Advisory panel to keep DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation relevant

Members of the advisory panel will meet virtually a few times a year to discuss the various program elements. Members of the new advisory panel include: Aparecido Borghi, packaging manager and PMP at Multi Varejo, Brazil; Peter Clarke, founder and chief executive officer of Product Ventures, USA; Joseph Hotchkiss, director of the School of Packaging at Michigan State University, USA; David Luttenberger, global packaging director at Mintel Group, USA; Lisa McTigue Pierce, executive editor of Packaging Digest, USA; Philippe Roulet, head of global packaging at Nestle, Switzerland; and Anthony Wong, vice-president and general manager, China at Amcor Flexible, Asia Pacific   

‘The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation enjoys growing success due to the quality of the entries and the astute knowledge of the judges, who are packaging industry leaders from around the world,’ said Yasmin Siddiqi, DuPont Packaging Awards leader.

‘Creating an advisory panel comprised of leaders from industry, academia and media will help ensure the program remains relevant, fosters a better connection to the packaging industry and builds on the program’s ability to serve as a catalyst to inspire discussion on packaging innovation.’

Siddiqi added: ‘Adding the advisory panel is part of our strategy to grow the program’s equity. We want to continue to focus on the value that packaging delivers while honoring the collaborative and the collective efforts it takes to make that happen.’

Last year the awards criteria were refreshed to reflect current trends in the packaging industry, including new judging categories – technological advancement, responsible packaging and enhanced user experience 

DuPont has also made a call for entries for the 27th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation program. The deadline for entries is February 2, 2015, and entry forms are available at packagingawards.dupont.com.

Brand owners, retailers, packaging designers, converters and technology providers from around the world are encouraged to enter new packaging that has been commercialized since January 1, 2013. There is no fee for entry and DuPont materials do not need to be in the packaging structure. 

Winners will be honored at a ceremony on May 14, 2015.

‘The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation celebrates packaging innovation often driven through collaboration throughout the value chain,’ concluded Siddiqi. ‘We are proud of the way the DuPont Awards has grown from its modest beginnings nearly three decades ago and look forward to seeing where the refreshed criteria and an advisory panel can take the program.’