INCPEN is a research organisation which draws together an influential group of companies who share a vision of the future where all production,distribution and consumption contribute to a truly sustainable society.

We define a sustainable packaging and product supply chain as a system that enables goods to be produced, distributed, used and recovered with minimum environmental impact at lowest social and economic cost.

INCPEN – THE INDUSTRY COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH ON PACKAGING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, SOANEPOINT, 6-8 MARKET PLACE, READING RG1 2EG www.incpen.org info@incpen.org

‘We need a major shift to deliver new products and services with lower environmental impacts across their life cycle,while at the same time boosting competitiveness. And we need to build on people’s growing awareness of social and environmental concerns, and the importance of their roles as citizens and consumers.

THE INCPEN SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT INCPEN’s members commit to adopting cradle-to-cradle thinking² in developing packaging and product supply chains that make a positive contribution to social, environmental and economic development. Our ambition is to help consumers live sustainable lifestyles.

We will: –

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Commit to the vision and actions to achieve it

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Commit to measuring environmental improvement

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Monitor, share and evaluate progress with stakehold

ers

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Promote sustainability initiatives to all supply cha

in companies

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Encourage the whole supply chain to go beyond the UK E

ssential Requirements Regulations’ focus on waste

and recycling, by also considering product wastage, ener

gy and transport (as in the INCPEN Responsible

Packaging Code)

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Help consumers reduce their own environmental impact by continuing to support INCPEN initiatives such as the Living Smarter research, the Green Kitchen: recipes for a better planet, and the Packaging EducationProgramme

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Encourage and support innovations that contribute to a sustainable packaging and product supply chain. INCPEN’S ROLE INCPEN aims to foster the conditions to continuously improve the environmental footprint of product/packaging systems by: –

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Developing and promoting sound science to inform industry, policy makers and others in society•

Informing and working with a wide range of stakeholders to encourage development towards overall sustainability

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Spreading best practice among all interested parties

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Encouraging innovation in a sustainable packaging and

product supply chain