Foodware and food packaging fulfill important functions throughout the life cycle of packaged food, but identifying the most holistically sustainable packaging options has become complex for procurement professionals because it involves navigating a myriad of green claims and vague product descriptions, and because suppliers largely limit their considerations to carbon emissions only while consumers demand more.
What are procurement professionals to do, and what should they prioritize ?
This session will introduce the innovative Understanding Packaging (UP) Scorecard free online tool and discuss how it helps buyers measure and compare commonly used foodware and food packaging with a single framework based on the latest available science. Developed through an unprecedented collaboration of leading food service companies, NGOs, and technical experts, the UP Scorecard provides an easy-to-use, completely free, authoritative resource with a fully transparent methodology to help businesses make more informed, holistic procurement decisions.