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.

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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.

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Diamond Packaging Wins Five Awards in 25th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition

The Speck Presidio Grip + Glitter package features
glitter and soft touch specialty coatings.

Diamond Packaging today announced that it won five awards in the 25th 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 FSEA•IADD Joint Conference in Franklin, TN.

The competition recognizes creativity and superior execution of designs that reflect positively on the industry as a whole. Entries are judged by a panel of industry experts on several criteria including design, execution, and level of difficulty.

Diamond won Silver Leaf and Bronze Leaf awards in the “Best Use of Foil and Embossing (Calendar)” and “Best Use of Cold Foil (Client or Self Promotion)” categories, respectively, for its 2018 corporate calendar, a popular promotional item given to customers and suppliers.

Diamond won a Silver Leaf award in the “Best Use of Specialty UV Coatings” category for Speck Product’s Presidio Grip + Glitter packaging.

Diamond won a Bronze Leaf award in the “Most Creative Use of Embossing” category for Laura Mercier’s Exotique Face Illuminator packaging.

Diamond won a Bronze Leaf award in the “Most Creative Use of Foil and Embossing (Folding Carton)” category for L'Oréal USA’s Maybelline Holiday Collection packaging.

Read the FSEA Awards press release for more details on each of the entries.

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Diamond Packaging is Now on Instagram

Laura Mercier Exotique Face Illuminator
folding carton

Diamond Packaging is now on Instagram!

Check us out and give us a follow for a better look at some of the award-winning folding cartons we create for our clients.

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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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Global Packaging Alliance Welcomes New Member During Annual Meeting in China

The Global Packaging Alliance® welcomes ZRP Printing &
Packaging, its newest member, located in Zhongshan, China

The Global Packaging Alliance® (GPA) accepted ZRP Printing & Packaging, a folding carton manufacturer, as a new member at its annual meeting held last month in China. GPA representatives from across the globe have thus integrated another Asian partner who strategically fulfills GPA requirements in terms of service portfolio, target markets, and implemented technologies.

ZRP Printing & Packaging is one of China's leading folding carton manufacturers. With $300 million in sales in 2017, the company is responsible for many fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry megabrands, including P&G, L’Oréal, and Nestlé. Founded in 1978, the owner-managed company is well-known for high-quality packaging solutions with widespread market acceptance. Playing an active role in the development of digitalization, ZRP relies on smart packaging with comprehensive service expertise.
 
Read the GPA press release.

Contact Diamond for more information on the Global Packaging Alliance® (GPA).

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Diamond Packaging 2018 Calendar Featured in Printing Impressions Video

Ashley Roberts, Senior Production Editor, NAPCO Media
Printing & Packaging Group, discusses Diamond's calendar.

Diamond Packaging's 2018 calendar is featured in a Printing Impressions video highlighting great examples of visual communication.

Ashley Roberts, Senior Production Editor, NAPCO Media Printing & Packaging Group, discussed Diamond's 2018 calendar, a high-quality, year-long piece of decor that is the result of a brilliant marketing strategy showcasing Diamond's production capabilities.
 
Diamond's three-month corporate calendar is a popular promotional item given to customers and suppliers. This year’s 2018 calendar was conceptualized, planned, and produced by the entire Diamond team, and designed by Renee Guercio, one of Diamond's talented design engineers. The octagonal lighthouse piece originates from a beautiful, hand-drawn watercolor.

The calendar features cold foiling, multi-color UV printing, UV gloss spot coating, soft touch, emboss, and reticulated specialty coatings, multi-level embossing, debossing, and intricate die cutting. It also showcases the type of decorative effects that can cost-effectively transform customers' brands.

Watch the Printing Impression video.

Contact Diamond to request a 2018 calendar or folding carton samples.

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Diamond Wins Three Awards in 74th Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition

Diamond Packaging won three awards in the 74th 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 2017 Fall Meeting and Leadership Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) sponsors the competition, which is a celebration of the industry and its creative potential. It is also an affirmation of paperboard as the clear and intelligent choice for packaging in today’s eco-conscious world.

Diamond won a Gold Award for its 2017 corporate calendar, and Excellence Awards for folding cartons produced for Astral Health & Beauty's Pür Mascara Trifecta, and L'Oreal USA's L'Oreal Paris Pure-Clay Mask.

Read the PPC Awards 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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Your Brand Deserves the Best – Wrap it in Diamond Packaging

Request Diamond Packaging's folding carton sample kit,
which supports the package design ideation process

Studies have shown that over 70% of purchasing decisions are made in-store, sparked by an impulse that comes at the first moment of truth (FMOT).

That's why Diamond's packaging experts create upscale brand ambassadors that attract the consumer’s attention when and where it matters most—on the store shelf.

Request our folding carton sample kit, which includes examples of different substrates and decorative options, all designed to support the packaging design ideation process. We'll help you transform your brand to win at retail.

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Diamond Featured in July/August 2017 Issue of Beauty Packaging Magazine

Five Star Fragrances’ award-winning Pierre Cardin folding
carton features cold foiling, soft touch coating, & embossing

Diamond Packaging is featured in the July/August 2017 issue of Beauty Packaging magazine.

The article, titled “Cartons That Convey An Image”, explores how brands are working with suppliers to transform cartons that resonate with consumers.

It also highlights Diamond’s printing and converting techniques used in the production of Five Star Fragrances’ award-winning Pierre Cardin Choc folding carton.

Read the Beauty Packaging article.

Read the Pierre Cardin packaging case study.

Contact Diamond to request Pierre Cardin folding carton samples.

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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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How to Use the Recyclable Packaging Logo in Your Next Design

The Paperboard Packaging Recyclable logo can be used on
SBS and recycled paperboard packaging.

Does your brand want to show that purchasing your product is a more sustainable choice?

Communicating environmental benefits to consumers through on-product labeling may be the answer.

A 2016 report by Globescan & BBMG, “Five Human Aspirations and the Future of Brands”, details a fundamental shift in the marketplace towards authenticity, well-being, sustainability, and social purpose.

It reveals the Aspirational generation who combine "a love of style, social status, and sustainability values to shape new cultural norms and rewrite the rules of marketing."

Furthermore, nearly nine in ten (88%) say "I believe we need to consume less to preserve the environment for future generations."

Other studies suggest that consumers want brand owners to provide more environmental information on their packaging (Cone Green Gap Trend Tracker, 2012), or that recycling-related messaging influences purchases (Perception Research Services, 2011).

Brand owners can leverage these trends by including the free Paperboard Packaging Recyclable logo in their next package design.

Download the paperboard packaging recyclable logo flier.

Contact Diamond Packaging to learn more about how your brand can communicate environmental benefits to consumers through on-product labeling, including the recyclable logo.

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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 Awarded Gold in EcoVadis CSR Assessment

Diamond Packaging Awarded Gold in EcoVadis
CSR Assessment

Diamond Packaging has been granted a Gold Recognition Level based on its participation in the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment in April 2017. The result places Diamond in the top 4% 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).

Read the EcoVadis press release.

Contact Diamond to learn more about its sustainability initiatives.

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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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Global Packaging Alliance Holds Annual Meeting in Brazil

Global Packaging Alliance® Holds Annual Meeting
in São Paolo, Brazil

Emerging packaging trends are impacting brands, retailers, and consumers in new ways, and creating opportunities for packaging converters at the same time. Members of the Global Packaging Alliance® (GPA) discussed this and other issues during their annual meeting held in São Paolo, Brazil last month. Representatives from the global consortium of independent, medium-sized packaging manufacturers convened from all over the world to explore solutions to evolving packaging requirements.

Gonçalves, a leading supplier of cosmetic and health care folding cartons in Latin America, hosted the meeting at their newly-built, state-of-the-art Cajamar headquarters, located in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. The building’s design ingenuity has transformed the space into a world-class reference for functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability. The 54,000 m2 industrial plant supports 20+ production lines, with an arrangement of machines that contributes to a natural workflow. Technical and architectural solutions (e.g., reflective windows, thermo acoustic roof tiles, LED lighting) all improve the plant’s energy efficiency, which supports the ongoing commitment to sustainability shared by all GPA members.

Read the GPA press release.

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