A total of 21 winners were celebrated for their sustainable packaging achievements at The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) Awards last Wednesday in Melbourne.
Organisations from the manufacturing, retail, transport, technology, hospitality and tobacco industries were represented, highlighting the work being done by Australian businesses towards greater sustainability.
The APCO enables businesses, government and industry to design and utilise more sustainable packaging throughout the supply chain to reduce the environmental impact of packaging in Australia.
Finalists and winners were selected based on their performance in sustainable packaging design, comprehensive recycling systems, and product stewardship activities to develop sustainable supply chains.
In addition to the industry sector awards, four businesses were also celebrated via the Outstanding Achievement awards in Design, Recycling, Packaging Stewardship, as well as the APCO Member of the Year who showed high achievements overall.
The winning companies of the 17 Sector Awards were:
CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND FASHION
Lululemon Athletica Australia
Kathmandu
CONSUMER COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS
Fuji Xerox Australia
HP PPS AUSTRALIA
SingTel Optus
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Rawbone Pet Foods
Pernod Ricard Winemakers
The Smith's Snackfoods Company & Sakata Rice Snacks Australia
PACKAGING MANUFACTURER
CHEP Australia
Detmold Packaging
PHARMACEUTICAL, PERSONAL CARE AND MEDICAL
Jurlique International
Blackmores
Unilever Australasia
QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT
McDonalds Australia
SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
Qantas Airways
TOBACCO
British American Tobacco Australia
HOME AND HARDWARE
Brown & Watson International
The winning companies of the four Outstanding Achievement Awards were:
APCO MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Kathmandu
(Kathmandu's Oliver Milliner is pictured below).
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN
The Smith's Snackfoods Company & Sakata Rice Snacks Australia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN RECYCLING
Nestlé Australia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PACKAGING STEWARDSHIP
Jurlique International
