Hall of Fame

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APR Beauty Group Inc.’s 100% bamboo refillable stick combines the propel/repel dispensing functionality of a traditional plastic deo stick with the added sustainable aspect of refillability, without the need for any plastic componentry. Our 100% bamboo refillable cartridge seamlessly glides vertically inside the 100% bamboo base. Sealed with the bamboo disc and closure, this package is the first to offer a sustainably sourced, bio-based, bio-degradable, mono-material without sacrifice to aesthetics, filling or functionality.

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People’s Choice

The Molded Fiber Compact by Balance Inc. is designed to function as a molded plastic palette while promoting sustainability. This breakthrough design is not only made from molded fiber (a fully sustainable material), but it includes removable magnets and a keepsake mirror consumers can dispose of properly (or keep) once the compact is no longer needed. The compact mask is made of traditional paper with a varnish to enhance its beauty and ensure it entirely environmentally friendly.

Knoll Packaging, a leader in the deluxe packaging industry, has delivered innovative and creative packaging solutions to luxury global brands since 1984. Knoll provides premium sustainable packaging to the world’s most prestigious cosmetics and wine & spirits brands, ensuring high-quality, innovation, creativity, and precise reliability. Knoll is committed to sustainability and a better world, and offers alternative options for plastic components, including Knoll Ecoform®️ and KnollLuxe®️ Premium Board Platforms, and recyclable and renewable materials.

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ESTAL

La collection RUDE est conçue de manière à être parfaitement reconnaissable et différente du reste des spiritueux sur le marché.

Avec une esthétique artisanale distinctive, permettant d’étendre et de personnaliser la collection de manière plus durable et plus rentable, puisque le diamètre des goulots des bouteilles reste le même. Elle est conçue de manière à faciliter le processus de fabrication.

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People’s Choice

GROUPE POCHET
Odyssée : un pot 2-en-1 en verre allégé, nomade, rechargeable et à la gestuelle intuitive

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Processus de certification BCorp®, achevé en mai 2020, qui a fait de ICMA la première entreprise européenne du secteur du papier et du carton à obtenir le statut B Corp®.

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ARJOWIGGINS

https://www.arjowiggins.com

Catégorie 1

PUSTERLA 1880 AND JAMES CROPPER – Second Skin Case

PUSTERLA 1880 AND JAMES CROPPER won Best Sustainable Packaging Solution and People’s Choice Award with their Ruinart Second Skin Case..

Catégorie 2

LESSONIA

LESSONIA won the prize with its commitment to a daily life of a CSR dynamic, actor: of the local societal link, the development of our collaborators, the environmental protection, a responsible production.

PAPTIC won the “Special Jury Prize” for its Luxury Polybag, a high-end alternative in recyclable materials proved extremely interesting by the jury.

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NATE PACKAGING

The stick was developed to help the formulators build new formulas out of water and alcohol bases without drying out during the life of the product. This stick can be filled as a bottom or top filled package to allow versatility in formula development.

http://www.natepackaging.com

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ECOLOGICAL FIBERS

Ecofibers is one of the only manufacturers in the industry that are able to operate free of any EPA oversight. They have pioneered the way towards developing innovative green practices while eliminating hazardous solvents from all of their processes, while maintaining optimal production. This level of environmental preservation would never have been possible if not for their continued efforts towards developing the cleanest coating operation as a result of our long, arduous yet inarguably rewarding transition to a 100% solvent free operation.

https://www.ecofibers.com

Category 1: 2 ex-aequo winners

FAVINI Srl

Favini Srl won the award with its BIO+ VAGHEGGI packaging. In a fully sustainable concept, this cosmetic line has chosen the Shiro Alga Carta, a unique ecological approach starting from the use of the detrimental algal blooms of the Venice lagoon, in partial substitution of cellulose fibers. Else, this packaging uses no varnishing, no glue, no additional leaflets or labels: the pack itself is a writeable surface.

https://www.favini.com/

Category 1: 2 ex-aequo winners

NATIONAL PAK

NATIONAL PAK won the award with its compostable Stone Massage Oil Packaging, made of fully biodegradable material.

The material is made by compostable bamboo fiber mixed with CCBM, a fully biodegradable material. When place into a particular conditional soil, it will take approximately 3-6 months to complete the degradation that will convert into carbon dioxide and water. It contains no harmful substances and zero pollution to the environment.

http://www.natpak.com/

Category 2

NATIONAL PAK

NATIONAL PAK also won the award in the sustainable initiative category. As a packaging company, they constantly educate their team about the daily environmental issues. The company set up an Environmental Protection Working Group to promote environmental protection policies.

By making this project, every company member got a better sense of how they should be part of making a difference in helping the world to have less unwanted, single use packaging materials.

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EDELMAN GROUP

EDELMAN GROUP won the award with its Less is more – Folding carton: Packaging in its simplest form, just the essential.

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EASTMAN

EASTMAN won the award with its “Activating our circular economy” policy.

Jury’s Special

ESTAL

ESTAL won the Jury’s Special with its Real-Cycle glass, recycled glass close to 100% in trendy forms.

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MESTÄ BOARD HONG KONG LIMITED – METSÄ SKINCARE GIFT BOX

Metsa Board Hong Kong received the 2018 LUXE PACK in green AWARD, for its skin care 2 box set.

Category 2

SEAMAN PAPER

Professional jury members gathered together and elected Seaman Paper for the most responsible sustainable initiatives category.

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GOLDEN ARROW

The packaging industry experts awarded this year’s LUXE PACK in green Awards to Golden Arrow for their luxury molded fiber packaging created from bamboo and bagasse which subsequently eliminates the use of thousands of tons of plastic packages.

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QUALIPAC

The award for the best packaging solution was given to Qualipac, part of the Pochet Group, for its makeup holder “L’essentiel”.
• A container that encourages sustainable consumption
• L’Essentiel is ultrafine, lightweight and recyclable
• Qualipac has chosen a bio-sourced, resistant mono-material designed for everyday use
• Packaging flexible: each section can be simply and quickly individually replaced, thanks to an innovative recharge system.
• L’Essentiel comes with a “Paletbox”, designed to organize all the colour harmonies.

The jury liked the reduced environmental impact at all stages in the product life cycle; each aspect has been optimized while also offering simplified use. “It was also designed for use on the move or in one place, making l’Essentiel more than just packaging, but a real object”, added jury member Jean-François Roucou.

Category 2

VERESCENCE

In the corporate social responsibility category, Verescence won the award for its CSR approach “Glass made to last”. It is organized around 3 pillars: People First, Act for Society & Eco Solutions.
The jury wanted to emphasize the maturity of their approach, which is perfectly organized. The figures, vision and ambitions are carried through to every level in the company – from the shop floor to the general management.

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MESTÄ BOARD HONG KONG LIMITED – METSÄ SKINCARE GIFT BOX

• Designed to promote sustainability while providing a unique user experience
• Combination of Metsä Board’s pure, lightweight and stiff paperboards
• Sharp corners with no overlapping corner folds
• PET window designed to be easily removable to ease recycling
• Light-weighting
• Unique one-step opening and closing mechanism

Category 2

JAMES CROPPER – BURNESIDE COMMUNITY ENERGY

The installation of a 250KW Solar PV Array with Burneside Community Energy to help generate clean, green electricity in a way that doesn’t compromise the special ecology or superb landscape of Burneside or that of Cumbria.

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SCHEUFELEN

Scheufelen’s Promobox “Dein Kräutergarten” is an innovative laminated board with grass content in a fiber composition.
It is produced from 2 substrates manufactured by Papierfabrik Scheufelen. Scheufelen is aiming to offer a more sustainable solution for a new generation of innovative packaging products, permitting premium printing and folding capability typical for high end SBS boards, while dramatically reducing the total carbon footprint of the overall product.

This solution permits brand owners to demonstrate their ecological awareness, without sacrificing their premium brand appearance.

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JAMES CROPPER

James Cropper’s winning internal initiative is the installation of a 250KW Solar PV Array on the roof of their Burneside mills that helps generate clean, green electricity in a way that doesn’t compromise the special ecology or superb landscape of Burneside or that of
Cumbria in the UK.

Susan Wilson, global packaging director at James Cropper, said: “We’ve been loyal exhibitors at Luxe Pack for many years now and are absolutely thrilled to have picked up the in green Award in New York for a project that is very close to our hearts. Sustainability credentials are becoming increasingly important to end consumers, meaning more and more brands and suppliers are investing in environmentally conscious initiatives. At James Cropper, we’ve always strived to innovate in this arena and to be recognized within the packaging industry for this commitment means a great deal indeed.”

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SULAPAC

The SULAPAC company has been awarded the trophy in the best green Packaging solution category for its SULAPAC® Premium Eco-Packaging product. It is a completely new, fully biodegradable packaging material innovation made of wood and natural binders.
The company was founded in the early 2016 by CEO Dr. Suvi Haimi and CTO Dr. Laura Kyllönen. The innovative solution draws from their merited academic research work on the fields of bioscience and biomaterial development.

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GROUPE POCHET

The company Groupe Pochet has been awarded the trophy in the category best responsible approach within the company for its “objective 2023”
The commitments defined under the sign “Objective 2023” aim to make the Maison Pochet the world’s best packaging company of high quality multimaterials in fragrance and beauty.
In this framework, the company has embarked on a robust plan of investments to strengthen the inventiveness, the excellence of their multimaterial know-how, the commitment of their teams and their social and environmental responsibility.