Sustainable packaging consultancy Aura has been named the winner of the Business Process Award at the 2025 Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards, recognised for its groundbreaking e-halo platform that is transforming the way global retailers and brands approach packaging sustainability.
The annual awards honour innovation across the communications and content sectors. Aura’s e-halo stood out for its ability to revolutionise packaging sustainability processes by automating compliance, providing instant recyclability and carbon assessments, and equipping clients with data-driven insights to minimise waste and environmental impact.
In addition to its category win, Aura’s e-halo also received a Highly Commended recognition in the Product Design category, underscoring the platform’s broad industry impact.
Developed entirely in-house, Aura’s e-halo offers real-time visibility and item-level transparency across extensive packaging portfolios. The platform replaces fragmented and reactive data-gathering methods with a single, centralised digital system that streamlines sustainability management for thousands of SKUs and suppliers.
“We’re ecstatic to see e-halo recognised,” said Gillian Garside-Wight, director of consulting at Aura. “The platform started as an idea to help retailers get a clearer view of their packaging data, and it has evolved into a long-term sustainable packaging solution for retailers and brands all over the world, tracking everything from recyclability to carbon footprint.
“The Stationers’ Company has always championed innovation that moves industries forward, and that’s exactly what Aura is doing in packaging. This recognition shows how e-halo has become the go-to process partner for developing sustainable packaging.”
The recognition follows another major milestone for Aura, as Garside-Wight was recently named Woman of the Year at the UK Packaging Awards, celebrating her leadership, expertise, and contributions to advancing the packaging industry.
The Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards ceremony took place at Stationers’ Hall in London, where leading innovators from communications, publishing, and packaging gathered to celebrate the sector’s most forward-thinking achievements.
To discover more about Aura’s award-winning e-halo technology, visit www.aura-consultants.com/services/technology/e-halo.
