Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: Executive Summary
Chapter 2: Introduction
Heading: Profile Of Survey Respondents
Chapter 3: Sustainability In The Packaging Industry
Heading: What sustainability means to the packaging industry
Heading: Leaders of sustainability in the packaging industry
Heading: Implementation of sustainability practices in the packaging industry
Heading: The drivers of sustainability in the packaging industry
Chapter 4: How The Economic Downturn Has Affected Sustainability Initiatives In The Packaging Industry
Heading: The importance of sustainability after the recession
Heading: Post recession spending trends
Heading: Post recession modifications to sustainability initiatives
Heading: Leading concerns in the effective implementation of sustainable practices
Chapter 5: Demand For Sustainability In 2010-2012
Heading: How sustainability initiatives will impact future profitability
Heading: Customer demand for sustainable products and services: regional growth forecasts
Heading: Predictions of customer spend on sustainability
Heading: Customer acceptance of green initiatives
Heading: Important attributes of sustainable development in the value chain
Chapter 6: Sustainable packaging – the way ahead
Heading: Key materials used for sustainable packaging
Heading: Essential selection criterion of sustainable packaging
Heading: Areas of improvement in the packaging supply chain
Heading: Sustainability reporting in the packaging industry
Heading: Companies yet to report sustainability
Chapter 7: Packaging industry marketing spend activity
Heading: Annual marketing budgets: 2010-2011
Heading: Green marketing budgets in the packaging industry
Heading: Key promotional channels
Chapter 8: Packaging industry green marketing dynamics
Heading: Is green marketing more effective than traditional marketing?
Heading: Major drivers of green marketing
Heading: Key steps of marketing green credentials
Chapter 9: Appendix
List of Table
Table 1: Count of global packaging industry survey respondents by company type (number of respondents), 2010 industry
Table 2: Buyer respondents by job role (% of buyer respondents), global packaging industry, 2010
Table 3: Buyer respondents by organization’s global company turnover (% of buyer respondents), global packaging industry, 2010
Table 4: Buyer respondents by organization’s total employee size (% of buyer respondents), global packaging industry, 2010
Table 5: Buyer respondents by region (% of buyer respondents), global packaging industry, 2010
Table 6: Supplier respondents by job role (% of supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010
Table 7: Supplier respondents by organization’s global company turnover (% of supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010
Table 8: Supplier respondents by organization's total employee size (% of supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010
Table 9: Supplier respondents by region (% of supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010
Table 10: Perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Table 11: Perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 12: Perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry by company turnover: (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 13: Regional variations: perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 14: Perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry by senior level respondents (% of CEO/MD/VP/SVP/HOD/Director level respondents), 2010-2011
Table 15: Champions of sustainability in the global packaging industry: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs. packaging supplier (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 16: Champions of sustainability in the global packaging industry by region: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Rest of the World (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 17: Champions of sustainability in the global packaging industry by company turnover (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 18: Packaged goods manufacturer / converter: level of implementation of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Table 19: Level of implementation of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry: (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 20: Drivers of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs packaging supplier (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 21: Global packaging industry: the importance of sustainability after recession (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Table 22: Packaging supplier: the importance of sustainability in the global packaging industry after recession (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 23: Regional variations: global packaging industry: the importance of sustainability after recession (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 24: Variations by company turnover: global packaging industry: the importance of sustainability after recession (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 25: Global packaging industry: senior level responses on the importance of sustainability after recession (% of CEO/MD/VP/SVP/HOD/Director level respondents), 2010-2011
Table 26: Global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability: packaged goods manufacturer / converter (% of all buyer respondents), 2010-2011
Table 27: Global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability: packaged goods manufacturer / converter: all 'increase' / all 'decrease' / all 'no change' responses (% of all buyer respondents), 2010-2011
Table 28: Global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability: buyer vs. supplier comparison (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 29: Regional variations in the global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 30: Regional variations in the global packaging industry: post recession spending trends of companies who assign importance to sustainability after recession (% all respondents expecting increase in budget), 2010-2011
Table 31: Variations by company turnover in the global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 32: Variations by employee size in the global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 33: Post recession spending trends of companies who assign importance to sustainability after recession, global packaging industry (% all respondents expecting increase in budget), 2010-2011
Table 34: How sustainability initiatives have changed in the global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Table 35: Packaging supplier: how sustainability initiatives have changed in the global packaging industry (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 36: How sustainability initiatives have changed in the global packaging industry by companies assigning higher importance to sustainability after recession: ('in the process of implementing' and 'implemented' responses), 2010-2011
Table 37: Global packaging industry: leading concerns in the effective implementation of sustainable practices: buyer vs. supplier comparison (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 38: Global packaging industry: leading concerns in the effective implementation of sustainable practices: regional variations (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 39: Global packaging industry: leading concerns in the effective implementation of sustainable practices: variations by company turnover(% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 40: How sustainability initiatives will impact future profitability in the global packaging industry: packaged goods manufacturer / converter (% of all buyer respondents), 2010- 2012
Table 41: How sustainability initiatives will impact future profitability in the global packaging industry: buyers vs. suppliers (% of all buyer respondents), 2010- 2012
Table 42: Regional variations of how sustainability initiatives will impact future profitability in the global packaging industry (% of all respondents), 2010-2012
Table 43: How sustainability initiatives will impact future profitability in the global packaging industry by company turnover (% of all respondents), 2010-2012
Table 44: How sustainability initiatives will impact future profitability in the global packaging industry by employee size (% of all respondents), 2010-2012
Table 45: Packaged goods manufacturer / converter: forecast growth in customer demand for sustainability by country (packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2012
Table 46: Packaging supplier: forecast growth in customer demand for sustainability by country (packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2012
Table 47: Predictions of customer spend on sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Table 48: Predictions of customer spend on sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 49: Predictions of customer spend on sustainability in the global packaging industry by senior level respondents (% of CEO/MD/VP/SVP/HOD/Director level respondents), 2010-2011
Table 50: Anticipated level of customer acceptance of green initiatives in the global packaging industry: (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 51: Buyer vs. supplier comparison: anticipated level of customer acceptance of green initiatives in the global packaging industry (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 52: Senior level respondents: anticipated level of customer acceptance of green initiatives in the global packaging industry (% of CEO/MD/VP/SVP/HOD/Director level respondents), 2010-2012
Table 53: Packaged goods manufacturer / converter: important attributes of sustainable development in the value chain, global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Table 54: Packaging supplier: important attributes of sustainable development in the value chain, global packaging industry (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 55: Packaged goods manufacturer / converter: key materials for sustainable packaging (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 56: Packaging supplier: key materials for sustainable packaging (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 57: Buyer vs. supplier comparison: key materials for sustainable packaging (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 58: Essential selection criterion of sustainable packaging: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs packaging supplier (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 59: Essential selection criterion of sustainable packaging: regional variations (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 60: Essential selection criterion of sustainable packaging: variations by company size (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 61: Essential selection criterion of sustainable packaging: variations by employee size (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Table 62: Improvement areas in the packaging supply chain (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 63: Improvement areas in the packaging supply chain: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs packaging supplier (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 64: Regional variations: improvement areas in the packaging supply chain (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 65: Variations by company turnover: improvement areas in the packaging supply chain (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 66: Effective reporting of sustainability practices: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs. packaging supplier (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 67: Regional variations: effective reporting of sustainability practices (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 68: Variations by company turnover: effective reporting of sustainability practices (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 69: Plans of effective reporting of sustainability practices: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs. packaging supplier (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 70: Regional variations: plans of effective reporting of sustainability practices (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 71: Variations by company turnover: plans of effective reporting of sustainability practices (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 72: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 73: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry by region (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 74: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry by company turnover (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 75: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry by employee size (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 76: Earmarked budget for green marketing (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 77: Regional variations in green marketing budgets (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 78: Variations in green marketing budgets by decision making authority (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 80: Packaging suppliers: global packaging industry: key promotional channels (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 81: Regional variations: global packaging industry: key promotional channels (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 82: Company turnover variations: key promotional channels (% of all supplier respondents): global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 83: Variations by decision making authority: key promotional channels (% of all supplier respondents): global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 84: Green marketing vs. traditional marketing: global packaging industry (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 85: Regional variations: green marketing vs. traditional marketing, global packaging industry (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 86: Company turnover variations: green marketing vs. traditional marketing, global packaging industry (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Table 87: Senior level respondents: green marketing vs. traditional marketing, global packaging industry (% of CEO/MD/VP/SVP/HOD/Director level respondents), 2010-2011
Table 88: Green marketing drivers: packaging suppliers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 89: Regional variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 90: Company turnover variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 91: Employee size variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 92: Variations by decision making authority: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 93: Packaging suppliers: marketing green credentials (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 94: Regional variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 95: Company turnover variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Table 96: Senior level respondents: green marketing drivers, global packaging industry (% of CEO/MD/VP/SVP/HOD/Director level respondents), 2010-2011
Table 97: Full survey results – closed questions
List of Figure
Figure 1: Perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 2: Perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 3: Perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry by company turnover: (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 4: Regional variations: perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 5: Perceptions of sustainability in the global packaging industry by senior level respondents (% of CEO/MD/VP/SVP/HOD/Director level respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 6: Champions of sustainability in the global packaging industry: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs. packaging supplier (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 7: Champions of sustainability in the global packaging industry by region: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Rest of the World (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 8: Champions of sustainability in the global packaging industry by company turnover (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 9: Packaged goods manufacturer / converter: level of implementation of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 10: Level of implementation of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry: (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 11: Regional variations: level of implementation of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry (% of 'in the process of implementing' and 'implemented' combined respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 12: Variations by company turnover: level of implementation of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry (% of 'in the process of implementing' and 'implemented' respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 13: Drivers of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry: buyer vs. supplier comparison (all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 14: Drivers of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs packaging supplier (all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 15: Regional variations: high influence drivers of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry (% of high influence respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 16: Variations by company turnover: high influence drivers of sustainability practices in the global packaging industry (% of high influence respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 17: Global packaging industry: the importance of sustainability after recession (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 18: Packaging supplier: the importance of sustainability in the global packaging industry after recession (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 19: Regional variations: global packaging industry: the importance of sustainability after recession (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 20: Variations by company turnover: global packaging industry: the importance of sustainability after recession (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 21: Global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability: packaged goods manufacturer / converter (% of all buyer respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 22: Global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability: buyer vs. supplier comparison (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 23: Regional variations in the global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 24: Variations by company turnover in the global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 25: Variations by employee size in the global packaging industry: post recession spending trends in sustainability (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 26: How sustainability initiatives have changed in the global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 27: Packaging supplier: how sustainability initiatives have changed in the global packaging industry (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 28: How sustainability initiatives have changed in the global packaging industry by region: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Rest of the World ('in the process of implementing' and 'implemented' responses combined), 2010-2011
Figure 29: How sustainability initiatives have changed in the global packaging industry by company turnover: ('in the process of implementing' and 'implemented' responses combined), 2010-2011
Figure 30: Global packaging industry: leading concerns in the effective implementation of sustainable practices: buyer vs. supplier comparison (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 31: Global packaging industry: leading concerns in the effective implementation of sustainable practices: regional variations (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 32: Global packaging industry: leading concerns in the effective implementation of sustainable practices: variations by company turnover(% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 33: How sustainability initiatives will impact future profitability in the global packaging industry: packaged goods manufacturer / converter (% of all buyer respondents), 2010- 2012
Figure 34: How sustainability initiatives will impact future profitability in the global packaging industry: buyers vs. suppliers (% of all buyer respondents), 2010- 2012
Figure 35: Packaged goods manufacturer / converter: forecast growth in customer demand for sustainability by country (packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2012
Figure 36: Packaging supplier: forecast growth in customer demand for sustainability by country (packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2012
Figure 37: Predictions of customer spend on sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 38: Predictions of customer spend on sustainability in the global packaging industry (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 39: Predictions of customer spend on sustainability in the global packaging industry by region (% of sum of 'a majority would be willing to pay more' and 'a majority would be willing to switch products and pay more' respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 40: Predictions of customer spend on sustainability in the global packaging industry by company turnover (% of sum of 'a majority would be willing to pay more' and 'a majority would be willing to switch products and pay more' respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 41: Packaged goods manufacturer / converter: important attributes of sustainable development in the value chain, global packaging industry (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 42: Packaging supplier: important attributes of sustainable development in the value chain, global packaging industry (% of packaging supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 43: Regional variations: important attributes of sustainable development in the value chain, global packaging industry: sum of 'very important' and 'important' combined (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 44: Variations by company turnover: important attributes of sustainable development in the value chain, global packaging industry: sum of 'very important' and 'important' combined (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 45: Packaged goods manufacturer / converter: key materials for sustainable packaging (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 46: Packaging supplier: key materials for sustainable packaging (% of packaged goods manufacturer / converter respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 47: Regional variations: key materials for sustainable packaging (% of 'most sustainable' responses), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 48: Variations by company turnover: key materials for sustainable packaging (% of 'most sustainable' responses), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 49: Purchasing decision makers: key materials for sustainable packaging (% of 'most sustainable' responses), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 50: Essential selection criterion of sustainable packaging: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs packaging supplier (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 51: Essential selection criterion of sustainable packaging: regional variations (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 52: Essential selection criterion of sustainable packaging: variations by company size (% of all respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 53: Improvement areas in the packaging supply chain (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 54: Improvement areas in the packaging supply chain: packaged goods manufacturer / converter vs packaging supplier (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 55: Regional variations: improvement areas in the packaging supply chain (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 56: Variations by company turnover: improvement areas in the packaging supply chain (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 57: Effective reporting of sustainability practices: buyer vs. supplier comparison (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 58: Plans of effective reporting of sustainability practices: buyer vs. supplier comparison (% of all respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 59: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 60: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry by region (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 61: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry by company turnover (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 62: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry by employee size (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 63: Annual marketing budgets in US$ in the global packaging industry by decision makers (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 64: Earmarked budget for green marketing (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 65: Regional variations in green marketing budgets (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 66: Variations by company turnover in green marketing budgets (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 67: Green marketing budget: variations by marketing budget (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 68: Packaging suppliers: global packaging industry: key promotional channels (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 69: Regional variations: global packaging industry: key promotional channels (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 70: Company turnover variations: key promotional channels (% of all supplier respondents): global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 71: Green marketing vs. traditional marketing: global packaging industry (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 72: Regional variations: green marketing vs. traditional marketing, global packaging industry (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 73: Company turnover variations: green marketing vs. traditional marketing, global packaging industry (% of all supplier respondents), 2010-2011
Figure 74: Green marketing drivers: packaging suppliers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 75: Regional variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 76: Company turnover variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 77: Employee size variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 78: Variations by decision making authority: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 79: Packaging suppliers: marketing green credentials (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 80: Regional variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011
Figure 81: Company turnover variations: green marketing drivers (% of all supplier respondents), global packaging industry, 2010-2011