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On Friday, February 26, 2010, FPA held a Webinar on the Flexible Packaging Sustainability Advantages exclusively for FPA members. The goal of the webinar was to describe the research FPA has done on sustainable packaging and to introduce you to the FPA Sustainability Toolkit.
The Webinar included presentations on: Flexible Packaging Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emission Benefits, presented by Jeff Wooster, The Dow Chemical Company; Options for Managing Flexible Packaging End of Life, presented by Dr. Ron Cotterman, Sealed Air Corporation; and an Overview on How to Use the Flexible Packaging Sustainability Advantages Toolkit, presented by Shanna Moore, DuPont Company.
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FPA Sustainable Packaging Toolkit
FPA has developed a “Tool Kit” for its members to use to educate customers and other stakeholders about the Sustainability Advantages of Flexible Packaging. Included are: The Report on the Sustainability Assessment of Flexible Packaging; The FPA Case Stories Brochure; The FPA Fast Facts Brochure ; The FPA Sustainability and Flexible Packaging Brochure; Individual Case Stories; The FPA Flex Pack Rap Video; Flexible Packaging: A Sustainable Solution PowerPoint Presentation; and the FPA sustainability logos. Please click here to access the Toolkit.
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Degradability and Compostability
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FPA Member Sustainability Initiatives & Activities
The flexible packaging industry continues to develop flexible packages that are sustainable and safe for the environment. Please click here to view the packaging efforts and activities of FPA members, and see how they are contributing to the sustainable packaging movement.
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Flexible Packaging: A Sustainable Solution PowerPoint Presentation September 24, 2009: FPA’s Flexible Packaging Sustainability Education Campaign, Abdelhadi Sahnoune, ExxonMobil Chemical Company and
Jeff Wooster, The Dow Chemical Company February 26, 2010: European and Global Markets for Flexible Packaging, Stefan Glimm, Flexible Packaging Europe February 25, 2009: Sustainable Growth Through Innovation, Bill Weber, DuPont Company February 23, 2009: Energy Outlook & Sustainability Challenge, Hans VanBrackle, ExxonMobil Chemical Company November 12, 2008: Packaging: Elemental to a Sustainable Future, Glenn Wright, The Dow Chemical Company October 28, 2008: Flexible Packaging
Sustainability Assessment, Vinay Gadkari, David Evers and Corey Linden, Battelle Memorial Institute September 9, 2008, Understanding the Complexity of Flexible Packaging, Ron Cotterman, Sealed Air Corporation September 2008: Sustainability Thought Leader and Program Sponsor Survey:
Sustainable Thought Leader Summary Deck August 2008: Benefits of Plastics to the Economy of Ontario December 13, 2007: Presentation from the Sustainable Packaging Workshop for the Flexible Packaging Industry October 3, 2007: Brand Owners & Retailers Sustainable Packaging Survey March 1, 2007: Understanding and Importance of the State of Sustainable Packaging in the USA and the Wal-Mart Scorecard and Virtual Packaging Trade Show Process: Implications, Issues and Opportunities for the FPA February 1, 2007: Life Cycle Environmental Aspects of_Landfills and Waste-to-Energy Systems, Keith Weitz, RTI International February 1, 2007: Waste-to-Energy- Converting Garbage into Clean, Green Power, Ted Michaels, IWSA January 8, 2007- FPA Sustainable Packaging Initiative Update December 1, 2006- FPA 2007 Sustainable Packaging Initiative Update
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Sonoco Targets Voluntary 15% Drop in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2014 Dow Chemical to Test Plastic Waste as Fuel for Midland Plant U.S. Mayors Resolve to Shift Packaging-Waste Burden to Producers Plastics Industry Adds New Polyurethanes Data to Life Cycle Database Sustainable Packaging Reports Unveils Common Language and Metrics Lightweighting Has Limits. Are We There Yet? Tetra Pak and Ball Corporation Showcase Eco-Initiatives Sustainable Packaging: Report Discusses New Technologies To Reduce Packaging P&G Takes Positive Approach in Launch of its New Sustainability Scorecard LPS Industries Demonstrates Commitment to the Environment with Record Solar Panel Installation P&G Launches Supplier Environmental Sustainability Scorecard: Innovative New Tool Developed in Conjunction with Over Twenty Leading Global Suppliers Investment in Sustainable Packaging Essential, Says Study Fifth Walmart Expo is Biggest Yet ConAgra Foods to Significantly Reduce Packaging, Water, Greenhouse Gas and Solid Waste by 2015 Flexible-Packaging Converter Clear Lam Debuts PLA Lamination for Snyder's of Hanover Brand Organic Pretzels Retailer Seeks Innovations: April Expo Gives Suppliers Opportunity to Showcase Sustainable Developments in Their Packaging Retailers and Manufacturers Join Forces to Drive Global Change
in Packaging Sustainable Packaging Definitions and Principles Agreed Europen Hits Back on Sustainable Packaging Charge Dow Chemical: One of the Next Green Giants? SPC Publishes Common Green Packaging Metrics Dow in West Virginia Partner with EPA for Sustainable Future Newsweek Ranks Sonoco One of the 100 Greenest Large American Companies Sonoco Selected to Join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index SAM, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd. announce results of Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes Review Dow Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Ninth Time Dow Reports Progress on 2015 Sustainability Goals Sonoco Recycling Expanding Charlotte, N.C., Operations Sonoco Targets 15% Voluntary Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emission: Reductions to Come from Company's 121 Manufacturing Facilities in U.S. and Canada Sonoco Issues 2009 Sustainability Report
Bayer MaterialScience Receives Department of Energy Grant to Support Wind Turbine Blade Research and Testing American Packaging Corporation Sets Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goal Walmart Announces Sustainable Product Index Walmart Joins GreenerPackage.com in New Product Database AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. Celebrates 25th Anniversary With New “Green Plant” Expansion Nearing Completion Including Green Printing and Increased Capabilities Survey Reveals Generation Gaps on Sustainability Attitudes Audit May Boost Light Weighting of Packaging Companies Urged to Reap Benefits of International Packaging Technology Study Exopack Posts 2008 Sustainability Report GreenerPackage.com Welcomes Executives from
Wal-Mart, Marks & Spencer and Other Leading Companies to Advisory Board Summit Publishing Announces Greener Package, Sustainable Packaging Website and Awards Packaging Digest's Sustainable Packaging- November 2008 Amcor Makes Dow Jones Sustainability Index DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC Breaks Ground for First Biofuels Pilot Facility Amcor Flexibles' 2008 Sustainability Report Amcor Recognised Among Global Leaders in Corporate Sustainability Metabolix Demonstrates Viability of Bioplastic Production in Switchgrass Plants Light-Weighting is Key Sustainability Driver for Sonoco Summit Publishing Company Announces Greener Package
Website and Sustainable Packaging Awards Competition Sonoco Issues First Annual Sustainability Report Metabolix Announces that Mirel™ Bioplastics is Selected by Heritage Plastics for New
BioTuf™ Compostable Film Ampac Flexibles Solventless Laminations Provide Sustainable Alternative to Packagers EPA Climate Protection Award Cites MEGTEC Systems’ Patented Technology, and Global Efforts to Transform Methane Gas Plastic: The Elephant in the Room FTC’s Review of its Environmental Marketing Guides (“Green Guides”)
Click here to read Hogan and Hartson summary of the workshop The transcript and workshop presentations are posted on the FTC web site, please click here .
S.F. Bay Area Passes Carbon Tax P&G VP Of Sustainability Discusses Green Initiatives IBM Unveils New Carbon Management Analysis Tool to Optimize Supply Chain Efficiencies
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FPA Sustainability Marketing Task Group meeting minutes, May 7, 2009
FPA Sustainability Strategy Task Group meeting minutes, February 5, 2009
FPA Sustainability Strategy Task Group meeting minutes, May 13, 2008
Wal-Mart Sustainable Packaging Network Meeting,
December 4 & 5, 2007 FPA Sustainable Packaging Initiative, September 17, 2007 Sustainable Packaging Steering Committee Recommendations, June 2007 Wal-Mart Sustainable Packaging Network Meeting,
May 9 & 10, 2007 December 1, 2006, conference call minutes November 8, 2006, conference call minutes Wal-Mart's Sustainable Scorecard- Memo, November 3, 2006
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