FINAT Launches Sustainability Competition FINAT, the worldwide association for manufactur- ers of self-adhesive labels and related products, has launched a new award to promote environmental sus- tainability in the label industry. Sustainability is key to the packaging industry and with the launch of the award, the association will high- light efforts by members to focus on sustainability’s three Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, according to the association. Sustainability is one of FINAT’s six strategic pillars, and the association is intent on finding economically viable recycling solutions for secondary materials, lim- iting the amount of raw materials used, and improving the recyclability of products. The jury will be judging based on four main criteria: The potential impact on the industry, whether it in- volves cooperation along the value chain, how original it is and how successful initiatives have been so far. The winning initiative will be prominently promoted with a video and article in FINAT News and on the as- sociations’website.Other highly-commended projects may be highlighted too. The competition will officially launch at the Euro- pean Label Forum, and will be open to submissions
from all label converts and labelstock suppliers, as well as brand owners. Entries must be projects started in 2019-20 to qualify, and at least one FINAT member must be involved in the initiative. The closing date is the August 31. The competition can be entered for free by visiting http://finatsustainabilityawards.com . June 11: Deadline For SuperCorrExpo Box Olympics AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, and TAPPI are combining their respective design compe- titions for the first time into the Box Manufacturing Olympics, being held in conjunction with AICC/ TAP- PI SuperCorrExpo,August 8-12, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The competition, open to all AICC and TAPPI mem- bers, features 43 categories for corrugated, folding car- ton, and rigid box packaging manufacturers. Member companies and packaging schools and uni- versities are invited to participate in the competition and have their own categories. Submissions are being accepted through Friday, June 11. More information and submission instructions are available at www.SuperCorrExpo.org .
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