Sustainability
Our role is to assist our members minimise the environmental impact of packaging by championing cost effective, sustainable solutions and product stewardship.
2013 Environmental Packaging Awards more>>
PAC.NZ Annual General Meeting more>>
Member's Lunch Speaker Series more>>
Surveys show customers prefer 'green' packaging when labels are clear
Thanks to a rising global awareness over the impact of human choices and habits on our planet’s environmental sustainability, supermarkets may find that their customers are more willing to pay a slight premium in price if their favorite groceries and foods are packaged in earth-friendly materials, according to some market studies... more >>
Previous Environmental Packaging Awards and Supreme Award Winners
Contact PAC.NZ for full details on previous awards and winning entries.
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2011 Environmental Packaging Awards "On the right track" Supreme Award Winner: Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust (EERST) for Paper for Trees |
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2009 Environmental Packaging Awards "Closing the loop" Supreme Award Winner: Fonterrra for New Anhydrous Milk Fat (AMF) Packaging |
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2007 Environmental Packaging Awards "Package to thrill" Supreme Award Winner: Manaia Mist Paper Solutions for Kiwifruit Tray for Organic and Export Markets |
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2005 Environmental Packaging Awards "Have you lifted your game?" Supreme Award Winner: Viscount Plastics for 4 Litre Ezy Pak, 23 Litre Deep Nest Poultry Crate & 47 Litre Deep Nest Recrate |
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2003 Environmental Packaging Awards Supreme Award Winner: Vertex Pacific & Caltex New Zealand for 60 Litre Drum |
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2001 Environmental Packaging Awards Supreme Award Winner: Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand for PET Soft Drink Bottle Packaging |
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1999 Environmental Packaging Awards Supreme Award Winner: Chilltainers for Chilltainers |
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