This document discusses sustainable packaging and provides examples of companies that have successfully implemented more sustainable packaging solutions. It summarizes three companies' transitions to more sustainable packaging and the positive results they achieved. It also identifies common success drivers for sustainable packaging initiatives and discusses opportunities and a way forward for further advancing sustainability in the packaging industry, including better integrating sustainability tools and engaging consumers.
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A Vision of Success in Sustainability and Food Packaging
1. 息 Packaging Strategies 2012
A Vision of Success in
Sustainability & Food Packaging
May 8, 2012 Jay Edwards Pack2Sustain, LLC
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Reasons to Believe: Examples of Sustainable
Thinking & Business Success
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Reasons to Believe
Realities & Opportunities
A Way Forward
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Reasons to Believe: Examples of Sustainable
Thinking & Business Success
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Frontera Foods | Package-Enabled Growth
& Product Innovation
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The Change
Conversion from glass jar to stand-up pouch
The Results
Eliminated glass-related entry barrier for
retailers
Dramatic package weight reduction
Significant reduction in inbound & outbound
transportation impacts
The Intangibles
Expanded retailer reach sparked development of
additional SKUs
Simmering Sauces
Skillet Sauces
Enchilada Products
PackagingDigest
Source:
http://www.packagingdigest.com/article/520426-Pouches_lead_to_savory_success.php
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Mexiterra | Slick Execution for California-
Produced Olive Oil
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The Opportunity
Promote a U.S.-sourced olive oil product with a distinctive
launch
Execution: Barrier PET bottle in a largely glass-bottle
industry
Constar MonOxbar速 02 scavenger
The Results
Distribution efficiencies / savings vs. imported
competitors in glass competitive pricing on shelf
Durable / portable / recyclable PET growing market
amongst retailers, hotels, restaurants and online shoppers
The Intangibles
Mexiterra rejected any temptation for a me-too approach
re: imports
PackagingWorld
Source:
http://www.packworld.com/high-barrier-pet-bottle-olive-oil-protects-product-planet
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Replenish | Elevating Reuse
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The Design
Reusable bottle + concentrated refill pod
90% plastic reduction vs. pre-mixed cleaners
One truckload of pods equals 17 trucks of
pre-mixed 32-oz. bottles
Compelling all-in-one aesthetic
The Results
Double- digit market share (following a November
2010 launch)
Distribution expansion underway to Europe &
Asia
The Intangibles
Driving premise: consumers- often cast as lazy &
uneducated- will value thoughtful execution
PackagingDigest
Source:
http://www.packagingdigest.com/article/520759-Replenish_concentrates_on_conserving.php
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Common Success Drivers
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Sustainability as part of a broad, empowered
approach
Strong external focus leads to true credibility
Fortune favors the bold
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Reasons to Believe: Examples of Sustainable
Thinking & Business Success
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Reasons to Believe
Realities & Opportunities
A Way Forward
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Consumers Voice: Please Help Me | PRS*
Packaging & the Environment Study, 2012
11 *Perception Research Services International
Opportunity for
clear recyclability
messaging
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Environmental Performance is Appropriately
Addressed in Context
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WikimediaCommons
Properly applied, the sustainability pillars lead to fully
optimal results
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Environmental Performance Tools Struggle
for Full Business Integration
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What often happens today:
Tools are used to vet previously
derived designs
Goal is to confirm intuition, not
challenge thinking
Environmental evaluations operate
outside of established business
systems & lack daily relevance
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Reasons to Believe: Examples of Sustainable
Thinking & Business Success
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Reasons to Believe
Realities & Opportunities
A Way Forward
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Critical Perspective: LCA Tools As an
Innovation Bridge Across the Supply Chain
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Maximize tool
accessibility
(cloud-based)
Load known data
then ideate
Chase the
carbon, find the
savings
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Richer Consumer Engagement | Green
Mountain Coffee Roasters + Earth911
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Provide both a product and a relevant service to set your brand apart
Recycling execution
Package preparation
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Critical Areas of Focus
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Inspiration
from best practices
Confirmation
through LCA metrics
Communication
to serve your consumers