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Work in progress for the Master in Eco Packaging Design

The second edition of the Master Eco Packaging Design - Systemic Innovation Design of the Polytechnic of Turin, promoted by PACKAGING ETHICAL CHARTER FOUNDATION, entered the heart of the creative / practical design activities, in collaboration with companies.

AdminFondazionePackaging22 June 2022

Initiatives

The Good Packaging: Ethical Implications and Systemic Approach in Packaging Design

On June 6 in Milan, on the occasion of Milan Design Week, the Packaging Ethical Charter Foundation organized the workshop "The Good Packaging: Ethical Implications and Systemic Approach in Packaging Design", led by prof. Erik Ciravegna, Ph and editor of the "Stories of Ethics" column for the Foundation website.

AdminFondazionePackaging6 June 2022

Initiatives

The second edition of the Advanced Training Course in Packaging Management is starting

The second edition of the Advanced Training Course in Packaging Management is announced in 2022 thanks to the renewed agreement between the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation and the Management Department of La Sapienza University of Rome.

AdminFondazionePackaging11 October 2021

Initiatives

Best Packaging 2021 Event

BEST PACKAGING 2021: A JOURNEY AMONG VALUES AND PROJECTS

AdminFondazionePackaging6 September 2021

Initiatives

Best Packaging 2021

PACKAGING: TRAVELLING AMONG VALUES AND PROJECTS Images and Artefacts Interact with the Ethical Packaging Charter

AdminFondazionePackaging2 September 2021

Initiatives

Third Report on the Circular Economy in Italy

There can be no ecological transition without a circular economy. And the possibilities of avoiding a climate catastrophe, by honoring the 2050 commitments made at the UN summit in Paris in 2015, are linked to the relaunch of the circular economy on which 39% of CO2 cuts depend.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 April 2021

Initiatives

Packaging extends life

The pandemic pushes us to reflect in a new way: how would a world without packaging have been possible, in full epidemiological emergency?

AdminFondazionePackaging7 January 2021

Initiatives

Moncler leader in the Dow Jones index for sustainability

The Italian company was awarded, for the second consecutive year, the first position in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

AdminFondazionePackaging16 November 2020

Initiatives

Design for Responsible Innovation, a bridge between Italy and Latin America

Design for Responsible Innovation is a transversal field of study and application.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 October 2020

Initiatives

The post Covid-19 economic recovery starts from the circular economy

This is what emerged at the third annual conference of the Italian platform for the circular economy.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 October 2020

Press Release

CAF 2022 – Projects and delivery of diplomas

July 12, Sapienza University, Faculty of Economics, Aula Acquario. 15 students, 14 innovative projects inspired by the Packaging Ethical Charter.

AdminFondazionePackaging12 July 2022

Press Release

Foundation: new Governance

Alessandra Fazio is the newly elected President of the Italian Packaging Institute for the two-year period 2022-2024, voted unanimously during the Shareholders' Meeting, which was held today in Venice. Alessandra Fazio holds the position of Head of Quality in Nestlé Italiana, to which she lands, after a path of increasing responsibility in multinational food companies, which began in the world of converters. In the plan of proposals for the two-year presidency, in first place she appointed two Vice Presidents she wanted at her side, as an added value for skills and experience: Chiara Faenza - Responsible for Sustainability and Values Innovation | CSR Manager COOP Italia and Osvaldo Bosetti - Group Industrial Europe Packaging Director and CEO | Goglio North Europe.

AdminFondazionePackaging26 May 2022

Press Review

Foundation: May 2022 Events

May is a month full of events for the Italian Packaging Institute and for the Packaging Ethical Charter Foundation, which aims to disseminate the 10 principles enunciated by the Ethical Packaging Charter, and to stimulate visions and reflections around the ethical design of packaging and a new business culture.

AdminFondazionePackaging27 April 2022

Press Review

University Sapienza meets companies

The meeting between students and companies on the theme "The role of packaging in green sustainability models" was held on Thursday, December 9, in the Federico Caffè classroom of the economics faculty of Sapienza University.

AdminFondazionePackaging14 December 2021

Press Review

The first Ambassadors of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

2021 is about to end and the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation formalizes the first list of its Ambassadors: Acimga, Cavanna, Cellografica Gerosa, COOP, Contital, Corapack, Laminati Cavanna, Nordmeccanica Group, Pack Media, SDR Pack, Warrant Hub.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 December 2021

Press Review

Why design it as a collective good?

Packaging is a synthesis of performance, functions and responsibilities of all and for all: making it a 'responsible' good means giving a voice to businesses and citizens

AdminFondazionePackaging10 May 2021

Press Review

A true acrobat between norms and needs

It is the mission of packaging, called to balance everything and everyone without displeasing anyone

AdminFondazionePackaging3 May 2021

Press Review

They ask us not for one, but for three levels

Packaging always under pressure: legislators, citizens, brand and distribution companies ask for triple certainty: for the content, for the person and the environment.

AdminFondazionePackaging26 April 2021

Press Review

The Simplicity of Use? An Ethical Commitment

Having equipped thousands of packs of caps, dispensers and easy open systems is not enough: new difficulties oppress us and must be overcome

AdminFondazionePackaging19 April 2021

Press Review

Packaging and Ethics, an extraordinary combination

It took Anna Paola... that Anna Paola Cavanna who, after having renewed and revitalised the Italian Packaging Institute, in her second term as President wanted to make the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation project a reality, with enthusiasm and courage. Here is what has happened, what is about to happen and, rest assured, will happen.

AdminFondazionePackaging15 April 2021

Press Review

“Telling does not mean deforming or hiding”

More clarity and truth from the packaging, pursued by social networks, reviews and word of mouth.

AdminFondazionePackaging12 April 2021

Press Review

Packaging: Speaking is not Enough

The definition of 'silent salesman' has now disappeared, but the amount of information is likely to confuse.

AdminFondazionePackaging5 April 2021

Press Review

Does packaging change us or do we change it?

It reflects the culture of the company, and sometimes it helps to create it, but with what priorities?

AdminFondazionePackaging29 March 2021

Press Review

Ambassadors of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation, How and Why?

Anna Paola Cavanna, President and first Ambassador of the Carta Etica del Packaging Foundation, talks about the project and its aims. It also tells about the path already taken, the objectives to be shared, the projects in place and those that will be launched.

AdminFondazionePackaging22 March 2021

Press Review

What will 2050 packaging be like?

Designing the future together can simplify the time and cost of R&D activities

AdminFondazionePackaging22 March 2021

Press Review

“Promoters of beauty”

The Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation seeks 'ambassadors': companies and entrepreneurs who wish to spread the culture of packaging according to the Ethical Packaging Charter, with the aim of making businesses, technologies and professionalism of the supply chain attractive and enhancing the functional beauty of packaging.

AdminFondazionePackaging15 March 2021

Press Review

“We are looking for ambassadors for packaging”

The Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation seeks 'ambassadors': companies and entrepreneurs who wish to spread the culture of packaging according to the Ethical Packaging Charter with the aim of creating economic development and employment along the supply chain.

AdminFondazionePackaging8 March 2021

Press Review

Best Packaging 2021

The 2021 edition will be dedicated to enhancing solutions that stand out for being inspired by the 10 values of the Packaging Ethics Charter.

AdminFondazionePackaging20 November 2020

Press Review

The Packaging Ethical Charter Foundation was born

The Italian Packaging Institute has completed a new important project, with the acquisition of the Ethical Packaging Charter.

AdminFondazionePackaging5 June 2020

Dissemination

Food loss and waste awareness day

The "First International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste" was celebrated on September 29, 2020.

AdminFondazionePackaging29 September 2020

Dissemination

The goals of good living

Is there an alternative approach to the sustainable development goals of the 2030 agenda?

AdminFondazionePackaging1 April 2020

Packaging Science

Single Issue, 2026

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

AdminFondazionePackaging11 February 2026

Packaging Science

Number 5, November 2025

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

AdminFondazionePackaging19 October 2025

Packaging Science

Number 4, July 2025

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

AdminFondazionePackaging31 July 2025

Packaging Science

Number 3, May 2025

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging25 June 2025

Packaging Science

Number 2, March 2025

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging3 April 2025

Packaging Science

Number 1, January 2025

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging7 February 2025

Packaging Science

Number 6, November 2024

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging4 December 2024

Packaging Science

Number 5, September 2024

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging3 October 2024

Packaging Science

Number 4, July 2024

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 August 2024

Packaging Science

Number 3, May 2024

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging18 June 2024

Packaging Science

Number 2, March 2024

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging2 April 2024

Packaging Science

Number 1, January 2024

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging25 January 2024

Packaging Science

Number 6, November 2023

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

AdminFondazionePackaging30 November 2023

Packaging Science

Number 5, September 2023

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging30 September 2023

Packaging Science

Number 4, July 2023

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging31 July 2023

Packaging Science

Number 3, May 2023

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

AdminFondazionePackaging31 May 2023

Packaging Science

Number 2, March 2023

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

AdminFondazionePackaging31 March 2023

Packaging Science

Number 1, January 2023

It is the International Scientific Review of the Packaging Ethical Charter Foundation

AdminFondazionePackaging31 January 2023

Packaging Science

Number 6, November 2022

It is the International Scientific Review of the Packaging Ethical Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging29 November 2022

Packaging Science

Number 5, September 2022

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging29 September 2022

Packaging Science

Number 4, July 2022

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging20 July 2022

Packaging Science

Number 3, May 2022

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging6 June 2022

Packaging Science

Number 2, March 2022

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging30 March 2022

Packaging Science

Number 1, January 2022

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging25 January 2022

Packaging Science

Number 5, November 2021

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging23 November 2021

Packaging Science

Number 4, September 2021

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging29 September 2021

Packaging Science

Number 3, July 2021

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging21 July 2021

Packaging Science

Number 2, May 2021

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging27 May 2021

Packaging Science

Number 1, March 2021

It is the International Scientific Review of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 March 2021

Packaging Academy has the purpose to present the main academic Packaging courses in the world and to guide the choices of the future industry professionals.

Packaging Academy

School of Printing and Packaging Wuhan University, China

By obtaining a Bachelor degree in Packaging Engineering and/or completing the Master in Packaging and Environment Engineering, under-graduates and graduates will access countless jobs within the packaging industry.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 June 2024

Packaging Academy

UCSI University, Malaysa

UCSI University, with its Bachelor degree in Packaging Science and Technology, aims to provide the technical knowledge needed to work in the fields of design and creation of packaging products, as well as researching and solving recurrent issues in this industry.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 May 2024

Packaging Academy

Central Philippine University

The Central Philippine University, with its Bachelor degree of Science in Packaging Engineering, combines principles of science with those of engineering to deal with aspects of design, production, and preparation of the packaged product.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 April 2024

Packaging Academy

Kasetsart University, Thailand

Kasetsart University focuses on research in the fields of agrarian sciences and offers a Bachelor degree and Master's in Packaging Technology, integrating amidst its broad academic program scientific, artistic, engineering, economic, management and marketing studies.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 March 2024

Packaging Academy

University Institute of Technology of Avignon, France

Active in the University Institute of Technology of Avignon, the Bachelor degree of Technology of Packaging and Packing (PEC) setsits goal to train students in approaching the professional field, dealing with various aspects of design, development and the production of packaging.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 February 2024

Packaging Academy

University of Salerno

The Master (MATESPACK) active at University of Salerno aims to enchance the abilities of professionals working in private manifacturing and in packaging industry services, as well as strenghtening their consultancy and entrepreneurial skills.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 January 2024

Packaging Academy

BAU, College of Arts & Design Barcellona, Spain

The Master in Branding and Packaging Design offered by BAU aims to provide advanced knowledge in the fields of art, graphic design, marketing and advertisement of industrial design. The teaching technique leans toward the practical aspects of learning.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 December 2023

Packaging Academy

Rutgers School of Engineering, USA

Rutgers' Bachelor degree in Packaging Engineering is based on a multidisciplinary program aimed to prepare students to enter the professional world. The Bacherlo's is further implemented by Masters' that allow ulterior specialization and consolidation of acquired knowledge.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 November 2023

Packaging Academy

Han University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

The exchange program of Han University on Semiconductor Packaging lasts 9 weeks and is subdivided into 2 academic blocks that allow students to study both theoric and practical aspects necessary to develop Semiconductor Packaging.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 September 2023

Packaging Academy

CalPoly State University, USA

The Bachelor degree in Industrial Technology and Packaging combines economical, technical and engineering studies. It also offers the opportunity to choose between 2 types of programs: Industrial Technology and Packaging Technology.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 September 2023

Packaging Academy

IUT D’Evreux, University of Rouen, France

The Bachelor of Packaging, Eco-design and Packaging Industry allows highly practical learning thanks to the help of teacher-researchers, and aims to train students in various Packaging sectors while also promoting projects on sustainability.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 August 2023

Packaging Academy

University of Wisconsin-Stout, United States

The Bacheror degree in Packaging involves the study of traditional Packaging materials and analysis of innovative Packaging materials. Through the use of technical knowledge the program aims to satisfy the economical and industrial needs of companies.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 July 2023

Packaging Academy

Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Among the wide range of academic curricula found at RIT is the Bacherlor degree in Packaging Science, further enhanced through either of the 2 combined-accelerated Bachelor's/Master's providing significant advantage on the professional field.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 June 2023

Packaging Academy

Hochschule Hannover, University of Applied Sciences and Art, Germany

This Master degree aims toward the acquisition of knowledge on packaging materials, natural sciences, economy and design. With its practical asset, it also offers the possibility to complete a semester abroad.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 May 2023

Packaging Academy

Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Germany

This Bachelor degree is characterized by practical workshops and the study of packaging materials, while the Master degree focuses on management, sales and the application of packaging technologies.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 April 2023

Packaging Academy

The State University of New Jersey, USA

The packaging engineering undergraduate program focuses on classroom instruction enhanced through multidisciplinary project-teams finding solutions to real-world packaging and manufacturing problems.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 March 2023

Packaging Academy

Indiana State University, USA

The University offers a bachelor of science (BS) in packaging engineering technology that prepares students for professional careers in packaging engineering and management.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 October 2022

Packaging Academy

Sheffield Hallam University, UK

The Master in Packaging Design has a duration of 20 months and places emphasis on personal research and gives the students the opportunity to develop their interests and ideas in a challenging and supportive environment.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 September 2022

Packaging Academy

Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany

The course of study in Packaging Technology at the Munich University is very technically oriented and specialises in the two most important raw materials used in packaging: paper and plastic. The teaching will cover the entire process from the manufacturing of raw materials and the packaging production to mechanical packing.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 July 2022

Packaging Academy

The University of Melbourne, Australia

The Master of Food and Packaging Innovation is an advanced interdisciplinary degree that combines food science, entrepreneurship and innovation in product and packaging design.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 June 2022

Packaging Academy

FH Campus Wien, Austria

With over 8000 students, FH Campus Wien is the largest university of applied sciences in Austria. Students can choose from more than 60 bachelor's and master's degree programs and master courses.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 May 2022

Packaging Academy

Indian Institute of Packaging, India

Indian Institute of Packaging was born in 1985 and is currently the second institute in the world, after the USA, for the number of students enrolled in its packaging courses. It offers a 2-year master's degree, a short course and a post graduate degree.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 April 2022

Packaging Academy

Lund Univeristy, Sweden

In the 1980s, the University of Lund realized that it was necessary to invest in education and research in the packaging area. For this reason, an additional chair has been established. Today the university offers various degrees, courses and masters in the field of packaging.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 March 2022

Packaging Academy

Hunan University of Technology, China

As the only Chinese school which features packaging design, School of Package & Art Design is not only an education center but also a design center as well as a research center.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 February 2022

Packaging Academy

ESEPAC, France

Born in 1991 thanks to the initiative of the Haute-Loire CCI, the University of Clermont Auvergne to meet the needs of plastics companies in the Haute-Loire, Esepac has become a leader in packaging education in France.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 January 2022

Packaging Academy

Yonsei University, Wonju (Corea del Sud)

The department of packaging was founded in 2002 at Yonsei University, Wonju. The department offers the degrees of Bachelor of Science and also Master of Science with Packaging major.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 December 2021

Packaging Academy

Elisava University, Barcelona, Spagna

The ELISAVA University of Barcelona offers a valuable Master in Packaging Design with the aim of training designers specialized in contextualizing and developing packaging projects.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 November 2021

Packaging Academy

Clemson University, South Carolina, USA

Clemson University's Packaging Sciences program is one of a kind in the United States, as it blends diverse fields of biology, chemistry and physics with design, technological engineering and the study of various distribution and transportation technologies.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 October 2021

Packaging Academy

San Josè State University, California, USA

SJSU is one of eleven distinguished academic institutions in the U.S. offering degrees in Packaging. SJSU offers a B.S. and minor in Packaging.

AdminFondazionePackaging10 September 2021

Packaging Academy

Turin Polytechnic and the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

The Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation supports the second edition of the Master in Eco Packaging Design-Systemic Innovation Design, a one-year multidisciplinary training course aimed at creating specific sectoral skills in designers of materials, structures, containers and packaging systems aimed at impacts prevention and reduction.

AdminFondazionePackaging27 July 2021

Packaging Academy

La Sapienza University in Roma and The Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation

One-of-a-kind in Italy, the program is designed to allow first level students to develop a highly-qualified training path on the organizational and structural background of the packaging industry.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 June 2021

Packaging Academy

The South Indian Education Society

SIES is one of the oldest educational societies in Mumbai and was pioneered in 1932.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 June 2021

Packaging Academy

State University of New York – Fashion Institute of Technology

The Packaging Design BFA program prepares students for branding and packaging design in the 360˚ branding age.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 June 2021

Packaging Academy

Michigan State University, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Michigan State University was the first school to offer a specialized degree program in Packaging Science, beginning in 1952, and the first to create a dedicated school for the field.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 June 2021

Packaging Academy

Packaging is a global industry, encompassing everything from the boxes and bags enclosing our food to the complex and critically important means for transporting any kind of goods.

AdminFondazionePackaging1 June 2021