Mutual agreement

• Organizing consultation between the concerned partners in order to improve the packaging;
• Giving public authorities opinions and recommendations, in particular on legislative and regulatory projects concerning the design and manufacture of packaging at national and community level.

Education

• Writing documents and spreading information easily available to general public, in order to develop good practices in the field of packaging;
• Launching information and awareness initiatives aiming at encouraging the prevention and reduction of the overall environmental impact of packaging.

Pragmatism

• Examining questions of public interest and observations on packaging expressed by users and consumer organizations whose suggestions will have been collected by associations without replacing the companies’ relevant departments.

Transparency and Confidentiality

• Giving free speech to participants during workshops while keeping conversations confidential.