AMERIPEN is pleased to release its new Sustainability Principles that came out of dialogue with members as they were seeking ways to better align policy advocacy with corporate sustainability goals and to promote how they balance the value of packaging with environmental priorities.
“These principles were designed to help communicate and inform our approach to sustainability. When we meet with legislators and other packaging stakeholders, having a set of principles that explains how we engage in dialogue, consider policy, and educate on packaging choices helps define expectations,” said Executive Director Dan Felton.
The following six principles help provide a framework through which the industry can advocate and communicate around sustainable packaging systems:
- Innovating – To advance a sustainable packaging system, AMERIPEN commits to support and promote innovations across the packaging value chain — from raw material and design to recovery and end markets.
- Optimizing – AMERIPEN seeks to optimize packaging materials while minimizing negative environmental impacts across the packaging value chain from raw material to design and to end-of-life management.
- Educating – AMERIPEN drives initiatives that help close the knowledge gap between supply chain partners so we can collectively advance a systems perspective of packaging sustainability.
- Advocating – AMERIPEN advocates for progressive, proactive, and evidence-based policies and strategies to advance sustainable packaging systems.
- Collaborating – AMERIPEN collaborates with stakeholders across the packaging value chain to advance packaging sustainability.
- Transparency – AMERIPEN seeks transparent dialogue amongst all stakeholders. We recognize that open dialogue about successes and challenges will help explore unintended consequences and uncover valuable solutions necessary to advance a sustainable packaging system.
In releasing its Sustainability Principles, AMERIPEN hopes to inspire a process of engagement to advance the necessary dialogues the industry must have to create a more sustainable future.
For more information on the AMERIPEN Sustainability Principles and member Sustainability Stories, please visit: https://www.ameripen.org/page/sustainability.
