Amcor wins Johnson & Johnson Sustainability Award

Amcor Ltd., a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, has been awarded a 2012 Supplier Sustainability Award from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), a leading multi-national manufacturer of pharmaceutical, diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical, and biotechnology products.

Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world’s leading producer of rigid plastic containers, and Amcor Flexibles, the world’s largest supplier of flexible packaging, were jointly recognized for their overall sustainability efforts and targeted activities as a leading supplier to J&J.

Amcor was one of seven award winners in the worldwide competition held by Johnson & Johnson. J&J has a global supply base of over 100,000 companies: from this group, Amcor was one of 43 suppliers that were nominated for the Sustainability award. J&J made the award presentation during its global procurement meeting on 23 October at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick, N.J.

“Our emphasis on sustainability is a major focus of our business and we are extremely proud to be recognized by J&J for our targeted efforts in this area,” said David Clark, Amcor’s Vice President of Safety and Sustainability. “This award reaffirms our commitment to providing innovative and responsible packaging solutions that protect the many resources invested in products and reduce waste throughout the supply chain.”

The award recognizes J&J suppliers that value and share a serious commitment to sustainability, according to the company. The nominees were evaluated on a range of environmental and social and economic criteria, including energy use and reduction, water use and reduction, waste reduction, workforce injury/illness reduction, workforce wellness, and community/human rights investment. Amcor was recognized for its efforts in all six sustainability areas, related to its supply of absorbable suture packaging, polypropylene cups, flexible foil, PET bottles, and catheter, orthopaedic, and Sterrad pouches utilized by J&J’s MDD businesses. As an example, Amcor developed a PET bottle with 50% and 100% FDA grade post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The 50% PCR bottle results in nearly a 20% carbon footprint reduction compared to the 100% virgin PET bottle. Other examples include the optimization of several flexible packaging solutions, where improved design as well as improvements in the manufacturing processes led to a reduction of carbon footprint and other life cycle impacts in the range of 15-20%.

Amcor Rigid Plastics, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas, based in Zurich, Switzerland, supply packaging to J&J from global production sites in the U.S., South America and Western Europe. Amcor Rigid Plastics produces HDPE bottles, PET bottles, and PP caps/vials while Amcor Flexibles manufactures plastic film, foil, pouches, lids, and labels.

About Amcor
Amcor Limited is a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, employing more than 33,000 people worldwide, operating in 42 countries across 300 sites. Amcor supplies a broad range of plastic (rigid and flexible), fibre, metal and glass packaging solutions to enhance the products consumers use in everyday life. Amcor also provides packaging-related services that help customers succeed through collaboration and innovation driven by art and science. Amcor is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. For more information visit www.amcor.com

About Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
With 68 plants in 21 countries, Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas, a division of Amcor, is a market leader and the world's largest supplier of flexible packaging. We deliver innovative packaging solutions
and provide enhanced quality products for the food, beverage, pharma, personal care, medical and industrial markets. Its award winning approach towards sustainability makes Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas the preferred partner for customers looking for responsible packaging solutions. For more information visit www.amcor.com

For further information please contact:

Gerald Rebitzer
Sustainability Leader
Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
Tel: +41 79 743 1848
Email: gerald.rebitzer@amcor.com

Andrea Kucharski
Director of Key Accounts – J&J
Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
Tel: +1 6302570824
Email: andrea.kucharski@amcor.com

Jasmina Peri
External Communications Manager
Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
Tel: +34 938 60 28 00
Email: jasmina.peri@amcor.com

Shelley Steele
Communications Director
Amcor Rigid Plastics
Tel: +1 734 302 2264
Shelley.Steele@amcor.com