2024 APCO Annual Awards

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Mark your calendars for Thursday, 21 November, as the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is proudly hosting the 2024 APCO Annual Awards. The evening will honour the innovators and leaders who are spearheading the transformation in sustainable packaging.

 

Date: Thursday, 21 November 2024 

Time: 5:30 PM – 9 PM AEDT

Venue: TBC, Sydney 

Dress Code: Formal

 

Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating the remarkable achievements in our industry. The APCO Annual Awards Gala is a tribute to the visionaries, the risk-takers, and the game-changers who are actively shaping a more sustainable future in packaging. Our registration portal will open soon.


Last year over 200 guests from the packaging, waste, and recycling industries gathered to celebrate the achievements of the winners (full list below) in sustainable packaging transformation.

APCO CEO, Chris Foley, applauded the winners stating: “It has been a great pleasure to hear the success stories of collaboration, innovation and leadership from this year’s finalists and winners. The Awards demonstrate the industry’s progress to meeting the 2025 National Packaging Targets and more broadly how we are shaping the future of packaging here in Australia. It is empowering to see organisations across the industry laying the foundations for a stronger packaging system beyond 2025, and making tangible progress toward implementing a circular economy for packaging. I can’t wait to see the ground-breaking achievements and positive change that emerge over the next year.” 


Industry Sector Award winners 


APCO’s Industry Sector Awards recognise high performing APCO Members based on their annual report. These members promote sustainable packaging design and innovation across a broad range of sectors including electronics, retail, food and beverage and manufacturing.  


Full report score winners 


  • Agriculture and Nurseries - Rivalea 
  • Chemicals, Hardware, and Machinery – Clorox Australia 
  • Electronics – Belkin  
  • Food and Beverage – Arnott's Group 
  • General Merchandise and Apparel – HBI Holdings Australia 
  • Healthcare and Scientific - Coty Australia 
  • Logistics and Warehousing - CHEP Australia 
  • Packaging Manufacturer and Supplier – Ball & Doggett 

SME Winners 


  • Agriculture and Nurseries – Quintis Sandalwood 
  • Chemicals, Hardware, and Machinery – Insulect Australia 
  • Electronics - COMSOL 
  • Food and Beverage – Berton Vineyards 
  • General Merchandise and Apparel - KeepCup 
  • Healthcare and Scientific - Advanced Skin Technology 
  • Packaging Manufacturer and Supplier – O F Packaging 

Our Packaging Future Award Winners 


The Our Packaging Future Awards highlight promising, innovative projects from across the industry, with achievements in consumer education, improved recycling systems and end-market development. Submissions are assessed against three key pillars: innovation, accessibility and impact.  


  • SPGs Implementation – Brother International Australia 
  • Reuse – CHEP Australia 
  • Industry Education – Coles Group 
  • Consumer Education - Officeworks 
  • Improved Recycling Systems – Tetra Pak Oceania and saveBOARD 
  • Recycled Content – SC Johnson 

Best of Reporting Excellence Award Winner  


This prestigious award celebrates the highest performing members out of the APCO Industry Sector Awards winners. 


  • Best of Reporting Excellence – Belkin Limited 

Sustainable Champion Award Winner 


This award is given to individuals that are making a tangible impact on sustainable packaging in Australia. It celebrates proactivity and leadership in packaging circularity including improvements in recycling, education and research and development.  


  • Sustainable Champion – Bryan McKay - Head of Packaging, Woolworths