JUNE 11, 2026

WEBINAR: Protect Your Medicines & Patients

How to Evaluate Whether Your Cold Chain Packaging Is Sustainable & Science-Backed Through to the Last Mile   

Sustainable? Qualified? Recyclable? Lower carbon? Cost-effective? 
Cold chain packaging claims can sound convincing – but the real question is whether they are backed by the right evidence, tested against the right conditions, and aligned to the realities of your distribution network. 

For pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply chain partners, packaging decisions are not just about choosing a box. They affect product integrity, patient protection, freight cost, operational complexity, waste, carbon impact, and confidence through the last mile. 

In this webinar, ThermoSafe experts will share how to evaluate temperature-controlled packaging claims with a more critical, science-backed lens. You’ll hear from sustainability, engineering, and customer-facing experts on how to ask better questions before accepting claims at face value. 

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What You’ll Learn:

In this session, we’ll discuss how to: 

  • Look beyond broad sustainability language and identify whether claims are specific, substantiated, and meaningful 
  • Understand what performance data does – and does not – tell you about how a shipper will perform in your actual lane 
  • Evaluate whether qualification profiles, payloads, mapping, and test protocols reflect real-world shipping conditions 
  • Recognize why two shippers with similar materials and similar duration claims may still perform very differently 
  • Think beyond upfront shipper price and consider freight, labor, handling, risk, carbon, and total cost per use 
  • Balance sustainability goals with product protection, cost control, and operational feasibility 

Why Attend:

This webinar is designed for teams who are being asked to make smarter, more defensible packaging decisions – often while balancing competing priorities. 

You may be evaluating a new packaging solution, comparing suppliers, pressure-testing sustainability claims, reviewing qualification reports, or trying to reduce cost and carbon without increasing risk. This session will help you slow down the decision process in the right places and ask the questions that can reveal whether a solution is truly fit for purpose. 

You’ll leave with practical ways to evaluate claims more critically, including what to ask about testing, substantiation, lane alignment, total cost, and sustainability evidence. 

Who Should Attend:

This webinar is relevant for: 

  • Pharmaceutical and biotech supply chain teams 
  • Quality, validation, and compliance professionals 
  • Packaging engineering teams 
  • Procurement and sourcing leaders 
  • Sustainability and ESG teams 
  • Specialty pharmacy and direct-to-patient logistics teams 
  • 3PLs, forwarders, couriers, and pharmaceutical distribution partners 

Meet the Speakers  

Alison Crawley 

Alison Crawley is the Global Sustainability Manager at ThermoSafe, leading the company’s sustainability strategy, reporting, and environmental initiatives. She specializes in life cycle assessment and helps customers design lower‑impact, data‑driven packaging solutions. Previously, she led sustainability consulting teams delivering third‑party‑reviewed LCAs and solving complex challenges involving innovative materials, reusable packaging systems, and utilizing leading LCA software and methodologies. Her work enables organizations to make informed design‑phase decisions that drive measurable environmental improvement. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from The Ohio State University. 

Phil Knight 

Phil Knight is the ISC Labs Engineering Manager for ThermoSafe in Europe, where he leads the development and testing of innovative temperature-controlled packaging solutions. Since taking charge of the laboratory in 2018, he has focused on advancing engineering capabilities that support the safe and reliable transport of temperature sensitive products across global supply chains. With more than 20 years of experience in engineering, Phil has extensive expertise in product development, process engineering, and research and development. Phil holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Mechanical Engineering from Sheffield Hallam University. 

Alicia Thakrar 

Alicia Thakrar, Partnerships Manager at ThermoSafe collaborates with customers and industry partners to identify best-fit passive packaging solutions that reduce risk, optimise cost, and improve operational efficiency. With a background in customer experience, logistics, and communications, Alicia brings a commercially focused, solution-led approach to every partnership. Working cross-functionally with ThermoSafe’s lab, sustainability, and R&D teams, she helps customers navigate complex cold chain challenges and create long-term value. 

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