Who We Are

The Sustainable Packaging Coalition® (SPC) is an industry working group dedicated to a more robust environmental vision for packaging. Through strong member support, an informed and science-based approach, supply chain collaborations and continuous outreach, we endeavor to build packaging systems that encourage economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials.

The SPC is a project of GreenBlue®, a nonprofit sustainability institute.


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Project News

Sustainable Packaging Metrics
How are we doing? A simple question, but the answer entailed nearly two years of extensive research, stakeholder engagement and a comprehensive practices reivew. The project resulted in the release of the Sustainable Packaging Metrics and Indicators Framework.
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Environmental Technical Briefs
Understanding the environmental impacts of common packaging materials is critical to the development of sustainable packaging practices. These reference materials provide general information on the production and use impacts of packaging materials through the lens of sustainability.
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Events

Essentials of Sustainable Packaging
Our final 2010 Essentials of Sustainable Packaging course will be held in California November 17-18.  Please join us!
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Essentials of Sustainable Packaging
The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging course will be held  June 16-17 in either New York or Philadelphia.  We hope you can join us!
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Member Updates

COMPASS - Member Updates
Based on a survey of COMPASS users in the fall of 2009, we have identified a list of priorities for new development in 2010. The first phase of development will be to build a transport module to allow the modeling of distribution phase.
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Labeling for Recovery - Member Updates
The SPC Labeling for Recovery project team is planning additional consumer testing this month to assess label concepts.
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