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This week A I C C is hosting our spring meeting, so I'm in Miami with
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over 700 of your fellow members it's only Monday and I'm already losing my voice.
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So I'm going to keep this update short and sweet so I can get back to the
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networking and educational sessions and let you get back to your day.
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Customers today want to know more than that you use renewable
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and recyclable resources.
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They wanna know the details and the numbers, and that means you
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need someone to track the numbers internally and someone who can
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explain those numbers to the customer.
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A I C C has partnered with the packaging school to offer you
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a carbon neutrality program.
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It's an online training series that culminates with a live meeting
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during the A I C C 2023 fall meeting If a customer has ever asked you,
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how can we be more sustainable?
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It's not a one-time discussion within the packaging development process.
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It's an important and complex conversation , and the conversation
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needs to begin during the packaging concept phase with a focus on both the
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beginning and end of a package's life.
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You can clearly show how this will greatly minimize its impact on the planet
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and allow you to serve your customers and brand messaging responsibly.
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There are four phases to the carbon neutrality program, and it'll allow
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you to define the key terminology, construct UN based sustainability
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targets and goals, develop sustainable system design on the material level,
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and measure the carbon footprint of the packaging, and then select relevant offset
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programs to achieve carbon neutrality.
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At a per product or box level.
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To learn more about the program, visit AIC box.org/carbon.
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We also have a free webinar coming up, shop floor operators and
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what they expect today regarding company recruitment and retention.
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On Wednesday, May 10th.
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The last few years have shown that in-person employment and the
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conventional 40 hour work week are not necessarily what you need
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to build a high performing team.
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And companies worried about recruitment and retention.
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Recognize that.
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So A I C C technical advisor, Tom Webber, is going to review some trends that he
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has witnessed recently that can act as powerful differentiators for companies
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that want to maintain an edge when recruiting and retaining their employees.
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You can learn more about this webinar and all upcoming AIC
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C events at aic c box.org.
