Diamond Packaging Awarded Gold in 2020 EcoVadis CSR Assessment

Diamond Packaging today announced that it has been awarded a Gold rating for the fourth consecutive year, based on its 2020 EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment. The company’s score classifies Diamond’s overall CSR performance as “Advanced” and places it in the top 2% of all companies evaluated by EcoVadis.

EcoVadis operates the first collaborative platform providing Supplier Sustainability Ratings for global supply chains. EcoVadis was founded with the belief that global businesses can make a huge positive impact on improving environmental and social practices globally, through their supply chains. 

 “We are thrilled with this recognition as it affirms our CSR commitment and value as a supply chain partner,” said Dennis Bacchetta, director of marketing and founding member of Diamond’s Green Team. “Today, Diamond’s packaging is designed utilizing recyclable or recycled paperboards (many FSC-certified), and manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy, in a Zero Manufacturing Waste to Landfill (ZMWL) facility.” 

Diamond reported on its industry-leading greenbox sustainability initiative to research, design, and implement packaging solutions that are innovative and more sustainable. The core of the initiative – designs, materials, and methods – represents a comprehensive approach to packaging that minimizes environmental impact throughout the supply chain.

Read the EcoVadis press release.

For more information visit DiamondPackaging.com.

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Diamond Packaging Wins Seven Awards in 2020 FSEA Competition

P&G's ARC Teeth Whitening Pen packaging won a Silver
Leaf Award in the 2020 FSEA packaging competition.

Diamond Packaging won seven awards in the 27th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition, the industry's premier showcase for foil stamping, embossing, and other specialty effects. Awards were announced last month during the 2020 FSEA Online Learning Experience.

The competition celebrates the quality, added value, shelf presence, security, and brand recognition that specialty finishing processes lend to the printed sheet. Entries are judged by a panel of industry experts on several criteria including design, execution, and level of difficulty.

Diamond won three awards, including a Gold Leaf Award, for its 2020 corporate calendar. The 2020 “Making Music” calendar pays tribute to an American icon – the electric guitar. The inspiration? A Gretsch G5422TG Electromatic® Hollow Body with Bigsby® vibrato tailpiece. The calendar features multi-color UV printing, cold foiling, UV gloss spot coating, multi-level embossing, debossing, and intricate die cutting.

Diamond also won awards for folding cartons it produced for Inter Parfums' Oscar de le Renta Bella Essence fragrance, P&G's ARC Teeth Whitening Pen, Crest Gum & Breath Purify Healthy White toothpaste, and GLEEM Professional Teeth Whitening Light Kit.

All of Diamond’s winning entries were designed utilizing recyclable paperboards and manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy, in a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) facility.

Read the FSEA press release.

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Diamond's CBD Packaging a Natural Fit for Truest Hemp

Truest Hemp CBD packaging features recyclable
paperboard, cold foil, and UV matte coating.

Truest Hemp products are physician formulated, laboratory tested, TCH-free, organic, non-GMO and made with only the highest quality 100% hemp extracts. TruestYou partnered with Diamond in creating packaging that captures the essence of the brand.

The unique structure incorporates a common outer carton partnered with one of two custom inserts that can be used with either the Vaporizer Kit or Liposomal Oil. The special die cut window on the front panel adds visual interest while allowing the consumer to see the product inside.

The folding cartons were converted utilizing Clearwater Candesce® SBS paperboard, cold foiled, and offset printed with four color process, PMS green, and opaque white inks, in-line with UV matte coating.

The striking graphic design incorporates soft gradients, bold colors, and an overall grain pattern that simulates natural-looking hemp paperboard.

Read the Truest Hemp case study.

For more information on CBD packaging visit getCBDpackaging.com.

For more information on cannabis packaging visit getCannabisPackaging.com.

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Diamond's Crest 3D Whitestrips Carton Selected as Packaging Impressions' Package of the Week

P&G's Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional White

carton was selected as "Package of the Week

The Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional White packaging has been selected as Packaging Impressions magazine's "Package of the Week".

The folding cartons were converted utilizing Clearwater Candesce® SBS paperboard, cold foiled, and offset printed with seven color inks, in-line with UV matte and UV gloss spot coating.

The unique trapezoidal structure beckons from the shelf and instantly differentiates itself from the competition. The die cut windows on each side panel allow the consumer to see the product inside.

Overprinting transparent inks over a custom “Pillars of Light” holographic cold foil creates shimmering, colorful metallic effects.

Embossed accents (logo, white strip) add dimension and provide an upscale appearance unique to personal care products.

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Diamond Packaging Introduces its Music-Themed 2020 Corporate Calendar

Diamond Packaging's 2020 Calendar features cold foiling,
embossing, and debossing

Diamond Packaging today announced the debut of its 2020 corporate calendar, a popular promotional item given to customers and suppliers. The calendar showcases many of Diamond’s capabilities, including multi-color UV printing, cold foiling, UV gloss spot coating, multi-level embossing, debossing, and intricate die cutting.

The 2020 “Making Music” calendar, which was conceptualized, planned, and produced by the entire Diamond team, pays tribute to the electric guitar – an American icon. The inspiration was a Gretsch G5422TG Electromatic® Hollow Body guitar with Bigsby® vibrato tailpiece, gold hardware, pearl Hump Block inlays, and a walnut stain finish..

Read the press release.

Learn more about the 2020 Diamond Calendar production details.

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Diamond Packaging Awarded Gold in 2019 EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Assessment

Diamond Packaging has been awarded an EcoVadis Gold
rating for the third consecutive year.

Diamond Packaging has been awarded a Gold rating for the third consecutive year, based on its most recent EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment in April 2019. The company’s score classifies Diamond’s overall CSR performance as “Advanced” and places it in the top 1% of all companies evaluated by EcoVadis.

EcoVadis operates the first collaborative platform providing Supplier Sustainability Ratings for global supply chains. EcoVadis was founded with the belief that global businesses can make a huge positive impact on improving environmental and social practices globally, through their supply chains.

The EcoVadis methodology is at the core of its CSR analysis system, covering 21 criteria across four themes of Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement.

Diamond ranked highest in the Environment category, which comprises both operational factors (e.g., energy consumption, waste management) and product stewardship (e.g., product end-of-life, customer health and safety issues).

Diamond reported on its industry-leading greenbox sustainability initiative to research, design, and implement packaging solutions that are innovative and more sustainable. The core of the initiative – designs, materials, and methods – represents a comprehensive approach to packaging that minimizes environmental impact throughout the supply chain.

Read the EcoVadis press release.

Contact Diamond to request free folding carton samples.

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Diamond Packaging WIns Three Awards in 2018 Paperboard Packaging Competition

Laura Mercier Cosmetics' Exotique Face Illuminator
packaging won a PPC Excellence Award

Diamond Packaging won three awards in the 75th annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition, the industry’s premier showcase for all that is new and outstanding in paperboard packaging design and technology. Awards were presented last month at the PPC 2018 Fall Meeting and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA.

Diamond won awards for Laura Mercier Cosmetics' Exotique Face Illuminator packaging, Procter & Gamble's Crest 3D White Whitening Therapy packaging, and Tarte's Park Ave Princess Chisel Palette packaging.

All of Diamond’s winning entries were manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy and produced in a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) facility.

Read the PPC Awards press release.

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Diamond Packaging Wins Environmental Innovation Award

Diamond Packaging won the inaugural Environmental
Innovation Award in the Large Business category

Diamond Packaging was selected as a recipient of the Seneca Park Zoo Society's Environmental Innovation Award in the Large Business category. Awards were announced during the inaugural Environmental Innovation Awards and Symposium on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

Diamond received the Large Business Award for Environmental Innovation for demonstrating original solutions to current environmental issues, with cross-functional sustainability practices throughout the company. Diamond showed evidence of lowering its environmental footprint and the footprint of their customers with practices that are replicable for other companies.

Today, Diamond's folding cartons are optimally designed utilizing FSC®-certified recyclable or recycled paperboards, and are manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy, in a Zero Waste to Landfill(ZWL) facility.

Read the Environmental Innovation Awards press release.

Contact Diamond to request its 2018 Sustainability Report.

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Diamond Packaging Wins Three Awards for Sustainability in 2018 Excellence Awards Competition

P&G's Crest 3D White Whitening Therapy packaging
won First Place in the Sustainability category

Diamond Packaging won four awards, including all three in the “Sustainability – Folding Cartons” category, in the 32nd annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards, the industry's only competition recognizing the highest level of printing quality and technical achievement across the full range of packaging segments. Entries were judged on print quality, functionality, and secondary converting and finishing attributes.

Diamond won First Place in the “Sustainability – Folding Cartons” category for Procter & Gamble’s Crest 3D White Whitening Therapy packaging.

Diamond won Second Place in the “Sustainability – Folding Cartons” category for Elizabeth Arden's Jennifer Aniston Chapter One packaging.

Diamond won two awards, including Third Place in the “Sustainability – Folding Cartons” category and Third Place in the “Specialty – Technical Achievement” category, for its 2018 corporate calendar, a popular promotional item given to customers and suppliers.

All of Diamond’s winning entries were manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy and produced in a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) facility.

Read the Excellence Awards press release.

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Diamond Packaging Wins Four Awards in 69th Annual Premier Print Awards Competition

The Tarte Park Ave Princess Chisel Palette folding carton
won a 2018 Premier Print Award

Diamond Packaging won four awards in the 69th Annual Premier Print Awards, the world’s most prestigious international print competition. Printing Industries of America (PIA) hosts the competition, which recognizes the creation and production of superior print communications. Entries were judged on color, registration, degree of difficulty, and the overall look and design that make an effective and graphically appealing piece.

Diamond won an Award of Recognition in the “Calendars” category, and Certificates of Merit in the “Embossing/Debossing”, and “Print/Graphic Arts Self-Promotion” categories, respectively, for its 2018 corporate calendar, a popular promotional item given to customers and suppliers.

Diamond won a Certificate of Merit in the “Embossing/Debossing” category for Tarte Cosmetics’ Park Ave Princess Chisel Palette folding cartons.

All of Diamond’s winning entries were manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy and produced in a Zero Manufacturing Waste to Landfill (ZMWL) facility.

Read the Premier Print Awards press release.

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Diamond Packaging Awarded Gold in EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Assessment

Diamond Packaging was awarded a Gold Rating in its
most recent EcoVadis CSR Assessment

Diamond Packaging has been awarded a Gold rating for the second consecutive year, based on its participation in the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment in April 2018. The company’s score classifies Diamond’s overall CSR performance as “Advanced”, and places it in the top 2% of suppliers evaluated by EcoVadis in all categories.

EcoVadis operates the first collaborative platform providing Supplier Sustainability Ratings for global supply chains. EcoVadis was founded with the belief that global businesses can make a huge positive impact on improving environmental and social practices globally, through their supply chains.

The EcoVadis methodology is at the core of its CSR analysis system, covering 21 criteria across four themes of Environment, Labor Practices, Fair Business Practices, and Sustainable Procurement. Diamond ranked highest in the Environment category, which comprises both operational factors (e.g., energy consumption, waste management) and product stewardship (e.g., product end-of-life, customer health and safety issues).

Diamond reported on its industry-leading greenbox sustainability initiative to research, design, and implement packaging solutions that are innovative and more sustainable. The core of the initiative – designs, materials, and methods – represents a comprehensive approach to packaging that minimizes environmental impact throughout the supply chain.

Read the EcoVadis press release.

Contact Diamond to request folding carton samples.

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Diamond Packaging to Celebrate Earth Day 2018 at the Seneca Park Zoo

Diamond Packaging will celebrate Earth Day 2018 at the
Seneca Park Zoo on April 22, 2018

Diamond Packaging will celebrate Earth Day by partnering with the Seneca Park Zoo on Saturday, April 21, 2018, from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Diamond employees will help kids plant trees as part of the TICCIT (“Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees”) program, an educational outreach program for school-aged children held every year to honor Earth Day and highlight the renewability and sustainability of paper and paperboard packaging.

Children will be given a Colorado blue spruce sapling and soil, and instructed how to plant the sapling in a paperboard folding carton (which biodegrades over time) supplied by Diamond.

Diamond will also help children plant wildflower seeds (selected to work as habitat for native monarch butterflies) in a specially-designed, paperboard folding carton to coincide with the Seneca Park Zoo’s Butterfly Beltway conservation project. The goal of the project is to add more gardens, inspire others to plant gardens, and reach more people about the importance of butterfly conservation.

Read the Earth Day press release.

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Diamond Wins Six Awards in 30th Annual Gold Ink Awards Competition

Astral Health & Beauty's Pür Mascara Trifecta folding
carton features cold foil and multi-level embossing

Diamond Packaging today announced that it won six awards in Printing Impressions magazine’s 30th annual Gold Ink Awards competition, the industry's most prestigious print competition.

Winners were chosen from nearly 1,000 entries submitted in 50 different categories. Entries were judged on print quality, technical difficulty, and overall visual effect.


Diamond won awards for folding cartons produced for Astral Health & Beauty's Pür Mascara Trifecta, Elizabeth Arden's Giorgio Beverly Hills Glam, Elizabeth Arden's Viva La Juicy Sucré, Iovate Health Sciences International’s HydroxyCut Max for Women, and P&G's Secret Clinical Strength.

Diamond also won an award for its 2017 corporate calendar.

Read the Gold Ink Awards press release.

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Diamond Wins Five Awards in 31st Annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards Competition

P&G's Secret Clinical Strength folding carton won First
Place in the Sustainability category.

Diamond Packaging won five awards, including all three in the “Sustainability – Folding Cartons” category, in the 31st annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards, the industry's only competition recognizing the highest level of printing quality and technical achievement across the full range of packaging segments – labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons, and corrugated cartons.

Winners were chosen from hundreds of entries submitted in over 40 different categories. Entries were judged on print quality, functionality, and secondary converting and finishing attributes.

Diamond won awards for P&G's Secret Clinical Strength folding carton, Elizabeth Arden's Viva La Juicy Sucré folding carton, Iovate Health Sciences International’s HydroxyCut Max for Women folding carton, and two awards for its 2017 corporate calendar.

All of Diamond’s winning entries were manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy and produced in a Zero Manufacturing Waste to Landfill (ZMWL) facility.

Read the packagePRINTING Excellence Awards press release.

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Diamond Wins Three Awards in 68th Annual Premier Print Awards Competition

Elizabeth Arden's Viva La Juicy Sucré folding carton features
cold foil and multi-level embossing.

Diamond Packaging won three awards in the 2017 Premier Print Awards, the world’s most prestigious international print competition.

Printing Industries of America (PIA) hosts the competition, which recognizes the creation and production of superior print communications.

Entries were judged on color, registration, degree of difficulty, and the overall look and design that make an effective and graphically appealing piece.

Diamond won awards for its 2017 corporate calendar, Elizabeth Arden's Viva La Juicy Sucré folding carton, and Iovate Health Sciences International’s HydroxyCut Max for Women folding carton.

All of Diamond’s winning entries were manufactured using 100% clean, renewable wind energy and produced in a Zero Manufacturing Waste to Landfill (ZMWL) facility.

Read the Premier Print Awards press release.

Contact Diamond to request folding carton samples.

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Diamond Wins Three Awards in 24th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition

Five Star Fragrance Company's Pierre Cardin Choc
packaging won a Gold Leaf Award

Diamond Packaging won three awards in the 24th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition, the industry's premier showcase for foil stamping, embossing, and other specialty effects. Awards were announced last month at the IADD•FSEA Odyssey, held in Schaumburg, IL.

Diamond won a Gold Leaf award in the “Most Difficult Use of Foil and Embossing” category for Five Star Fragrance Company's Pierre Cardin Choc folding carton.

The carton features cold foiling, DiamondTouch soft touch coating, UV gloss spot coating, and multi-level embossing.

Diamond won Silver Leaf and Bronze Leaf awards in the “Best Use of Foil and Embossing” and “Creative Use of Specialty UV Coatings” categories, respectively, for its 2017 corporate calendar.

The butterfly-themed piece originates from a beautiful, hand-drawn watercolor and exemplifies Diamond’s expertise in transforming packaging into upscale brand ambassadors that attract the consumer’s attention when and where it matters most—on the store shelf.

Read the FSEA Awards press release.

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Diamond Featured in April/May 2017 Issue of Beauty Packaging Magazine

The L'Oreal Paris Pure-Clay Mask folding cartons feature
cold foil and embossing accents

Diamond Packaging is featured in the April/May 2017 issue of Beauty Packaging magazine.

The article, titled “Eco-Responsible Packaging: Opportunity Knocks for Beauty Brands,” discusses how environmentally responsible packaging and practices continue to evolve in light of a new generation of consumers.
 
It also highlights Diamond's environmental initiatives and the award-winning L’Oréal Paris Pure-Clay Mask Collection packaging.

Read the L'Oreal packaging case study.

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Diamond Packaging to Celebrate Earth Day 2017 at the Seneca Park Zoo

Diamond Packaging to celebrate
Earth Day 2017 at the Seneca Park Zoo

Diamond Packaging will celebrate Earth Day 2017 by partnering with the Seneca Park Zoo on Saturday, April 22, from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Diamond employees will help kids plant trees as part of the TICCIT (“Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees”) program, an educational outreach program for school-aged children held every year to honor Earth Day and highlight the renewability and sustainability of paper and paperboard packaging.

Now in its third year, Diamond's Earth Day partnership with the Zoo is an ideal way to educate and inspire visitors about conservation. It is also an opportunity to discuss the company's industry-leading sustainability initiatives, including utilizing FSC® certified paperboards, using clean, renewable wind energy for 100% of its electrical energy requirements, and achieving zero manufacturing waste to landfill status.

Read the Earth Day press release.

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Waste Advantage Magazine Publishes Case Study on Diamond's Zero Waste Initiative

Waste Advantage publishes zero waste case study on
Diamond Packaging

According to the EPA, packaging accounts for 23 percent of the material reaching landfills each year. While Diamond Packaging’s designers work to make packaging more recyclable upstream, a partnership with Covanta offers a solution to increase recycling and eliminate landfilling from the manufacturing process.

With Covanta's help, Diamond increased recycling and eliminated waste sent to landfills.

Read the zero waste case study that appears in the February 2017 issue of Waste Advantage magazine.

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Diamond Packaging Presented with 2016 P&G External Business Partner Excellence in Sustainability Award

P&G presents Diamond Packaging with the 2016 External
Business Partner Excellence in Sustainability Award

Diamond Packaging was honored to be personally presented with Procter & Gamble’s 2016 External Business Partner Excellence in Sustainability Award at P&G’s Gillette headquarters in Boston, MA on January 17, 2017. Diamond was the ONLY packaging supplier worldwide to receive this distinction.

Diamond was recognized for consistently demonstrating a commitment to sustainability at high levels, including transparency in reporting measures, improvements, and sustainability initiatives and ideas.

Diamond has earned an Excellence Award seven times in the last eight years. Less than 0.1% of P&G's global suppliers receive recognition for consistent high performance.

Read the press release for more information on the award.

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