Vienna | July 14-16 | 2026
Sustainable packaging challenges don’t stop at borders, and neither can their solutions. At CONVERGE 2026, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and GreenBlue will gather decision-makers from across the globe to turn successful regional strategies into shared solutions. Attendees will explore key regulations, innovations, and recovery systems across emerging and established markets. Together, we’ll turn regional progress into coordinated action on our path to a global circular packaging economy.
What to Expect at GreenBlue and UNIDO’s Converge
See Packaging Sustainability Firsthand on Tours
See all that Austria’s sustainable packaging scene has to offer. Choose between tours at the UN’s Vienna campus, recycled board mills, specialized material sorting facilities, or packaging and waste plants.
Full Day of Sessions at the UN’s Headquarter Office in Vienna
Join for our first full day of global sustainable packaging sessions to learn about consumers’ sustainability sentiments, new frontiers for seaweed packaging, flexible packaging recovery, food waste, and so much more.
Half Day of Sessions at the UN’s Headquarter Office in Vienna
Turn global insights into straightforward strategies. Hear about key packaging policies, AI’s role in sustainable solutions, and the realities of recyclability and informal recovery to drive change across the global packaging system.
Regional policies, global portfolios
Understand how EPR, PPWR, and emerging regulations across regions are reshaping packaging design, material choices, and market access worldwide.
Scaling sustainability across markets
Hear how global brands are navigating trade-offs across regulations, infrastructure, and materials to build sustainable packaging strategies that work across regions.
Recovery systems around the world
Explore how recovery models, from informal sector systems to reverse vending, are evolving globally and what it takes to build effective, scalable infrastructure.
Turn regional solutions into global systems
See how sustainable packaging systems are evolving across regions, from the Global South to the EU, and what it takes to translate local progress into globally scalable strategies.
Featured Speakers
Event Organizers
GreenBlue is a US-based environmental nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate the transition to a regenerative, just, and sustainable materials economy. We aim to be the most reliable and accurate source of truth compelling the packaging value chain to construct environmentally regenerative, socially responsible systems.
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UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United Nations with a unique mandate to promote and accelerate sustainable industrial development. UNIDO plays a crucial role in accelerating the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 9, along with all other industry-related goals of the 2030 Agenda.
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M Building at Vienna International Center
The Vienna International Center is the campus and building complex hosting the United Nations Office in Vienna and one of its 4 headquarters in the world along with New York, Geneva and Nairobi.
Explore the Venue
Connect with Fellow Attendees
Arrive early to take part in our curated tours. These opportunities offer a unique way of experiencing our host city but also a great way to connect with your fellow attendees and grow your network of changemakers.
Tour Options
Need Permission to Attend? We Did Your Homework
Need to make the case for your attendance at Converge? We’ve got you covered. Use this document to demonstrate the value of investing in the global insights your packaging strategy needs to scale.
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