Five categories, 21 judges, and 98 entries: This year's Greener Package Awards competitionâsponsored by Summit Publishing's GreenerPackage.comârepresents an incredible investment of resources by consumer packaged goods companies, suppliers, and individuals to move the packaging community toward greater sustainability. The eight winners, selected by members of the Greener Package Expert Network, demonstrate that sustainability can be found in a myriad of technologies and materials; there is no one right answer.
The event's increased number of entrantsâthere were 57% more than in 2009âalso shows that innovation around sustainability continues at a fast pace, providing many companies with a pretty positive economic payback during these dismal financial times. As Mark Mathes, owner and CEO of Vanguard Packaging, the Innovator of the Year Award winner, says, âIf you take sustainability projects seriously and implement them, if you do the right things, they are proven to go to the bottom line.â
The 2010 Greener Package Awards winners are:
Innovator of the Year:
Vanguard PackagingâGreen subterranean manufacturing facility
Food & Pharmaceutical Packaging:
The Coca-Cola Co.âPlantBottle⢠30% plant-based PET bottle
KFC Corp.âReusable KFC Sides Container
Personal Care/Cosmetics Packaging:
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer HealthcareâAquafresh White & Shine toothpaste carton with HoloBrite⢠filmless holographic technology
Non-Food Primary Packaging:
Ball Horticultural Co.âSoilWrapÂŽ bio-based, compostable plant container
Household Essentials LLCâIroning Board Cover & Pad (with Packaging Pouch)
Secondary/Large-Format Packaging:
Bway Corp.âEco-Pail⢠recycled-content, recyclable HDPE pail
Cryopak Industries, Inc.âTimeSaver72 insulated shipper for temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products
Beyond the Package Award:
Vanguard PackagingâGreen subterranean manufacturing facility
Expert Network conducts judging
Critical to the credibility of the awards program, the Greener Package Expert Networkâcomprising packaging experts from across the value chainâdesigned the competition with categories and criteria specifically and uniquely suited to packaging sustainability.
This year's judges included the following:
Alexandros Astropekakis, Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Lisa Baer, Baer Design Group
Dean Bellefleur*, D-idea
John Bernardo, Sustainable Innovations LLC
Timothy Bohrer*, Pac Advantage Consulting, LLC
Malcolm Cohn*, Accredo Packaging, Inc.
M. Scott Carpenter, SC Johnson
John Delfausse, EstĂËe Lauder
Jack DiMartino, Stonyfield Farms
George D'Urso*, Smurfit Stone Container Corp.
Scott Dyvig, Sears Brand LLC
Suzanne Fisher, Pratt Industries
Cynthia Forsch, Eco-Logic Strategies
Humberto Garcia, Unilever
Eric Hartman, Product Ventures
Deanna Jacobs, Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael Larocca*, GlaxoSmithKline
Sharon Reiter Lindberg, Unilever
Pamela Long, Little Big Brands
David Padula, P. Design Lab
Adam Pawlick**, Palermo's Pizza
Frank Perkowski, Business Development Advisory
Diana Ramos, Walmart
Chet Rutledge, Walmart
Sean Sabre*, ModusLink
Barry Sanel, Barry Sanel Packaging Advisors
Amy Zettlemoyer-Lazar, Sam's Club
* Member of the Greener Package Awards Executive Committee
** Chairperson of the Greener Package Awards Executive Committee
All Greener Package Awards winners will be exhibited in the Showcase of Innovation at Pack Expo International 2010 from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3.
By Anne Marie Mohan, Managing Editor, GreenerPackage.com
The event's increased number of entrantsâthere were 57% more than in 2009âalso shows that innovation around sustainability continues at a fast pace, providing many companies with a pretty positive economic payback during these dismal financial times. As Mark Mathes, owner and CEO of Vanguard Packaging, the Innovator of the Year Award winner, says, âIf you take sustainability projects seriously and implement them, if you do the right things, they are proven to go to the bottom line.â
The 2010 Greener Package Awards winners are:
Innovator of the Year:
Vanguard PackagingâGreen subterranean manufacturing facility
Food & Pharmaceutical Packaging:
The Coca-Cola Co.âPlantBottle⢠30% plant-based PET bottle
KFC Corp.âReusable KFC Sides Container
Personal Care/Cosmetics Packaging:
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer HealthcareâAquafresh White & Shine toothpaste carton with HoloBrite⢠filmless holographic technology
Non-Food Primary Packaging:
Ball Horticultural Co.âSoilWrapÂŽ bio-based, compostable plant container
Household Essentials LLCâIroning Board Cover & Pad (with Packaging Pouch)
Secondary/Large-Format Packaging:
Bway Corp.âEco-Pail⢠recycled-content, recyclable HDPE pail
Cryopak Industries, Inc.âTimeSaver72 insulated shipper for temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products
Beyond the Package Award:
Vanguard PackagingâGreen subterranean manufacturing facility
Expert Network conducts judging
Critical to the credibility of the awards program, the Greener Package Expert Networkâcomprising packaging experts from across the value chainâdesigned the competition with categories and criteria specifically and uniquely suited to packaging sustainability.
This year's judges included the following:
Alexandros Astropekakis, Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Lisa Baer, Baer Design Group
Dean Bellefleur*, D-idea
John Bernardo, Sustainable Innovations LLC
Timothy Bohrer*, Pac Advantage Consulting, LLC
Malcolm Cohn*, Accredo Packaging, Inc.
M. Scott Carpenter, SC Johnson
John Delfausse, EstĂËe Lauder
Jack DiMartino, Stonyfield Farms
George D'Urso*, Smurfit Stone Container Corp.
Scott Dyvig, Sears Brand LLC
Suzanne Fisher, Pratt Industries
Cynthia Forsch, Eco-Logic Strategies
Humberto Garcia, Unilever
Eric Hartman, Product Ventures
Deanna Jacobs, Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael Larocca*, GlaxoSmithKline
Sharon Reiter Lindberg, Unilever
Pamela Long, Little Big Brands
David Padula, P. Design Lab
Adam Pawlick**, Palermo's Pizza
Frank Perkowski, Business Development Advisory
Diana Ramos, Walmart
Chet Rutledge, Walmart
Sean Sabre*, ModusLink
Barry Sanel, Barry Sanel Packaging Advisors
Amy Zettlemoyer-Lazar, Sam's Club
* Member of the Greener Package Awards Executive Committee
** Chairperson of the Greener Package Awards Executive Committee
All Greener Package Awards winners will be exhibited in the Showcase of Innovation at Pack Expo International 2010 from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3.
By Anne Marie Mohan, Managing Editor, GreenerPackage.com