With SB 54 needs assessments now released and source reduction guidance issued by the Producer Responsibility Organization, producers are evaluating how these developments may affect their packaging portfolios. The March Readiness Circle convenes R&D, packaging, procurement, sustainability, compliance, and finance teams to examine what's at risk, what's still unclear, and how organizations are coordinating internally to act under uncertainty.

As U.S. packaging EPR moves from legislation into implementation, producers face a different kind of pressure: the data and modeling work behind reporting is still largely manual, fragmented, and stitched together across systems. Which workflows are creating real risk — and where is automation actually paying off?