coffee capsules as an honorable mention in the U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award.

Developed and produced in Germany, the innovative coffee capsules help reduce plastic packaging. Smile Compostable Solutions is a leader in providing scalable, certified and readily available compostable solutions for coffee capsules. 

Smile Compostable Solutions received an honorable mention in the Energy/Sustainability category of Fast Company's 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards. The company received this recognition for its innovative compostable coffee capsules, which are developed and produced in Germany by Bio-Caps GmbH. The award recognizes creative solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time.

Bio-Caps GmbH has received the coveted Ecovadis Gold Medal for its outstanding sustainability performance. The award underlines Bio-Caps' commitment to environmentally friendly business practices and its leadership role in the sustainable packaging industry.

Smile Compostable Solutions® was honored with the first U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award in the compostability category. The award recognizes companies that are eliminating problematic and unnecessary plastic packaging and ensuring that 100% of plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

Smile, whose products are developed and produced in Germany by Bio-Caps GmbH, is being honored for its progress in sustainable packaging solutions that contribute to a circular economy.