In FY 2008/09, we were proud to receive the following awards and recognition for our sustainability efforts.
Product Awards
2009 Bioplastics Award – Best Bioplastics Application – Packaging (European Plastics News)
Awarded to Amcor Flexibles Food for our NaturePlus Compostable Film, Sainsbury’s SO Organic Wild Rocket salad packaging
Finalist – Green Packaging (HBA International Package Design Awards)
Awarded to Amcor Flexibles Healthcare for our Method Bamboo Wipes
Site awards
C+ Carbon Positive Footprints Award (Business in the Community UK)
Awarded to our Flexibles Food site in Ledbury, United Kingdom
Waste Knot Award(Washtenaw County, USA)
Awarded to our PET Manchester site in Michigan, USA
2008 Illinois Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award (Illinois Sustainable Technology Centre (ISTC), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Awarded to our KHL site in Chicago, USA
Investors in People
Recognition awarded to our Flexibles Healthcare site in Winterbourne, United Kingdom
Pace Zenith Award (Process and Control Engineering Australia)
Awarded to our Revesby Beverage Can facility in NSW, Australia, for their Manufacturing Facility Safety Upgrade – Stage 1 (Safety Scheme of the Year – Category 4 Upgrade)
Highly Commended – Safety Scheme of the Year Award (Manufacturer’s Monthly Magazine Endeavour Awards)
Awarded to our Revesby Beverage Can facility in NSW, Australia, for their multi-stage Safety Upgrade
Packaging Evolution Community Partnership Action Award (Packaging Magazine, Australia)
Awarded to our Australian ‘Water Giving Project’ for water tanks installed at five Amcor sites to collectively harvest and donate almost six million litres of rainwater per year to local communities
Recognition
Amcor is a proud member of these indices:
Carbon Disclosure Project
Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) – Materials Sector, Australian and New Zealand region
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
FTSE4Good