DuPont recently announced that it is launching an annual global awards program called the Tyvek Sustainable Healthcare Packaging Awards to recognize leaders across the healthcare industry who are driving sustainability throughout the packaging lifecycle.
The awards program will be open to any medical device and/or pharmaceutical manufacturer, sterile packaging manufacturer, healthcare facility, university, material recovery facility, or other healthcare company focused on sustainable packaging made with DuPont Tyvek material. Other criteria include that the initiative or solution be implemented within the last 18 months of the award application entry date and show significant sustainability-focused achievement and resulting metrics.
“Enabling the healthcare packaging industry to be more sustainable is a collaborative effort, and that’s why we have developed this awards program to recognize the spectacular achievements in this space,” said Kelly Reichert, global business director of DuPont, Tyvekm and Typar Roll Goods. “We’re proud of the essential innovations we deliver to improve patient safety and help people live long and healthy lives, and we’re pleased to shine a light on the advancements in sustainability being made across the healthcare industry.”
Interested companies should visit www.Tyvek.com/HCAwards to review more information about the categories and criteria and complete an award application online. The awards application process will be open February 1 through June 28, 2024. Following the judging process from a panel of sustainability, healthcare and packaging experts and industry thought leaders, including representatives inside and outside of DuPont.
This awards program complements the Tyvek Healthcare Packaging team’s goal to advance DuPont’s global strategy of working with global supply chains to reduce Scope 3 emissions. DuPont has already achieved a 35 percent reduction of Scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) relative to 2019 baseline, surpassing its 2030 goal eight years ahead of schedule.
