Is your company reaping tangible economic benefits from the use of sustainable packaging and sustainable supply chain solutions? Why or why not?

 

 

Do you think biodegradability claims in plastics packaging are overblown or misleading to consumers, or are they accurate in their messages?

 

 

Should North American producers be more responsible for package waste reduction – and incur the costs – than they have in the past? Why or why not?

 

How are sustainability goals at your company tied to strategic challenges in the current economic environment?

 

 

Who would be your choice for sustainability czar in the Obama administration and why would you choose that person?

 

 

Will bottle lightweighting initiatives by Fetzer Vineyards and others lead to new technology to futher reduce the weight of glass packaging?

 

 

Now that the FDA has ruled that BPA in food containers poses no foreseeable health hazard, will this end the debate or only lead to further questions?

Should package development start with individual designers creating their own concepts, or should a computerized model first discover consumer wants and needs?

 

Is packaging too often portrayed as part of the waste problem and not thought often enough as part of an overall sustainable and responsible solution?

Are LCA studes more effective as internal process evaluation and improvement tools or as marketing-piece competitive positioning pieces?

Consumers are finding it difficult to know which environmental icons to trust or use for purchasing decisions. What are the best and worst environmental icons you've seen on packaging, and what do "green" icons influence consumer purchasing decisions?