PPWR Packaging Data: Building a Single Source of Truth

PPWR technical files depend on complete, accurate, traceable, and controlled packaging data, not simply a finished document. This webinar helps life sciences packaging, regulatory, quality, supply-chain, sustainability, and IT teams understand what data to collect, where it may live, and how to structure it for PPWR technical documentation. Download NPG’s interactive PPWR regulation guide: https://www.onenpg.com/our-services/p... In Episode 2 of the Let’s Talk PPWR series, NPG’s packaging and regulatory experts move from PPWR awareness to execution. The discussion focuses on a single source of truth for packaging data, supplier evidence, technical-file structure, and the governance model needed for ongoing ownership. Key takeaways: • PPWR technical documentation and material-quantity needs share the same foundation: complete, accurate, traceable, and controlled packaging data • Articles 5–12 can serve as the data-collection brief for mapping requirements, claims, and design criteria • Packaging data may be distributed across drawings, specifications, PLM records, ERP data, supplier portals, quality records, and spreadsheets • Supplier data completeness, accuracy, and quality can affect the evidence available for a technical file, making early supplier engagement and data obligations important discussion points • Organizing technical documentation around packaging platforms or formats, with SKU-specific annexes where needed, can reduce duplication • PPWR ownership needs to transition from an initial cross-functional project to ongoing QMS ownership with defined accountability FEATURED EXPERTS Brian Farison, Packaging Technical Fellow, NPG, delivers the opening technical walkthrough and is a primary expert voice throughout the session. Nathalie Raad, Partner, Regulatory, NPG, contributes regulatory, governance, QMS, supplier-strategy, and file-structure perspectives. Matt Burger, Partner, Packaging Engineering, NPG, co-facilitates the discussion and contributes subject-matter context on packaging, quality, regulatory documentation, and cross-functional execution. Brad Royer, Engagement Manager, NPG, co-facilitates the discussion and contributes questions and context on packaging-data gaps, supplier evidence, ownership, and implementation needs. ABOUT NETWORK PARTNERS GROUP Network Partners Group (NPG) is a life sciences consulting firm that helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and related organizations address complex compliance, technical operations, and digital transformation challenges. NPG combines deep subject-matter expertise with cross-functional delivery to help teams turn strategy and regulatory requirements into practical, accountable execution. Learn more about NPG: https://onenpg.com IN THIS WEBINAR 0:00 Welcome and introductions 3:32 PPWR’s two core questions: compliance qualification and material quantities 7:07 Why packaging data needs a single source of truth 9:18 Technical documentation and the DOC: Articles 38, 39, Annex VII, and Annex VIII 11:37 Using Articles 5–12 as the PPWR data brief 14:48 Common packaging-data gaps in life sciences 19:09 Core data fields: what organizations need to collect 23:32 Where data lives and who owns it 27:23 Supplier data, quality agreements, and evidence risk 33:28 Life sciences documentation habits as a PPWR advantage 36:53 Off-script Q&A: should PPWR follow product-based file organization? 47:07 Linking — not merging — PPWR and existing regulatory documentation 50:01 Governance, ownership, and the QMS as long-term infrastructure 55:09 Closing advice: one thing to do in the next 30 days RELATED NPG RESOURCES Download NPG’s interactive PPWR regulation guide: https://www.onenpg.com/our-services/p... Discuss PPWR data and documentation support with NPG: https://www.onenpg.com/our-services/p... Start from the beginning — Let’s Talk PPWR: Starting the Conversation Across Labeling, Regulatory, and Packaging: https://www.onenpg.com/webinars/lets-... Compliance disclaimer: This article summarizes discussion from a Network Partners Group webinar and is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not legal or regulatory advice. Organizations should assess PPWR applicability and compliance obligations for their specific products, packaging, and markets. Editor’s note: This webinar was recorded and originally published before the PPWR’s August 12, 2026 milestone. Speakers refer to that date as upcoming; the transcript preserves that original timing rather than being rewritten after the fact. #PPWR #LifeSciencesPackaging #PackagingCompliance Subscribe to Network Partners Group for practical life sciences insights on compliance, packaging, labeling, technical operations, and AI-enabled transformation.