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Fall 2009 MeetingWhen: September 24-25, 2009 Where: Westin Airport Hotel, Meeting Attendees: Mary Barkley, Doug Becker, Bruce Bitowft, James Bradley, Mac Bryan, Jane Chase, Cindy Conner, Matt Culver, John Delfausse, Brandon D’Emidio, Michael Esposito, Ed Fabiszak, Ramsey Fisher, Suzanne Fisher, Tony Gallo, Dennis Gros, Ethan Jacoby, Maryann Jashinske, Nathan Kearns, Carl Krivutza, Christine Lemnios, Gwen Lorio, Minal Mistry, Anne Marie Mohan, Nancy Molinaro, Dain Nelson, Brian O’Banion, Becchi Oesterle, Michael Perry, Kevin Saunders, Robert Spreeman, Nikki Van Wingerden, Julie Wachler, Kurt Wiesemes Thursday September 24, 2009 11:00 – 1:30 Subcommittee Working Sessions Some folks gathered early and we discussed the various subcommittees. We all then enjoyed a great lunch in the hotel restaurant! 1:30 – 1:40 Welcome and Agenda Review Jane Chase kicked off the working session by reading the Anti-Trust Statement 1:40 – 2:00 Environmental Guidelines Publication Presentation, Becchi Oesterle – SPTC Treasurer/Secretary Presentation available, please email rebeccal.oesterle@energizer.com if you’d like a copy. Becchi gave an update on her committees’ work on updating the IoPP Environmental Guidelines Publication. The Guidelines have been updated with the latest information and expanded to cover the packaging industry in general, not just the electronics industry. The publication is in peer review and upon completion will be set to be published. In addition content is being developed for a seminar based on the contents of the guidelines. 2:00 – 2:30 Greener Package, Christine Smallwood – Christine gave an update on Greener Packager website (http://www.greenerpackage.com/) and work that is being done. A number of seminars are being developed. 2:30 – 8:00 Pratt Tour & Social Networking Event We all carpooled out to Conyers to the Pratt Industries and had a very comprehensive tour of their amazing facility. We were split into three groups and all started in a different area of the vast complex. We saw the products harvested from the urban forest turned into paper pulp. We saw high quality corrugated boxes made from that paper. We also saw their technical & display center where high quality, high impact corrugated displays are developed & produced for numerous CPG companies. After the tour, we were treated to hors d'oeuvres and drinks at a nearby Hilton Garden Inn. Pratt picked up the tab (Thank You VERY MUCH!) and we all enjoyed talking about what we saw on the tour, packaging and life in general. Many of us continued the networking back at the Westin Hotel bar.
Friday September 25, 2009 8:15 – 8:30 Welcome and Agenda Review Jane opened the meeting, thanking our hosts Pratt Industries for the great tour and networking event. She read the anti-trust statement and had everyone introduce themselves. 8:30 – 9:30 COMPASS LCA Tool Review, Minal Mistry – Green Blue Presentation available, please email rebeccal.oesterle@energizer.com if you’d like a copy. Minal gave a demonstration of the new COMPASSSM (Comparative Packaging Assessment) tool which is an “online software tool for packaging designers and engineers to assess the human and environmental impacts of their packaging designs.” (Free Trial Purchase) He also discussed other efforts the Sustainable Packaging Coalition had relevant to packaging. They include: · Framework of Sustainable Packaging Indicators and Metrics · SPC Labeling for Recovery · The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging Curriculum · Environmental Technical Briefs of Common Packaging Materials · Packaging Design Library Other related efforts include: · Closing the · Life cycle data collection 9:45 – 11:15 Consumer Messaging & Sustainability –MWV (MeadWestvaco) Laura Rowell – Director Sustainable Packaging Laura discussed what she considers good and bad consumer messaging with regards to sustainability. She mentioned the Canadian Guide on Marketing Claims is very good. You can find a link for it here. She also mentioned that Victor Bell from EPI is a good resource. There are also green guidelines from the FTC. You can find a link for it here. 11:15 – 12:00 Pratt Industries Overview – Suzanne Fisher, Director of Sustainability Since we didn’t get a general overview on the tour, Suzanne reviewed Pratt Industries commitment to sustainability. She also gave an overview of the company’s newest facility in Presentation available, please email rebeccal.oesterle@energizer.com if you’d like a copy. 12:00 – 12:30 Lunch You can’t say we didn’t have some good food at the Hyatt! Thanks Julie for organizing the meeting venue!
1:00 – 1:45 Subcommittee Updates Website – we have two websites, one that is contained within the IoPP website and one that is a wiki site. The sub committee’s are beginning to populate them with information now. http://sustainablepackaging.iopp.org Matt Culver – Definition’s Leader, gave a demo of how the IoPP website is set up and formatted and how he used it to link to the definition’s information he has loaded out on our wiki site. Bob Spreemen & Bruce Bitowft reviewed the Metrics subcommittee. Bruce showed the information that has been loaded on the website under GHG. It was agreed the basic format was good and that the key was to really get this website populated and introduced to the greater IoPP membership. We have been working on it for too long and we need to get it out into people’s hands even if it is not perfect. Jane agreed she would try to obtain some admin support for Website Population. If anyone else has any time, please let me know. 1:45 – 2:45 General Business Meeting Election of new officers was held. The new term will begin January 1, 2010. Becchi Oesterle was named Chair of the Committee, Tony Gallo was named Vice-Chair and Dennis Gros was named Secretary/Treasurer. Julie Wachler volunteered to help with future meeting planning. Kurt Weismes volunteered to lead the Regulations sub-committee. Ed Fabiszak volunteered to lead the Benchmarking committee and Carl Krivutza volunteered to do work on the Conversion Calculator. If anyone is interested in helping out Matt, Bruce, Kurt, Ed or Carl please let them (or me) know. The next meeting is scheduled for March 2010 and will be hosted by Kraft Industries in the Spring 2009 MeetingWhen: March 9-10, 2009
Where: Holiday Inn Airport Jacksonville
14670 Duval Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32218
March 9th
1:00 – 3:30 SPTC Subcommittee Working Sessions
Jane Chase kicked off the working session by reading the Anti-Trust Statement 3:30 – 7:00 Tour of Bacardi followed by Happy Hour at Bacardi!
The group was taken to the Bacardi complex where we had a very good tour of their packaging facility and presentation by the Package Development Group. They then hosted a wonderful happy hour and “sampling” of Bacardi products.
March 10th Jane kicked off the meeting by reading the Anti-Trust Statement and reviewing the agenda. She also thanked Bacardi for the wonderful tour and happy hour and for presenting at our meeting. The various presentations can be made available if you are interested in seeing them, just let me know (hopefully in the future we can just post them to our website!) Bacardi’s Sustainability Efforts
Kevin Robel – Packaging Assurance Manager
Responsibility for ISO certification, database integrity, specifications, supporting packaging team members to meet KPI which are quality, cost & time. IT support
Roger Van Dusen – Brand Change Manager
There are four brand Change Manager, Tequila (Mexico), Rum, Whiskies (Scotland), Martini (Geneva) reporting into Geneva to David McGowan (GPD Director) total of 26 people in group.
Provide technical resource for new packaging creation or packaging modification
Develop technical solutions on packging issues
Develop and share procedures, tools and best practice
Develop Continuous improvements
Country Markets - local brand variants & geographical extensions, packaging changes for local promotions
BGGB Bacardi
Report into Global Ops
Technical Engineers – material, structures, quality, trialing testing
Work closely with manufacturing
Graphic & Print Developers
Take agency concepts and “make them real”
Create the full range of components
Brand Innovation Process
Cross Functional Teamwork,
Sustainability at Bacardi
Kevin Robel
Scope of investigation – environmental footprint scope
Value Chain
Sourcing Materials –> Production & Service Delivery -> Distribtuion & Use -> End of Life
Developed from a model in the BIER assessment methodology, in which Bacardi participated
Created a footprint summary – identified which areas need to focus on.
30 plants in total, bottling @ 24 plants consuming materials. Use co-packers (cans, etc.)
Materials – Glass, Paper, Metals, Plastics
Packaging – Opportunity for leadership action & prime mover advantage
Issue: Premium = Heavy Bottles – Compared to main competitors, can take weight out
20,000 T Co2/yr $10mln/year
Program: bottle “right-weight” 10 % wt reduction from 2008 base within 3 years.
Stragetgies
Benchmark bottle weights
Re-pack opportunities
Brand innovation process checklist (Brand Innovation Tool (BIT))
Supplier inputs
Industry approach CETIE
Implement PET e.g. low proof
Sustainability Packaging Engineer
Objective
· Integrate sustainable principles into our development process for all future developments
· Identify what actions we can take to minimize the environmental impact of the materials that we currently use
· Formulate feasible plans of action to reduce these impacts with priority given to achieving the greatest benefit at the least cost.
· Source opportunities that are available for R&D for future use
Deliverables
Sustainable principles for consideration on new designs built into the ISO 9001 process for PD by April 2009
Clear detailed analysis on what opportunities
Global policy on Sustainable Packaging - draft
LCA Tool Demo
We then had a presentation via a webinar from Steve Mogensen – Allied Development Corp.
SavvyPack – economic & environmental impact of packaging
Website Update
Will schedule training with Chris Barry for the IoPP behind the wall site (scheduled for 4/9)
Eric to develop some basic training for the PBWiki site “teaser site”
Need to set up a conference call with committee leaders to reach consensus on preferred style of website. (scheduled for 3/30)
Committee leaders – send what you need to Jane Chase – will reach out to larger membership.
Metrics Subcommittee Update
GHG/CO2 – Bruce Bitowft
Show different calculators, what they’re about, etc.
Benchmark – Julie Wachler lead, Noel Mertz, Dee Brewer, Jim Watson, Victoria Chatham-Galloway
Biodegradable/Compostable
Definitions Subcommittee Update – Matt Culver
Matt was able to call in and present an update on Definitions.
Education Subcommittee Update
Cataloging – Brian Stepowany
Send any articles, magazines, trade associations you are interested in seeing, send them to Brian Stepowany
Materials Knowledge Base – Nancy Molinaro Have a list, now need some help filling it in!
Web Links – Noel Mertz
Rechecking the weblinks, while doing that, grabbing key words.
Trying to find a cost effective way to do a key word search
Environmental Guidelines publication update – Becchi Oesterle
Gave an update on progress to date. Tentative schedule for completion is late summer 2009.
Need to put together one page for Jane for Executive Committee and get sign off that the Environmental Guidelines test assumes folks are always CPP.
Greener Packaging Joint Initiative
Jane discussed a joint initiative IoPP SPTC will be undertaking with Greener Package. It will be a conference Winter 2010. Christine Smallwood from Summit Packaging (Packaging World) went on to give a presentation on the new Greener Package website and elicited feedback on what we would want to see in a conference and potential locations.
Business Meeting & Future Meeting
It was decided the officers would maintain their offices for another year. Fall meeting is being planned for 9/24 in Atlanta. More information will be forthcoming.
Meeting Minutes for IoPP SPTC September 2008 Meeting at Aveda
Sept 23rd
2:00 – 5:00 SPTC Subcommittee Working Sessions
Jane Chase kicked off the working session by reading the Anti-Trust Statement and thanking Aveda for hosting us. Members of the Metric Group met: Bob Spreeman, Paul Earl-Tornianen, Bruce Bitowft, Tony Gallo, Becchi Oesterle, Mike Perry
Paul & Tony working on LCI/LCA
Bruce working on GHG/CO2
The Education group met: Rosanna Cavanaugh, Noel Mertz, Suzie Fenton
The Website/Content Standards met: Eric Carlson, Julie Wachler, Kurt Weismes
The Definitions Group: Matt Culver, Thomas Sandberg
6:00 – 8:00 SPTC Welcome Reception – Hampton Inn & Suites – Lino Lakes hosted by Johnson Printing.
Sept 24th 7:30 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast Served 8:00 – 8:15 Welcome and Agenda Review (Chase) Jane kicked off the meeting by reading the Anti-Trust Statement and reviewing the agenda.
8:15 – 8:45 Estee Lauder Corporate strategy & accomplishment
John Delfausse, Chief Environmental Officer, Estee Lauder
A journey to Sustainable Packaging. Design – Reuse – Recover
Paradigm Shift from Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Design, Reuse, Recover (Cradle to Cradle/Zero Waste)
If everything you produce uses renewable energy then you have less impact and produce all packaging using biological nutrients (pulp) then end of life can be recycled or composted. Or make things out of technical nutrients (steel, etc.) that hopefully if used properly can be used over and over again.
Zero Waste – if you can’t reuse it, compost it, etc. then you shouldn’t make it.
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. realize that after our product is used, our packaging still remains. Our Environmental Packaging goal is to find ways to minimize the materials (look on website)
SPC Definition
Looked at definition and looked for roadmap for Estee Lauder.
Meets Market Criteria for performance and cost
Develop to Marketing Criteria (Design & Cost)
Detailed Specifications
Extensive Package Testing
Standards for Quality Control
Win-Win-Win Design
Priorities at Estee’ Lauder differ by brands
Quality of product helps with sustainability
Meets Market Criteria for performance and cost
Ex. Aveda Brilliant
Eliminate cobalt blue glass (which couldn’t be recycled)
Light weight
100 % PCR
Multi-fold global label eliminated paper carton
Cost Savings (~$50k/sku/year)
Hiearchy of Plastics (PET is best)
Is sourced , manufactured, transported and recycled using renewable energy
· Mohawk Board
· Johnson Printing
· EL Manufacturing (some hydropower, solar power & Renewable Energy Credits)
Estee Lauder committed to using 100% renewable energy at manufacturing facilities
Ex. Origins Mohawk Board
Maximizes the use of renewable and recycled source materials
Ex. Lipstick made with recycled high impact styrene and other post industrial content
Is manufactured using clean production technologies and best practices
Ex. Wood make up pencils
Sustainable Forestry
Elemental Chlorine Free
Set a Policy on Wood Fiber
Is made from materials healthy in all probably life cycle scenarios
Heavy metal restrictions
PVC Policy (none in any materials for packaging we make) but still used in bags but phalate free
Organic Cotton
Merge tool
More Metrics – Now “Compass”
Packaging Resource Consumption
Packaging Energy Consumption
Virgin Materials Content
Non-recyclable Materials Content
Packaging “bad actors”
Packaging GHG
Pallet Inefficiency
Is physically designed to optimize matierals and energy
Lightweight – to conserve resources, energy, and end of life impact
Minimize component parts and processes
Green dot
Korea & Taiwan regulations
Can effectively be recovered for re-use as a resource after our product has been consumed
Use materials that are recycled (Glass, HDPE, PET, Aluminum, Tinplate Steel, Paperboard)
EU Essentials Requirements
· Recycled or recyclable
· Composted
· Energy Recovery
Design with single material types, or so that compontents can be separated for recycling
Ex. Donna Karan gold (metal & glass), designed so can be separated and metal & glass could be recycled separately.
Build refill systems that can be reused
Ex. Bumble & bumble refill pouch
Consumer Communication
Carton made from 50% FSC certified paperboard and 50% pcr fiber. Paperboard and carton manufactured using only windpower or hydro power, both renewable energy resources. Please recycle where available.
FTC guideline are specific on what you can say, so SPC is working with FTC on what types of things you can say, not marketing claims, education consumers on what they can do with the packaging.
How to take good learning from Aveda & Origins and take it to the rest of Estee Lauder. Asking each brand to identify a champion and develop a Sustainable Platform and create a list of guidelines for package development.
“Designing for the Environment is a journey, everything you do is new and innovative a truly creative process
8:45 – 9:15 Aveda Mission & Guiding Principles for Packaging
Dean Maune, Executive Director Aveda Package Development
Aveda is 30 years old and part of Estee Lauder for 10 years. Original Aveda school is in downtown Minneapolis.
In sustainable packaging from day one. Has always been known for its ingredients story. Aveda does own aromas in house (only brand from EL that does it)
Field as many questions about the packaging as they do on their products
Back to heritage and launched original clove shampoo.
96% PCR HDPE, need virgin resin to carry the colorant
Aveda cap collection program. Schools, educating kids on collecting caps (polyproplyne), take all caps, shred them and reprocess and then blow new caps (100% recycled resin)
At Aveda we are mindful of the need to reduce our environmental footprint in every package we develop. We achieve this by minimizing our packaging, maximizing the use of pcr materials, using materials that can be and are recyclable, and by designing our packaging so that the individual parts can be separated for recycling. We also work with suppliers who manufacture our packaging materials using renewable energy.
Priorities
1) Environmental Leadership
2) Customer Value
3) Impactful Design
The goal is to find and implement solutions that balance environmental goals, performance, aesthetics & value to our customers.
Training materials & scoring system put in place 5 years and designers abide by those guidelines.
Dean passed around a lot of different examples of product packages.
(Every time you ad colorant to PET, its value is downgraded.) Using recycled soda bottles.
Ingredients are generally organic and cradle to cradle certified.
Tubes are tri-layer with 35% PCR content, by next calendar year will be up to 65%.
In order to increase PCR needed to put in new sealing heads in manufacturing lines
Green Science was launched, 35 – 50 ingredients all unique. Tubes are 35% PCR. Cartons is 50% PCR an
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