Key Associations. Key Associations, continued Grocery Manufacturer s Association (GMA) PMMI TAPPI IoPP ASTM. 5/11/2011. Summary of Existing Resources

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1 Update Professional Development Activities RIT Affiliations with Sustainable Packaging Organizations Karen L. Proctor Rochester Institute of Technology Packaging Science The Journey WHAT IS PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY? 1 2 4, continued Grocery Manufacturer s Association (GMA) PMMI TAPPI IoPP ASTM. Brand Owners Kraft EcoCalculator. Supply Chain Partners Dow. Resource Summary of Existing Resources Educate/ Influence Lobby Function Material Neutral North America Packaging Focused GMA Yes Yes Yes Yes NO FMI Yes NO Yes Yes NO SPC Yes NO Yes Yes Yes EUROPEN Yes Yes Yes NO Yes INCPEN Yes Yes Yes NO Yes PAC Yes NO Yes Yes Yes CGF/GPP Yes NO Yes Yes Yes AF&PA/PPC Yes AF&PA-Yes Paper only Yes Yes NAMPA Yes NO Metal only Yes Yes FPA Yes Yes Flexibles only Yes Yes NAPCOR Yes NO Plastics only Yes Yes ACC Yes Yes Plastics only Yes Yes FPI Yes Yes Food Service only Yes Yes PMMI Yes NO Yes Yes Yes 5 AMERIPEN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 1

2 Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) 7 8 Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC)

3 International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) Walmart Sustainability Scorecard 13 Validation of Packaging Performance In the Supply Chain International Standards Organization (ISO)/TC 122/SC4 Packaging and

4 Technical Support Quantis GreenBlue The Global Packaging Project: Common industry sustainability language, measures and protocols Retailers Manufacturers Associations Technical Support Quantis GreenBlue The Global Packaging Project: Common industry sustainability language, measures and protocols Retailers Manufacturers Associations Academic participation Arkansas Academic participation Arkansas Minnesota Packaging manufacturers Minnesota Packaging manufacturers Manchester Manchester Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology

5 Complexity of sustainability needs a Common Language Environmental Attributes (13) Packaging weight and minimization Packaging to product weight ratio Material waste Recycled content Renewable content Chain of custody Toxicants concentration Water from stressed resources Packaging reuse rate Packaging recovery Cube utilization Environmental management system Energy audits [checklist] Dictionary of Metrics Common Language The Global Protocol on Sustainable Packaging 2.0 Life Cycle Indicators (14) Cumulative energy demand Fresh water consumption Land use Global warming potential Ozone depletion Toxicity, cancer Toxicity, non-cancer Particulate respiratory effects Ionizing radiation (human) Photochemical ozone creation potential Acidification potential Aquatic eutrophication Freshwater ecotoxicity potential Non-renewable resource depletion Economic Indicators (2) Total cost of packaging Packaged product wastage Social Indicators (13) Packaged product shelf life Community investment Child labor Excessive working hours Responsible workplace practices Forced or compulsory labor Remuneration Freedom of association Occupational health Discrimination Safety performance On-pack end of life communication Product safety [checklist] 25 The Global Packaging Project: A Global Language for Packaging and Sustainability 28 Incpen

6 Europen Ameripen Resource Summary of Existing Resources Educate/ Influence Lobby Function Material Neutral North America Packaging Focused GMA Yes Yes Yes Yes NO FMI Yes NO Yes Yes NO SPC Yes NO Yes Yes Yes EUROPEN Yes Yes Yes NO Yes INCPEN Yes Yes Yes NO Yes PAC Yes NO Yes Yes Yes CGF/GPP Yes NO Yes Yes Yes AF&PA/PPC Yes AF&PA-Yes Paper only Yes Yes NAMPA Yes NO Metal only Yes Yes FPA Yes Yes Flexibles only Yes Yes NAPCOR Yes NO Plastics only Yes Yes ACC Yes Yes Plastics only Yes Yes FPI Yes Yes Food Service only Yes Yes PMMI Yes NO Yes Yes Yes 33 AMERIPEN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 34 Press Release Retailers NA Walmart, Target; Global Tesco,

7 is a strategy designed to promote the integration of environmental costs associated with goods throughout their life cycles into the market price of the products. Christian Brother s University Keynote speaker Presentation EPR Activities Teaching Foci Enhance the educational environment of sustainable packaging innovation through the use of applied tools. End Use Collaboration of CAST and CIAS, Industrial Design and Graphic Design Packaging for Marketing Utilization of the Student Center for Innovation

8 The Journey WHAT IS PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY? 44 Thank You Karen L. Proctor Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology 45 8