The Nine Founding Members of the SPC
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Priority Metrics
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Cargill Dow LLC (now NatureWorks)
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The Dow Chemical Company
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EvCo Research
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MeadWestvaco (now MWV)
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Nike
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Starbucks Coffee Company
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Unilever
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Members of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition are provided a forum to discuss and share perspectives on the issues, practices and solutions related to the creation of more sustainable packaging systems. Our membership has grown from nine founders in 2004 to nearly 200, and includes representatives from across the supply chain including a number of Global 100 companies.
Member Benefits
Members of the SPC share a vision for sustainability. They are afforded unique opportunities to partner with one another to impact the world through adopted best practices and to take a leadership role in their industry toward an environmentally conscious approach to their business.
The SPC helps companies meet their corporate sustainability goals for packaging by:- Providing opportunities to network with professionals across the supply chain
- Sharing information on best practices, case studies, new materials and technologies
- Presenting informed technical and global perspectives on packaging and environmental issues
- Developing tools and resources as part of Coalition projects and activities
- Developing strategic partnerships to advance the Coalition mission
- Sharing sustainability expertise and introducing perspectives on global trends
Members of the SPC are encouraged to participate in a suite of offerings throughout the year. Ranging from professional development to industry networking, the opportunities to further engage with us and our programs abound.
Benefits include:- Complementary attendance for one to two individuals, depending on membership level, to both the SPC fall and spring meetings.
- Free, unlimited access to the latest editions of most of our published materials, tools, technical guides and briefs.
- Member participation in SPC projects is encouraged and is an opportunity to take an active role in the Coalition.
Membership Eligibility Requirements
Membership in the Coalition is avaliable to any for-profit company, government agency or academic institution that complies with the following:
- Has a substantiated interest in the packaging industry.
- Has read the vision and mission of the Coalition and agrees with them in principle.
- Is willing to uphold the member guidelines & policies and antitrust guidelines set forth by the Coalition.
At this time, we are not accepting applications from business leagues/associations or non-governmental organization/not-for-profits. We recognize that associations and NGOs are an important resource and represent significant interests in sustainable packaging. NGOs and
associations, please join our meetings.
We are interested in maintaining relationships broader than those
provided by our current charter, and encourage your participation in
our events and project work.
Member Dues
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition is largely supported by membership dues which are progressive and based on annual revenues per the scale below.
Corporations with:
- Revenues exceeding $1 billion - $11,000
- Revenues ranging from $10 million to $1 billion - $6,000
- Revenues ranging less than $10 million - $2,500
Government Agencies / Academic Institutions:
For corporations in the top two membership levels, a portion of annual dues are considered a charitable contribution to GreenBlue and are tax-deductible. GreenBlue will send the tax-deductible acknowledgment at the end of the calendar year.
Annual dues are based on the calendar year and are effective January 1 through December 31. Corporate membership applications received after July 1 will be charged half the annual rate. Dues are determined by company or organization's last annual revenue or operating budget (gross money collections for goods and services before deducting taxes, expenses or other overhead).
All prospective members must submit an application to GreenBlue for approval.
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