Just a reminder that entries are closing on 3 May for the 2024 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards for Australia and New Zealand.

APCO will be taking its annual roadshow for members to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. The primary focus of this year's roadshow will be on the development of APCO’s 2030 Strategy.

The AIP will be running a regular webinar series providing 'State of Industry' information pertaining to important packaging-related topics. The first, on 24 April, features APCO CEO Chris Foley.

Entries are now open for the 2024 Australasian Packaging Innovation and Design Awards for ANZ, the exclusive gateway to the WorldStar Packaging Awards program.

AIP have joined forces with Empauer, a leader in sustainability software solutions, to deliver a webinar aimed at assisting SMEs to measure their packaging circularity through lifecycle assessments.

The new president of the World Packaging Organisation, Luciana Pellegrino, has taken office – the first woman in this role in the global body’s history. She shares her strategy and vision with Lindy Hughson.

The PIDA Student winners from the Industrial Design School at the University of New South Wales took out four major awards and eight finalist awards in the latest edition of the WorldStar Student awards.

The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) is holding a webinar on global packaging trends on 12 February, at 3pm Central European Time (1am Australian Eastern Time).

The Foodservice Suppliers Association Australia has engaged in a strategic partnership with APCO in order to “transform” the industry's approach to packaging and waste management.

The World Packaging Organisation will be hosting a webinar on 22 February, which will be discussing the Plastics & Plastics Waste Regulation updates, and all of industry is invited to attend.

The World Packaging Organisation’s Packaging Design for Recycling Guide has been translated into Japanese, and is now available through the WPO website.

The AIP will be holding the annual Philippines Packaging Forum on days one and three of ProPak Philippines 2024, from 31 January to 2 February. It was also hold two mini training courses on day three.

Luciana Pellegrino, GM of the Brazilian Packaging Association, has stepped into the role of president of the World Packaging Organisation, as Australian Pierre Pienaar steps down after a two-term tenure.

The Australian Institute of Packaging has partnered with Institute of Packaging Professionals to introduce a residential version of the Fundamentals of Packaging Technology course for Australasia.

The Australian Institute of Packaging will be hosting a webinar with GS1 Australia on the 12 December that will be discussing 2D Barcodes; all of industry is invited to attend.

APCO has refreshed its Board with Alan Adams replacing Tim Welsh as a skills-based director, and Jasmine Medwell replacing Fiona Baxter as a brand owner representative.