Call for Entries—DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation

An international jury panel contributed to the evaluation criteria for the 20th DuPont Packaging Awards. Factors such as innovation, enhanced performance, responsible sourcing, clean production and effective recovery will be considered in selecting the winners.

The jury includes John A. Bernardo, manager, Sustainable Innovations LLC; Julian Carroll, managing director, EUROPEN; Sara Hartwell, environmental specialist, U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste; Masanobu Ishikawa, Ph.D., Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University; Mark Kitzis, vice president of research, Alcan Packaging; Alessandro Mendes, R&D general manager, Natura Cosmeticos; Jason Pearson, president & CEO, GreenBlue; Keith A. Pearson, president, World Packaging Organization & chairman, Institute of Packaging South Africa; Dr. Helene Roberts, head of packaging, Marks and Spencer PLC; Susan E. M. Selke, Ph.D., professor & acting director, School of Packaging, Michigan State University; Brian F. Wagner, vice president/COO, Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions, LLC; Roger Zellner, director of Sustainability, Kraft Foods.