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UPM Raflatac Unveils Carbon Action Portfolio
FTA The Flexographic Technical Association and its Foundation formally seated a new slate of officers, thereby reconfigur- ing both its Board of Directors and Foundation’s Board of Trustees, July 1, 2024. Paul Teachout, Harper Corporation of America, has been elected chairman of FTA’s Board of Directors and will serve in that capacity through mid 2027. He succeeds Jen- nye Scott, VP Global Creative Services, Berry Global, in the role she has held since 2021. Teachout acted as chair elect for the past three years. Establishing the chain of succes- sion, Shawn Oetjen, AWT Labels and Packaging, has been selected to be FTA chair-elect. On the Foundation side, Laura Wright, CSW Graphics, continues her term as chair, FFTA Board of Trustees. She has held the role since May 2022 and will rotate out of service in 2025. At that time, Bob Coomes, PPC Flex, will succeed Wright. Three two-term board members concluded their ser- vice on both FTA’s Board of Directors and FFTA’s Board of Trustees in 2024. They are: Jeff Dietz, Kolbus America/ Hycorr; Jean Engelke, Immediate past FFTA Board Chair; and Doug Bartlett, All Printing Resources. Vacancies created by those departures have been filled. Elected to their initial three-year term on both FTA’s Board of Directors and FFTA’s Board of Trustees, with their initial terms beginning in 2024 are: • Eric Frank, Senior VP Marketing & Product Manage- ment, Koenig & Bauer, • Catherine Haynes, VP Growth & Development, All Printing Resources Inc., and • Michele Laird-Williams, Director, Global Field Market- ing, Miraclon Corp. Flexcon Anthony Manzo has joined Flexcon Holdings Trust, a port-
According to the UN, only 15 percent of the Sustainable Development Goal targets are on track. In September 2023, UPM joined the UN Global Compact Forward Fast- er initiative to accelerate this pace. To demonstrate its commitment to the Climate Action initiative and help its customers reduce the carbon footprint of their packaging materials and drive action, UPM Raflatac has announced the launch of its Carbon Action Plastic Labels portfolio. Beginning April 30, 2024, the first products offered under the Carbon Action portfolio were available to cus- tomers in EMEIA and the Americas. Further products are planned to be launched as part of the portfolio, all of which will focus on supporting the multiple circular economy Rs – Reduced, Recycled, or Renewable materials that enable Recycling or Reuse. Designed to address the entire value chain’s impact, the Carbon Action portfolio offers a tangi- ble path toward achieving Scope 3 emission reductions for printers and brand owners. This is underpinned by the DEKRA validated LCA calculation process through UPM Raflatac’s Label Life service. The goal of UN Global Compact Forward Faster initia- tive is to accelerate progress toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in five areas of action: Climate Action, Living Wage, Gender Equality, Water Resilience and Fi- nance & Investment.
folio of companies centered around roll-to-roll manufacturing of films and the parent company for Flexcon Com- pany, Inc., Arlon Graphics, LLC, and Blueshift Materials, Inc. in the position of Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Manzo spent more than 15 years in
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