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3M emerged as the APCO 2020 Industry Sector winner – General Merchandise & Apparel, based on excellent performance in its APCO Annual Report.

Building on last year’s excellent efforts to improve packaging sustainability and reduce waste, this reporting period, 3M proudly achieved a zero waste to landfill result across 30 per cent of its sites.

Through a comprehensive review against the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines as well as Life Cycle Assessment tools, 3M Australia also reduced 279kg of packaging across its range.

The company also committed to including recycled and renewable materials within its packaging, and continued to actively engage its consumers on the importance of recycled content and packaging sustainability through on-pack labelling and customer campaigns.

Similarly, 3M Australia has diligently worked to ensure supplier adherence to packaging sustainability goals through its comprehensive Responsible Business Conduct policy and Sustainable Supplier Agreements.

Food & Drink Business

Ingredients company, Hawkins Watts says its acquisition of Queensland-based flavour and ingredient distributor, Taste Rite Agencies, will create growth opportunities and streamlined operations. Taste Rite began in 1995 and more recently has been working as a sub-distributor for Hawkins Watts.

Beston Global Food Company and its subsidiary, Beston Pure Dairies, will undergo “an orderly wind down with milk production operations to cease from 6th December 2024”, its voluntary administrator, KPMG announced on 26 November.

Marketing and communications agency, Bastion, has created a new branch of the business focused on the beverage sector, with a goal to enhance brand experiences, particularly at major events.