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Integria Healthcare (Australia) Pty Ltd 2012

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AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING COVENANT

ACTION PLAN

APRIL 2012 to MARCH 2015


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Table of Contents

Executive Summary 3

Endorsement 3

Company Overview 3

Locations 3

Our Brands 4

Integria Healthcare Packaging Operations 4

Packaging Groupings and Review Schedule 5

Approach on review of existing packaging 5

Related Initiatives 6

Packaging Consolidation 6

Shipper Consolidation 6

People 7

Covenant Contact Officer 7

Australian Packaging Covenant Team 7

Defining Required Actions 8

Design Actions 8

Recycling Actions 8

Product Stewardship Actions 8

Action Plan 9


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Executive Summary

Integria Healthcare (Australia) Pty Ltd (IHC) is a signatory to the Australian Packaging

Covenant (APC) as a Brand Owner and is committed to embedding responsible

packaging stewardship across the business and establishing a practical approach to

contributing to APC goals and the related KPI’s. In doing so IHC has developed this

Action Plan to address the 3 goals of the Packaging Covenant’s Strategic Plan: Design,

Recycling and Product Stewardship.

1. Design: We are aware of the importance of the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines

(SPG’s) and are fully supportive of it being implemented in all new

product/packaging developments whilst also reviewing existing packaging.

2. Recycling: We will continue to look for opportunities to increase recycled contents

in packaging in compliance with the Therapeutic Goods Administration guidelines

for pharmaceutical packaging. Additionally IHC is committed to continuous

improvement of its recycling efforts, and outlines the measures that will be taken in

this area within the following Action Plan.

3. Product Stewardship: IHC will work to improve the design and recycling of its

packaging and take measures, where possible, to effect the reduction of items in

litter.

Endorsement

This APC Action Plan is endorsed on behalf of Integria Healthcare (Australia) PTY Ltd, by

Ms S. Moore, Chief Executive Officer.

Company Overview

Integria Healthcare is a leader in evidence based natural healthcare, delivered through a

strong portfolio of brands to a range of healthcare professionals and retail customers,

dedicated to superior efficacy based on credible science.

Locations

We operate in Australia and New Zealand, and export to several countries across the

globe.

Head Office Level 1, 8 Clunies Ross Court, Eight Mile Plains, Qld, 4113


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Our Brands

Practitioner Only Brands Retail Brands

We have a long and rich heritage through our industry leading brands and manufacturing

facilities based in Warwick, Queensland and Ballina, New South Wales.

Our product range is manufactured in accordance with the Australian Code of Good

Manufacturing Practice.

Integria Healthcare Packaging Operations

IHC packages a wide variety of products from tablets to lotions and herbal extracts to oils.

These products are sold to local and international customers including practitioners,

pharmacies and healthcare retailers. This mandates an assortment of containers,

closures, applicators and inner/outer secondary packaging formats, to ensure stability of

products, application, dispensing, and that customer demands are provided for.

Packaging materials range from pharmaceutical glass and plastic bottles (HDPE,PP,

PET), a range of materials specific to closure requirements (POM, PP, HDPE, LDPE) plus

secondary and tertiary materials (cardboard, stretch and shrink wrap) that are common to

most goods manufacturers. Shelf friendly packaging also has a place, as is becoming a

common requirement in the retail environment.


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Packaging Groupings and Review Schedule

Table 1.0

Packaging Item Review Timing Reviewing Party

Shippers May – December 2012 Procurement Manager

Glass Bottles January – March 2013 Procurement Manager

Point of Sale Material January – May 2013 Brand Manager

Plastic Bottles/Toothpick Container April – August 2013 Procurement Manager

Tubes September – October 2013 Procurement Manager

Inner/Display Cartons and Trays November 2013 – February 2014 Procurement Manager

Plastic Film (Shrink/Pallet) March – May 2014 Procurement Manager

Labels June – August 2014 Procurement Manager

Closures/Applicators September – November 2014 Procurement Manager

Blister Packs/Pouches December 2012 – February 2015 Procurement Manager

Approach on review of existing packaging

The approach to reviewing current packaging will be as specified in the table 1.0. This

review will include applying the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines and documenting the

outcomes, and required actions where improvement is possible. The logical approach to

reviewing a diverse range of packaging formats and materials is by its categorised type.

The reviewing party will work in consultation with the APC Team to ensure SPGs,

regulations and business requirements are considered during the review process.

Additionally, as required, other internal and external parties will be consulted to ensure

compliance and appropriate specifications are maintained, and that opportunities are

thoroughly investigated. Where the investigation calls for action to be taken, rollout will be

sequenced by customer and brand to ensure smooth transition.


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Related Initiatives

Packaging Consolidation

During 2011 IHC reviewed its overall packaging on primary and secondary levels. The

outcome is to implement change to affect a reduction in both primary and secondary

packaging formats, with a flow on effect to streamlining of inbound supply chain,

production efficiency and improved warehousing capacity. A summary of the targets is

displayed in the table below.

Table 1.1

Overall

Packaging

types

Primary

Packaging

(Containers)

Primary

Packaging

(Closures)

Secondary

Packaging

(Shippers)

Baseline Data

Current formats (%)

100% 100% 100% 100%

Target post

consolidation

(% of baseline)

85% 93% 96% 66%

*Data excludes product deletions

Shipper Consolidation

IHC has reviewed its secondary packaging with a view to rationalising the number of

formats of shipping cartons. During this review consideration was given to increased use

of recycled materials for shipping cartons. As a result the number of shipper types is

planned to be reduced by more than 30% (see table 1.1), and rollout of this consolidation

is currently a work in progress with a target date of end 2012 for the majority to move to

the revised format.


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People

Covenant Contact Officer

Stewart Layt

General Manager - Procurement & Planning

Level 1, 8 Clunies Ross Court (PO Box 4854)

Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113

Australia

PH: 07 3423 6582

E: [email protected]

Australian Packaging Covenant Team

IHC has established an Australian Packaging Covenant Team, comprising of the people

outlined in Table 1.2. This team will be responsible for meeting the commitments outlined

in the Action Plan.

However, it is acknowledged that the initiatives in the plan are part of our responsibilities

to our environment, which belong to the entire business. The team will therefore work in

consultation with other areas of the business to ensure all departments are aware of, and

contributing to, our commitments to the APC. This will include Sales, Customer Service,

Quality, Technical, Regulatory Affairs, Human Resources, Logistics and Information

Technology.

Table 1.2

Name Responsibility

Reg Lehmann General Manager Research and Development

Stewart Layt General Manager Procurement and Planning

Morgan Bell Brand Manager

Danielle Tunks Procurement Manager

Beau Staples Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Reece Ryan Production Manager

Damien Lawler Assistant Production Manager

Doreen Lim Packaging Specialist


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Defining Required Actions

The APC sets out a numbers of goals and related KPIs for signatories to address in their

action plans. The following is a summary of the actions IHC will implement in meeting its

requirements as a signatory.

Design Actions

IHC is committed to implementing SPG’s for the design of new products/packaging and to

reviewing current ranges in line with the guidelines. A checklist is under development for

use by the New Product Development Team and for reviewing current ranges. We have

continuing commitment as a signatory to the APC to utilise this checklist and apply the

broader principles to the day to day operation of the business, and in doing so intend to

become an increasingly sustainable signatory to the APC.

Recycling Actions

Recycling is common place at IHCs manufacturing plants; however there is always room

to improve. Through a review of current practices and a commitment to continuous

improvement in this area, IHC aims to improve its recycling procedures. All areas of the

business will endeavour to apply sustainable practices that have positive outcomes for

minimisation, re-use and recycling. Both manufacturing and administrative areas will

under-go auditing to highlight where improvements can be made to ensure reduced waste

to landfill within the business.

Utilising outputs of recycling is another area that the business will continue to invest in.

This commitment will be demonstrated through the development and implementation of a

“Buy Recycled” policy supporting KPI 4 of the APC.

Product Stewardship Actions

In achieving design and recycling objectives, IHC will work with others to fill knowledge

gaps and improve current practices. Additionally we will make our supply base and

colleagues aware of the importance of our commitment to the APC and collaborate on

initiatives to meet APC goals.

Whilst current practices include the use of returnable containers for bulk products, we will

work further in this area to wherever possible increase the use of returnable packaging.

We will also provide information to our customers and consumers on appropriate reuse,

recycling or disposal of our packaging over the product lifecycle.

Action Plan Integria Healthcare (Australia) Pty Ltd 2012

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APC Goal Action Performance

measure

Covenant

KPI

Baseline

Data

Target/Goal Responsibility Timeframe

KPI 1 – Proportion

of signatories in the

supply chain

implementing the

SPGs for design or

procurement of

packaging

1 - Packaging

design

Develop SPG

checklist/s, and

incorporate into

SOPs for NPD and

review of existing

packaging

SPG checklist in

place

KPI 1 Checklist not

in place

Develop and

implement

checklist

APC team June 2012

Review all NPD and

refreshed products

against Sustainable

Packaging Guidelines

Identify all new

and refurbished

products for

review against

SPGs checklist

KPI 1 Checklist not

in place, NPD

process

review to

include SPG

checklist

Utilise checklist

in all NPD and

product

refreshes

NPD team September

2012

Review 100% of all

existing packaging

and Point of Sale

material against the

Sustainable

Packaging Guidelines

checklist by 2015

Executing the

review in line

with the

schedule,

documenting

outcomes, action

where

appropriate

KPI 1 refer to table

1.0

Assess current

packaging

against the SPG

checklist and

make

improvements

where possible

Procurement

Manager

Review 100%

of packaging

by March 2015

Consolidate different

types of primary

packaging items

used in manufacture

% of

consolidation

rolled out

KPI 1 refer to Table

1.1

Reduction in

number of

varying primary

packaging items

procured,

improved line

efficiency

Packaging

Specialist

Dec 2012


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of signatories with

on-site recovery

systems for

recycling used

packaging

2 - Recycling

Conduct waste audit

with the aim of

reducing the amount

of recyclables in the

general waste

stream

a)Waste Audit

completed

b) Outcome of

audit

determining a

schedule of

action

KPI 3 Recycling

systems are in

place. Review

and improve.

Understand

amount of

recyclable

waste to

landfill,

investigate

opportunities to

reduce.

HSE Manager Dec 2012


of signatories with

a policy to buy

products made

from recycled

packaging. All

Covenant

signatories will

have a formal,

documented policy

of buying recycled

products or

materials

Develop ‘buy

recycled’ Policy for

packaging materials

Policy

Documented

KPI 4 Policy not in

place

Policy

documented

and in use.

Procurement March 2013


of signatories that

have formal

processes for

working with others

to improve design

and recycling of

packaging

3 - Product

Stewardship

Develop formal

processes for

working with others

to improve design

and recycling of

packaging

Document formal

processes

KPI 6 No formal

processes in

place

Apply the

formalised

processes and

document

outcomes

APC team March 2013


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Develop a plan for

meeting with

primary packaging

suppliers

Document a

schedule – will

relate to Table

1.0

KPI 6 Current

practice is

engagement

on a needs

basis

Identification of

opportunities

and innovations

relating to

design

Procurement

Manager

October 2012

(schedule in

place)

Review

arrangements with

waste management

partners

Documentation

of reviews and

potential

improvements

KPI 6 Current

practice

mandates

some

recyclable

waste to

landfill

Engage

suppliers that

reduce waste to

landfill

Procurement

and HSE

Managers

Dec 2012

Use reusable tertiary

packaging where

possible

Continue the use

of reusable +

investigate more

KPI 6 No current

formal

process

Inclusion in the

‘Buy recycled’

Procurement

policy

Procurement Ongoing


of signatories

demonstrating

other product

stewardship

outcomes

Continue work with

our suppliers to

increase usage of

recycled content

packaging - carton

level

% of cartons

made from

recycled

board/with

increased

recycled content

KPI 7 Majority of

existing

cartons used

kraft outer

layer

Less than 10%

of shippers

using a portion

of kraft material

Packaging

Specialist

End 2012

Introduce policy on 2

sided printing to

reduce consumption

of paper

% reduction in

paper usage for

printing

KPI 7 No current

policy

Policy in place APC team July 2012


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Inform both internal

and external parties

of our commitments

to the Covenant, and

educate where

possible

Document

communication

methods and

action a rollout

KPI 7 High level

internal

awareness

only

Inform

internally and

externally via

the identified

methods

APC Team Ongoing –

Will be

reported on

annually

KPI 8 – Reduction

in the number of

packaging items in

litter

Establish a process

to audit and work

internally and with

external packers to

introduce

appropriate disposal

symbols to

packaging

Introduction of

the disposal

symbols to

packaging

KPI 8 No current

formal

process

Process in place Procurement

Manager

In line with

packaging

reviews

(Table 1.0)

Reporting Report

regularly on

packaging

sustainability

performance

Annually Report on

progress against this

Action Plan to the

Australian Packaging

Covenant

Report on time

and in full

Development

of Action Plan

Report on

progress

General

Manager

Procurement

and Planning

March

Annually

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