Consideration of new consumer trends and habits of today's users and needs of the companiesTakes into account the consumption habits of special target groups such as children, older people, Families, People with disabilities…Better storageEcological design for out-of-home consumption (to-go)Societal benefit (right dosage, easy or safe opening, better storage)Improvement of use (e.g. comfortable and practical solutions, good feel, better storage solutions)Avoidance of waste, exact dosage, adapted to the correct use of the productResealabilitySecurity of packaging (e.g. unbreakable, tamper evident, etc.)Product protection level (e.g. freshness, no or lower damage rate)

Reusable solutionsMaterial savingUse of recycling materialGood insulating abilityOptimization of product transport and storageAdaptation of the packaging to the volume/size of the packaged goodsUse of recycled material (post consumer or post industrial)Weight and/or volume reduction of the materialReduction of energy consumption and/or CO2 emissions

Raw material from responsibly managed suppliersBio-based raw material from sustainable cultivation (source of the bio-based material)Recycled raw materialUse of recycled polymers to reduce the use of non-renewable resourcesUse of 'green' energy in the manufacturing process

Compatibility with existing recycling structuresPossibility of high-quality recycling of packaging materials from packaging wasteRecyclability (in the current system of the respective country)Reduction in the number of components

Prevention of littering (microfragmentation)Easy portioning and residual emptiabilitySafe resealabilityReduction of material risksDigitizationRecyclability (in the current system of the respective country)improvement of the physico-chemical protection (e.g. good oxygen barrier or high air permeability etc.)

An innovation that improves the protection of the contents from bottling to the end userNo or less damage to the contentsIntegrity of the packagingTamper evidence, user safetyPackage integrity throughout the life cycle of the product (e.g., mechanical strength, puncture resistance, impact resistance)Physico-chemical improvement of product protection (e.g. better gas barrier properties, good insulation properties etc.)Optimization of product transport and storage (e.g. better stackability, dosing, etc.)

Awarded thesis

Innovative use of recycled materialHigh recyclabilityUse of biodegradable materialMaterial savingsParticipation in take-back systemsDigitalization