In 2015, at a time when many entrepreneurs had nowhere to go for information on how to set up a packaging-free business, the need for a professional body became apparent. The association Zero Waste France set out to address the problem and Célia Rennesson agreed to take on the responsibility of the new entity, Packaging-free Network.
To Célia, the idea of an inter-professional association for the packaging-free sector made absolute sense. She had set up her own retail outlet in 2013 and was at a loss for information on regulations, hygiene and suppliers, not to mention in need of training in all these areas.
On 10 March 2016, Gérard Bellet, Laura Caniot, Johanna Le Mau, Sébastien Leflond, Didier Onraita and Ludvina Sanchez and Célia founded Packaging-free Network, as a not-for-profit association with the aim of promoting packaging-free shopping and encouraging sustainable, responsible consumption.