Table of Contents - TOC - Packaging Strategies2

The Triple Bottom Line
Global and Consumer Trends
Corporate Social Responsibility: Value’s Connectivity to Brands
Sustainable Packaging
Collaboration That Identifies Greater Opportunities
Key Role for Packaging Professionals

4 BUILDING THE BUSINESS CASE

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)
Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability
How Sustainable Packaging Yields Bottom Line Results
Metrics
MERGE
Greenlist TM

5 REGULATORY TRENDS

Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended Product Responsibility
Packaging Disposal Fees
Environmental/Sustainable Claims
Compostable
Degradable
Recyclable
Recycled Content
Pre-consumer Material
Post-consumer Material
Recycled Material
Recyclable
Reusable and Refillable
Certification for Claims
Summary

6 MATERIALS AND CONTAINERS OVERVIEW

Paper and Paperboard
Glass
Plastics
Rigid Containers
PVC Use in Packaging
Flexible Packaging
Aluminum
Steel
Wood

7 RECYCLING

Steel Container Recycling
Paper and Paperboard Recycling
Glass Recycling
Aluminum Recycling
Plastics Recycling
Biopolymers in the Recycling Stream
Reusable/Multi-Trip Solutions
Recycling Technologies
SORTEChnology
Sport
RecycleBank TM

8 RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS

Biopolymers and Biodegradable Plastics
Forecast Usage of Bioplastics
Starch-based Materials
Nanocomposites
Sustainability’s Impact On Extending Shelf Life With Packaging

9 SELECT TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER PROFILES

BASF
Degradable Plastic Products, Inc
Earthcycle Packaging, Ltd
EarthShell Packaging
Grenidea Technologies
Innovia Films
NatureWorks, LLC
Plantic
Metabolix, Inc
Stanelco, PLC

10 BENCHMARKING AND BEST PRACTICES

Alcan
Alcoa
Aveda/Division of Estee Lauder
Dannon Yogurt, Subsidiary of Group Danone
S C Johnson
Starbucks Coffee
Unilever

11 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc/Sam’s Club’s Lead Role in Sustainability

Appendix A Common Terms, Definitions, and Usage of Terms
Appendix B Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Appendix C Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies
Appendix D European Committee for Standardization Overview
Appendix E Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Guidance for Packaging Companies
Appendix F SPC Technical Brief for Glass

Figures, Tables, Checklists

Figure 1 Evolution of Packaging in the Environment

Figure 2 MSW Generation Rates – 1960 to 2003

Figure 3 MSW Recycling Rates – 1960 to 2003

Figure 4 The Triple Bottom Line

Figure 5 Evolving World Views

Figure 6 World Views of Selected Geographies

Figure 7 The Natural Marketing Institute 2006 Consumer

Segmentation Model

Figure 8 Sustainable Thinking

Figure 9 The World in 2050

Figure 10 Growth in Funds Using DJSI

Figure 11 DJSI World Performance

Figure 12 PTIS Sustainability Model

Figure 13 PTIS Packaging Sustainability Process Model

Figure 14 GreenList Packaging Scores for 2005 – All Packaging

Figure 15 GreenList Scores – All Materials 2001 to 2005
Figure 16 European and US Compostability Labels

Figure 17 Mobius Symbols Representing Recyclability and
Recycled Content of a Product

Figure 18 Energy to Produce Material

Figure 19 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Figure 20 Relative Extent of Bad Actor Feedstocks

Figure 21 Beverage Comparison – Total Life Cycle

Figure 22 Global Packaging Material Use, 2005

Figure 23 Recycling Rates of Packaging Materials

Figure 24 Overall Beverage Container Recycling Rate in the US

Figure 25 US Beverage Container Recycling Rates

Figure 26 Growth of Recycled Plastic in US

Figure 27 SPI Resin Identification Codes

Figure 28 Examples of Multi-Trip Plastic Transit Systems

Figure 29 Projected Sales of Bioplastics in Europe

Figure 30 US Demand for Biodegradable Packaging Plastics

Figure 31 Fossil Energy Requirements

Figure 32 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Figure 33 Commercial Composting Sites in the United States

Figure 34 PTIS Sustainable Packaging Optimization Model

Figure 35 The Biodegradation Process: Step 1

Figure 36 The Biodegradation Process: Step 2

Figure 37 A Cradle-to-Cradle Vision for the Recovery of Material Value

Table 1 Generation, Materials Recovery, Composting, and Discards of Municipal Solid Waste - 1960 to 2003

Table 2 SPC Definition of Sustainable Packaging

Table 3 Importance of Corporate Responsibility

Table 4 Consumer Packaged Goods Companies Listed Among the 2006 Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies

Table 5 Firms Producing CSR Reports or Including in Annual Report

Table 6 GreenList^tm Criteria and Ratings for Packaging Materials (EC score)

Table 7 Stewardship Ontario Table of Fees-Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2006

Table 8 Elements of Sustainable Packaging

Table 9 Advantages and Sustainability Concerns for Paper and Paperboard

Table 10 Advantages and Sustainability Concerns for Glass Packaging

Table 11 Advantages and Sustainability Concerns for Rigid Plastics

Table 12 Advantages and Sustainability Concerns for Flexible Packaging

Table 13 Advantages and Sustainability Concerns for Aluminum Packaging

Table 14 Advantages and Sustainability Concerns for Steel Containers

Table 15 Generation, Materials Recovery, Composting, and Discards of Municipal Solid Waste - 1960 to 2003

Table 16 More Sustainable Processes for Packaging Materials

Table 17 Comparative Prices of Selected Materials as of July 2006

Table 18 Comparison of Barrier Properties PLA, PET, HDPE

Table 19 Alternative Materials

Table 20 LCA Energy Comparison

Table 21 Ecoflex Properties Comparison Chart

Typical Film Properties at 50 Micron Thickness

Table 22 SPC Members

Table 23 Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies

Checklist 1 PTIS Sustainable Packaging Program Development