The winners of the 2026 edition will be revealed at the Sustainable Packaging Summit on 11th November.
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REVEALING THE CATALYSTS OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION IN PACKAGING


The Sustainability Awards exist to showcase the most impactful innovations and initiatives across the global packaging value chain. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of best practice and smarter technologies, while fostering collaboration and cross-fertilisation of ideas that deliver meaningful environmental progress.


Open to organisations of all types and sizes, entry to the Sustainability Awards is completely free . Submissions are assessed by a diverse, international panel of leading sustainability and packaging experts, making this one of the most prestigious and influential global competitions for sustainable packaging.


Winners will be announced live on the evening of 11 November at the Sustainability Awards ceremony , held during the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht — bringing the industry together to celebrate the innovations shaping a more sustainable future.

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Your chance to win one of the “Nobel prizes” for packaging sustainability

Introduce your work to our jury of 50+ global experts

Feature in Packaging Europe’s annual sustainable innovation report

Shortlisted finalists will receive major exposure through Packaging Europe profile articles and being celebrated at the award ceremony at the Sustainable Packaging Summit – the leading international packaging sustainability event

There’s no entry fee – the Sustainability Awards has a mission to find the most important innovations and initiatives in the world, with no barrier to entry

So don’t delay - submit your entry today!

OUR JUDGES

Farida Bensadoun
Global Packaging Innovation Engineer
AB InBev
Gian De Belder
Technical Director, R&D Packaging Sustainability
P&G
Linda Roman
Associate Director, R&D Packaging
Kraft Heinz
Frank Wang
R&D Innovation
Mengniu Dairy Group
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The big brands see the Sustainability Awards... This is very important. It's important to win awards, to honour the hard work!

This is really the Nobel prize of the awards in the packaging industry.

It has been great to see the competition growing with each edition, becoming globally recognized as best in class.

The recognition... It's worth more than gold.

This is a great achievement for all the people behind the success.

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ABOUT THE AWARDS

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Its rules and processes are transparent and, though it is organized by Packaging Europe, the Sustainability Awards is independently judged by an diverse, international jury of experts, with zero input from the organizers.

Packaging waste, the climate crisis and other environmental challenges demand an urgent and joined up response from consumer goods and the wider packaging value chain.

Challenging us to take a rigorous and holistic view, the Sustainability Awards sets the agenda on best practice, turns the spotlight on the most important areas of R&D, and helps separate greenwash from the innovations that make a genuine difference.

Challenging us to take a rigorous and holistic view, the Sustainability Awards sets the agenda on best practice, turns the spotlight on the most important areas of R&D, and helps separate greenwash from the innovations that make a genuine difference.

The Sustainability Awards is free to enter, and open to all kinds of organisations throughout the packaging value chain and beyond – from start-ups to global brands and universities to manufacturers.

The Awards emphasize the importance of holistic and substantive impacts, and watching out for unintended consequences.