The Packaging Consortium (PAC) recently asked it members to submit their stories and tell the industry how they’re contributing to their local communities, across Canada, or the world at large, during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The responses were both inspirational and overwhelming. Members came together to contribute much-needed funding, re-purposed their equipment and overall operations to manufacture PPE and other necessary healthcare equipment, and partnered in other altruistic initiatives. The organization is asking any members not listed below to contact them so that they can share their exceptional deeds.
The PAC Packaging Consortium, founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit industry organization that has over 2,500 members throughout the packaging value chain. Its networking services include webinars, seminars, conferences, competitions, facility tours, educational programs, tradeshows, technical working groups, and social activities such as golf tournaments. PAC consistently drives progressive change in the packaging value chain through leadership, collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Below is a collection of some of the wonderful work that PAC members are doing to help:
- Atlantic Packaging team facilitating donations to local food bank
- BASF’s Giving Campaign donating supplies to Cornwall frontline workers
- Bayer’s commitment during the coronavirus pandemic
- Canadian Tire donated N95 masks to Cambridge Memorial Hospital
- Canadian Tire donated masks and scrubs to Markham Participation House
- Cascades collaborates with partners to manufacture medical visors
- Club Coffee fuelling essential workers
- Coca-Cola Foundation coronavirus contributions
- Crown Holdings CMbE collegues producing ventilator parts
- Dare Foods supports food banks during COVID-19
- Dow commits $3 million to COVID-19 relief, producing hand sanitizer
- Emballages Mitchel-Lincoln clients at the heart of the fight against coronavirius
- Emballages Mitchel-Lincoln supporting local food banks and charities
- Enterprises mobilize in response to the COVID-19 crisis
- Flow Water keeping communities hydrated
- GSK actions to support the global response to COVID-19
- Henkel launches comprehensive global solidarity program
- HP 3D printing in support of COVID-19 containment efforts
- Keurig Dr. Pepper takes action ad COVID-19 crisis continues
- Klöckner Pentaplast fabricating face shields for local hospital
- Help the Helpers: Lush scent-free soap
- Nestle donating water to front-line workers in GTA
- Nestle leading local relief efforts in the communities where they operate
- P&G shifts Boston plant from razors to face shields
- P&G Canada steps up to join COVID-19 relief efforts
- TC Transcontinental donating gift bags to frontline workers
- TC Transcontinental initiatives to help prevent the spread of coronavirus
- TC Transcontinental providing PET for face shields in Wrexham, UK
- Tim Hortons: Proudly serving those who serve our communities
- Walmart Canada provides 17 million meals to Food Banks Canada
- Winpak helps front-line medical workers
- Winpak: Manufacturers’ know how
