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.

WPO has been invited to judge in the first edition of the Save Food Design Award/Sustainability Design Award China will take place during the Shanghai World of Packaging trade fair, held from 22-24 Nov.

AIP will run the inaugural Save Food Packaging design guidelines training course on 6 December in Melb. The course has been developed in partnership with RMIT and Stop Food Waste Australia.

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation is hosting a Future of Packaging workshop, for the packaging, waste and recycling sectors this November.

Ball & Doggett, APCO, the AIP and Made by Weave experts will hold a panel discussion on sustainable packaging at the Power of Print summit in Melbourne on 20 October.

An impressive line-up of speakers for the upcoming AIPIA World Congress is starting to take shape, with global online retailer Amazon, and major brands Unilever and AB InBev already confirmed.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has opened its 2023 Career & Salary Survey for the Australasian Region, with the survey report to be made available to all participants at no cost.

John Bigley, newly elected president of the AIP and MD Zipform Packaging, is an active member of the Australian packaging industry since 2011. Here, he shares his insights.

The Australian Institute of Packaging will be hosting a virtual site tour of Opal Group facilities across Australia for its members on 1 November.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be hosting a webinar on the intersection between ‘Check Locally’ and ‘Recycle Mate’, set to be held on 18 October.

AIP will conduct a new active and intelligent packaging training course, designed for anyone responsible for packaging, marketing, operations, logistics in consumer goods, and the broader supply chain.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be continuing its partnership with the Waste Expo Australia 2023, which will be held on 25-26 October in Melbourne.

The AIP will be hosting a range of educational programs alongside FoodTech PackTech 202, including a full day of packaging sessions, a training course, and an AIP stand hosted by the education team.