Entry Deadline for 2009 DuPont Awards Fast Approaches

WILMINGTON, Del. — The deadline for entries in the 21st DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation is Feb. 13. Selection of winners will focus on innovations that enable more sustainable packaging solutions. Entry forms are available at packaging.dupont.com.

An international jury will evaluate entries based on innovation in factors such as enhanced performance, responsible sourcing, clean production and effective recovery. According to Juror Julian Carroll of EUROPEN, a key consideration will be the degree of which entries demonstrate innovation across multiple factors.

“Achieving improved sustainability in packaging is a journey and many in the industry contribute to progress in that journey,” said Shanna Moore, DuPont global business director of sustainable packaging. “DuPont sponsors this awards program to further that progress by generating visibility for achievements not just in the packaged product but in processes and other enabling technologies that others can learn and apply in their operation.”

The full panel of jurors includes:

• John Bernardo, manager, Sustainable Innovations
• Tony Burns, associate director, sustainability, global packaging and device development, Procter & Gamble
• Julian Carroll, managing director, EUROPEN
• Ron Cotterman, executive director of sustainability, Sealed Air Corp
• Sara Hartwell, environmental specialist, U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste
• Masanobu Ishikawa, Ph.D., Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
• Kim Lymn, packaging manager, Target Corporation
• Mike Richmond, president and CEO, PTIS

Anne Johnson, director of sustainable packaging coalition, will facilitate the judging.