Packing a punch for sustainability (PPF)

Fancy a sprinkle of positivity? Then check out this conversation with Sarah Lei, Head of Sustainability at Trevelyan's Pack & Cool Ltd., an understated leader in the kiwifruit industry. Hear from Sarah about how her experience as an engineer and yoga teacher informs her approach to making a large kiwifruit packhouse an exemplar of sustainable business in action. Challenges include upgrading ageing refrigeration, improving energy use efficiency, and reducing waste to landfill. All of this requires a team approach with buy-in from the whole Trevelyan workforce. Creating a more environmentally restorative food system one tray of kiwifruit at a time! To view our catalogue of podcasts, including extra links on some podcasts, head to our Scigest pages:

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Packing a punch for sustainability (PPF) is an episode from scigest - Plant & Food Research podcast by New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited.

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This episode was published on Jun 3, 2025.

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