The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) has singled out 22 of its signatories for praise in its annual report ratings on members' commitment to achieving their environmental targets.
The 22 companies all earned the highest rankings in their respective industry segments for their progress in meeting their commitments under their APC action plans.
Each signatory to the APC develops an action plan which details how they will contribute to the APC’s goals, and each year signatories must report progress in an annual report.
This year, for the first time, the APC will reward the high achievers in each category with framed awards to be presented to them at breakfast events in late August. The twenty two APC high performers will also be awarded a streamlined packaging lifecycle assessment.
APC chief executive Stan Moore told PKN the new awards will raise recognition of APC member companies who have demonstrated strong commitment to achieving their environmental goals.
“It is a public recognition of their performance, and helps to raise the bar for member companies in general in what they should be aiming to achieve,” Moore told PKN.
“In the past years we only published the annual average scores for members, but this year we decided to take the initiative and recognise those who perform at the highest level.”
Moore explained that the rankings were based on an independent external assessment of the individual companies' progress against their action plans.
“They are measured against they key delivery targets of the covenant, what they have committed to do under the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines and what the businesses can show they have done against what they said they would do in their action plans,” Moore said.
“And these plans are all of high quality. It is interesting that these companies have definitely not set the bar low for themselves in terms of what they set out to achieve.
“It requires a lot of effort and commitment to achieve what they have done.”
The high achievers in each category are:
Food & Beverage: Carman’s Fine Foods (small-medium food company); Kellogg (Australia) and The Smiths Snackfoods Company and Sakata Rice Snacks Australia (large food companies); Voyager Estate (WA) (small-medium beverage company); Coca-Cola Amatil (large beverage company).
Retailers: Super Retail Group; McDonald's (quick service restaurant).
Pharmacy and Personal Care: Ansell (small company); Estee Lauder (medium company); Eli Lilly Australia (large company).
Hardware and Homewares: Pilot Pen Australia (small company); ASSA ABLOY (medium company); Hills Holdings Limited (large company).
Communications and Electronics: Kyocera Document Solutions Australia (small to medium company); Nokia Australia (large company).
Clothing, Footwear and Fashion: Bata Shoes (small company); Pacific Brands Ltd – the Workwear Group (medium to large company).
Transport, Fuel and Tobacco: BP Australia
Packaging Manufacturers and Material Suppliers: Anzpac Services Australia (small company); Cryovac Australia (large company).
Recovery and Recycling: SKM Recycling
GM’s Award for most improved action plan performance by a signatory member: Chobani Pty Ltd.
Stan Moore: The APC's high performing signatories raise the bar for their industry peers.
