[Blue Star Plan] Sustainable Development Packaging Grand Prize Competition Officially Launches!

Sustainable Package

has become an important part of the process of social sustainable development

However, limited by objective factors such as processes, cost and systems

the process of packaging sustainability is still slow

Many companies are still actively trying

The explorations of these pioneers

point the way for the future of sustainable packaging development

In order to recognize, in the field of sustainable packaging,

the companies and individuals who have made outstanding achievements

the 2019 China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF)

Blue Star Plan - Sustainable Development Packaging Competition

aims to, for the process of sustainable development,

contribute our modest efforts

Competition initiating organizations

Reed Exhibitions

Award supporting organizations

China Packaging Federation, Packaging Promotion Association

• The Sustainable Development Packaging Competition is established by the organizing committee of the China Packaging Innovation Forum and jointly initiated by Reed Exhibitions, the China Packaging Federation and the Packaging Promotion Association

Danone, Yili, Mondelēz, Yihai Kerry, Abbott, L'Oréal

and other heads of packaging businesses at well-known end-user companies serve as co-judges. It aims to collect outstanding sustainable development packaging works and solutions from around the world, encourage environmental protection and innovation concepts, help companies effectively advance their sustainable packaging strategies, and promote the green transformation and upgrading of the industry chain,

for companies and individuals that have made outstanding achievements in the field of sustainable packaging.

Whether you are an innovative

supplier of materials, packaging and equipment, a university,

an end-user company or an individual

, as long as the product or case you submit meets any one of the entry requirements, you may apply for this competition. In addition to submitting original works or cases, you may also nominate products or ideas that you consider outstanding.

After the entry application is submitted, the organizer, adhering to the principles of fairness, equity and openness, will invite

experts from the China Packaging Federation

who serve as chairman of the judging panel, together with the expert advisory committee, to score all entries one by one; after at least two rounds of the competition, the final results of this competition will be determined!

For participants who actively take part in this competition, we have prepared a wealth of benefits.

China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF)

Admission tickets given away free!

Non-packaging-supplier companies

After submitting a case, once it passes the preliminary selection reviewed by the judging committee, the nominator will receive a 2019 China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF)

ticket worth 5,800 yuan; if the entry reaches the final top 20, an additional VIP ticket will be granted. Hurry and invite your friends to join!

Packaging supplier companies

After the submitted case passes the preliminary selection reviewed by the judging panel, the nominator will receive a 2019 China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF)

; if the entry reaches the final top 20, the VIP ticket discount can be upgraded to 50% off, saving up to nearly

The cases will be compiled into a single volume,

to jointly revise the Blue Book of China's Sustainable Packaging Industry

After review by the judging committee, all cases that pass the preliminary selection will be collected and organized by the organizer and compiled into a volume, to be distributed on site to more than 1,000 attendees at the 2019 China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF), and mailed after the event to the heads of packaging business or marketing departments of key end-user companies. Use your outstanding case to impress more potential customers!

The cases will, at the 2019

China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF)

have the opportunity for on-site display!

After professional evaluation by the expert judging panel, the 20 works/cases that reach the finals will have independent booths at the 2019 China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF), with no restriction on the form of display. Share your works/cases face to face with more than 1,000 attendees and take part in the selection of the Best Popularity Award.

This competition has 4 major awards in total, and for each award

a gold, silver and bronze award will be selected

Participants who are successfully nominated and shortlisted will receive, conferred by the organizing committee,

Material Application Innovation Award

• New green and eco-friendly packaging materials

• Application integrating new technologies

• Improving corporate efficiency or reducing costs

• Innovating eco-friendly and sustainable packaging solutions through changes in materials

sustainable and recyclable

water-based barrier coating technology

has brought great progress to the improvement of traditional paper cup coating technology. It not only greatly reduces the amount of plastic used, but also, thanks to its recyclable nature, facilitates waste sorting

Recycling Solution Award

• Using eco-friendly or recyclable packaging solutions

• Reducing product and packaging waste through innovative recycling systems

The first concept device developed by Coca-Cola China that combines beverage vending and packaging recycling - "

" appeared at the Summer Davos Forum in Tianjin. Through

empowering the supply chain system, the terminal device can handle both beverage sales and packaging recycling.

Green Packaging Design Award

• New or creative packaging structures that achieve packaging reduction and lightweighting

• New or creative graphic designs that advocate the concept of sustainable development

• Enhancing brand image and added value, boosting product sales, and demonstrating that the company proactively takes on social responsibility

SF Express captured the new market demand for packaging and in 2018 launched "

, creating an innovative express packaging solution that uses a zipper instead of carton sealing tape, effectively reducing the dependence of express packaging on tape and traditional express boxes.

Packaging Sustainable Development Case Award

• Corporate future development visions that take the concept of sustainable development into account

• Building a well-developed sustainable packaging development strategy through combined efforts in production, distribution and sales

as part of the Group's sustainable development concept; it will remove single-use small-pack toiletry products from all guest rooms worldwide by 2021. As this measure is gradually implemented, it will greatly reduce waste and the negative impact on the environment.

We suggest that you submit works in the following

six areas

(1) Lightweighting innovation and design of packaging materials, reducing thickness and weight

(2) Use of green eco-friendly materials or degradable materials

(3) Using less or no packaging by optimizing the packaging structure or packaging design

(4) Innovative packaging recycling or circulation systems

(5) Improving the processing technology of traditional packaging on the production side

(6) Other sustainable packaging solutions that reduce carbon footprint or carbon emissions

Review Process and Deadlines

Friends who register for the competition

be sure to pay attention to the following deadlines!

All entries/cases

including relevant supporting materials, images, videos, samples, etc.

Submission deadline:

September 6, 2019

Once works/cases are submitted

they will immediately be reviewed uniformly by the judging committee

to determine whether they are qualified to enter the preliminary round

Date of announcement of preliminary round results:

September 16, 2019

After works/cases enter the semifinal round

the organizer's staff will notify the submitter of the work/case one-on-one

to supplement the materials required for the semifinal round

Date of announcement of semifinal round results:

September 23, 2019

Finally, 20 works will enter the final round

staff will notify the submitter of the work/case one-on-one

to provide the physical work/case

so that experts can conduct unified on-site scoring

and the final results will be announced at the 2019 China Packaging Innovation Forum

On-site review time:

October 10, 2019

Award ceremony date:

October 11, 2019

(*The above deadlines are only a tentative plan,

and if there are changes, the organizer will give one week's notice)

There are many awards, so seize the opportunity!

From now until September 1, 2019, you can send the entry registration form and all entries/cases, including relevant supporting materials, images, videos, samples, etc., to the following email address:

martin.zhang@reedexpo.com.cn (Mr. Zhang)

You are also welcome to inquire about competition details and other matters

A thousand-mile journey starts with a single step

Perhaps this is just a small step in the transformation and development of the packaging industry in the post-single-use plastics era!

Rivers and seas are formed by the accumulation of small streams

But we believe that, by gathering the wisdom and strength of the entire industry, it will have extraordinary significance for the cause of human sustainable development!

——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-352638.html