Making sustainability sustainable
Pira International, in partnership with Packaging Digest, is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Sustainability in Packaging Conference.
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the most comprehensive conference and showcase of its kind, the event will once again feature over 50 leading companies with real case studies that will cover all aspects of sustainability, from materials, groundbreaking design, supply chain challenges, marketing messages, consumer demand and other drivers of sustainable innovation to strategic vision of how sustainability fits with a company's overall image and where to go next.
The diversity of experience, range of industries represented and excellent networking opportunities will give attendees an ideal forum to create strategies to reach their company's sustainability goals.
Sustainability in Packaging 2010 is the conference to network with and learn from the leaders in the industry, including:
Alcan Packaging
Amcor PET Packaging
Apriso Corporation
Ciba Expert Services
Crate & Barrel
Crown Holdings
Dogwood Alliance
Environmental Packaging International
EUROPEN
Georgia Pacific
Graham Packaging
Greenopolis, WM Organic Growth Group
HAWORTH, INC.
Herman Miller Inc
Innovia Films UK
Michigan State University | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Morton Salt
Novamont SpA
Organic Waste Systems
Packaging Digest
PepsiCo, Inc.
Procter & Gamble
Recreational Equipment Inc
Sealed Air
Shelton Group
Southern Champion Tray, LP
Stewardedge, Inc.
Tetra Pak
The Coca-Cola Company
The Hudson's Bay Company
The Packaging Association
Waste Management
Whole Foods Market
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View our most up-to-date version of the 2010 Sustainability in Packaging brochure!
Updated January 29, 2010...view document
Take advantage of this unparalleled opportunity in 2010! Check out our available Sponsorship and Exhibition packages...view document
Join Pira International's Sustainability in Packaging LinkedIn group to stay up-to-date on all the latest news on sustainability in packaging, as well as to meet industry colleagues online before and after the March 2010 conference. ...view link
Leading up to the 2010 Sustainability in Packaging conference, join Advisory Panel member and Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Alcan Packaging Michael Rubenstein, for a 30 minute presentation explaining how packaging doesn't have to cause guilt. Rubenstein will focus on the current perceptions of packaging, and how companies can be innovative and sustainable at the same time. Hear a case study featuring Alcan, and get your questions answered by someone with 30 years of packaging experience....view link
1. Introduction
2. Why Sustainable Packaging is Important
a. Customer Perceptions
b. Regional Differences
3. Dell’s Sustainable Packaging Programs
a. Examples of Dell Sustainable Packaging
4. The Importance of Certification
a. Avoiding Greenwashing
b. Critical Sections of the Supply Chain
5. Conclusions
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