The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) have announced the successful finalists for its 2022 Annual Awards, which will be held in-person on 10 October.
This year, 51 organisations have been recognised for their achievements in sustainable packaging, and their dedication towards achieving the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
“The Awards are an important opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of organisations, which are leading packaging innovation and design,” said Chris Foley, CEO of APCO.
“It has been incredible to see our members continuing to prioritise sustainability. On behalf of the entire APCO team, I’d like to congratulate all of our finalists for 2022. We can’t wait to celebrate with you in-person.“
The finalists include:
2022 Industry Sector Awards
Finalists in the Industry Sector Awards are assessed based on members’ annual reporting scores and their performance against the Packaging Sustainability Framework criteria. The Industry Sector Awards are made up of 11 industry categories and this year’s finalists include:
- A. Richards
- ABC Tissue Products
- Arnott’s Group
- Australian Garlic Producers
- Blundstone Australia
- British American Tobacco Australia
- C.A. Henschke & Company
- CHEP Australia
- Clorox Australia
- Coles Supermarkets Australia
- Colourtrend Paints (Australia)
- COMSOL
- Cull & Harding
- Dell Australia
- Disruptive Packaging
- Emeis Cosmetics
- Evergreen Garden Care Australia
- Flavour Creations
- Force Technology International
- Glow Consumer Products
- Hallmark Cards Australia
- Harvey Norman Holdings
- J C & A T Searle
- James Glen
- Karl Storz Endoscopy Australia
- KeepCup
- Kellogg (Australia)
- Kyocera Document Solutions Australia
- LyondellBasell Australia
- O F Packaging
- Officeworks
- Panasonic Australia
- Pohlman’s Nursery
- SANCELL
- Stahmann Farms Enterprises
- Telstra Corporation
- Thankyou Group
- WD-40 Company (Australia)
- Whites Group
- WILO Australia
2022 Outstanding Achievement Awards
The Outstanding Achievement Awards recognise members that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to leadership, sustainable packaging outcomes, and sustainable packaging operations in the APCO annual reporting process. The shortlisted businesses include:
- Emeis Cosmetics
- Mars Australia
- Orora Packaging Australia
- Visy Industries Australia
2022 Our Packaging Future Awards
The Our Packaging Future Awards highlight innovation and leadership from members in sustainable packaging education (industry and consumer facing), improved collection and recycling systems, and end-market development. The Awards were self-nominated, with the impressive range of submissions assessed against three key pillars of innovation, accessibility and impact. The finalists include:
- ALDI Stores (Australia)
- Bunzl
- Closed Loop Environmental Solutions
- Coles Supermarkets Australia
- Grounded Packaging
- MECCA & TerraCycle Australia
- Opal Packaging
- Visy Industries Australia
2022 Sustainability Champion Award
The Sustainability Champion Award recognises individual commitment to a range of criteria, including dedication to embedding sustainability into organisational practice, leadership, outstanding performance, standout achievements and personal growth. The Sustainability Champion finalists for are:
- Katy Mossop - Coles Supermarkets Australia
- Sarah Bayliss - Fonterra Brands
- Polly Hughes - JB Hi-Fi
Registrations will open to APCO members on 7 October and can be accessed on the APCO website.
