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Bookings are now open for the Australian Institute of Packaging's new ‘Sustainable Packaging Guidelines’ advanced training course, to be held virtually on 12 October 2021.

The purpose of the advanced training course is to assist companies integrate the 10 Principles of the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines (SPGs) into the appropriate business areas, to achieve the optimal outcomes for packaging functionality and to collectively work to meet Australia's 2025 National Packaging Targets.

The course is the next step in sustainable packaging design knowledge-building, designed for those who already have knowledge and training in the basics surrounding the 2025 targets and SPGs.

The hands-on collaborative classwork will cover action plans and reporting, and help attendees understand how to apply the 10 principles in their business as they work through each principle against varying materials.

Course objectives include:

  • defining the use and application of the 10 Principles of the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines to help business meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets;
  • explaining which packaging is truly recyclable, recoverable and being recycled in Australia;
  • showing that the 10 Principles of the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines is the 'toolbox' to select the most appropriate packaging materials and formats of the product to protect; and
  • teaching these principles to help industry select the most suitable packaging for the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Book your place now by clicking here

Food & Drink Business

The Central Coast is about to receive a boost to its local food and beverage manufacturing industry, with construction starting on the $17.14 million Food Manufacturing Innovation Hub, funded by the federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund (NFR).

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) says Australia is at a “critical crossroads” when it comes to R&D and decades of rhetoric have not delivered material change.

New Zealand’s national organisation for the country's grape and wine sector, New Zealand Winegrowers, has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting the industry’s commitment to environmental preservation and sustainability through its climate change, water, people, soil, waste, and plant protection goals.