Packaging Results Page

1. Purpose

The Packaging Results page provides a detailed overview of the environmental impact associated with your company's packaging materials. It allows you to track your progress over time and compare your performance against industry and association benchmarks.

2. Key Features

• Carbon Footprint: A bar chart at the top displays the carbon footprint associated with your packaging materials for the selected year, measured in kilograms of CO2 equivalent (kg CO2-eq). This aids with understand the overall environmental impact of the packaging used for your products at an organizational level.
• Impact per Month (if applicable): If you select a specific month in the options at the top of the page, this section displays a bar chart showing the packaging impact for that month.  This section will display a bar chart showing the packaging impact for the chosen month. This information allows you to identify any monthly variations in your packaging-related emissions.
• Benchmark Comparisons: This portion of the page includes benchmark comparisons to show how your packaging impact per square meter, and per euro sold, compares to industry averages and association averages (if applicable).
• Variance: This section displays the percentage difference between your company's impact and the industry or association average. A red percentage indicates that your impact is higher than the average, suggesting room for improvement. A green percentage indicates that your impact is lower than the average, highlighting good performance compared to the industry benchmark.
• Interactive Elements: An added functionality is the possibility to hover your mouse over the bars within the charts to view more detailed information about specific months and their contribution to your packaging impact.

3. Understanding the Charts

• Carbon Footprint chart: Each bar in the chart represents a year, and the height of the bar indicates the associated carbon footprint in kg CO2-eq for your packaging materials.
• Impact per Month chart (if applicable): Each bar in the chart represents a specific month, and the height of the bar indicates the packaging impact for that specific month.
• Benchmark Graphs: The benchmark graphs use bar charts to visually compare your impact per square meter and impact per euro sold against industry and association averages. This information can be used to compare your environmental performance against industry competitors.

4. Using the Page

• Select Year: Use the menu at the top of the screen to select the year for which you want to view environmental results of packaging.
• Analyze the Charts: Review the charts to understand your carbon footprint from packaging, the overall impact per month (if applicable), and comparisons to industry benchmarks.
• Evaluate Variance: Pay attention to the variance percentages to identify areas where your company's performance is significantly different from the industry or association average.
• Identify Areas for Improvement: Based on the insights from this page, you can identify opportunities to reduce the environmental impact from your packaging, derive sustainable solutions such as reducing overall packaging use, switching to more sustainable materials with lower environmental footprints, or increasing the use of recycled and recyclable content.

5. What Happens Next?

The Packaging Results page provides valuable data and insights that are critical for understanding the environmental impact of your packaging materials. This data can also be used to develop initiatives that promote sustainable packaging choices that contribute to your overall sustainability goals. This page can also be used to communicate your packaging-related environmental performance to stakeholders and illustrate your commitment to reducing waste or minimizing your environmental footprint.