AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING COVENANT ACTION PLAN

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1 AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING COVENANT ACTION PLAN MARCH 2011 MARCH 2016

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While Winson Group incorporating Signet and insignia is a business to business group of companies the Winson Groups action plan has identified that Signet s retail range meets the reporting criteria as per the Australian Packaging Covenant guidelines. The action plan will assist Winson Group in continuing to meet our obligations under the Australian Packaging Covenant and Sustainable Packaging Guidelines to drive continuous improvement of our processes and packaging products into the retail sector while optimising resources to reduce environmental impact with out compromising quality and safety Our commitment will focus us on the effective review of consumer packaging against the new packaging guidelines within suitable time lines. Using materials more efficiently, promoting recycling awareness to ensuring that the bi-products from manufacture and daily business practice are reduced, therefore assisting in the preservation of our environment. Mission Statement and Core Values To be Australian industry s first choice supplier of packaging and identification products The Core Values of the Winson Group are: HONOUR To act in a fair and truthful manner OWNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT To take responsibility for our work and actions as we strive to meet our goals CHANGE FOR STRENGTH To embrace change to improve and grow DILIGENCE To achieve success through hard work and effort Winson Group Managing Director Mark Brennan Signature: Mark Brennan

3 COMPANY HISTORY / SUMMARY 1968 Began trading as Ace Marking Equipment 1989 Renamed SIGNET Identification Systems 2000 The packaging and marking division retained the SIGNET name Labeling & coding division was renamed insignia Today In the top 400 privately owned companies in Queensland One of Australia s leading manufacturers, brand owner and distributors of packaging materials, safety supplies and industrial marking products. Our manufacturing facility and head office is located in Brisbane, warehousing and Distribution centres are situated in Melbourne, Sydney, Mt Isa, Darwin and North Queensland sales serviced through Townsville. We provide a valuable business to business industry service by supplying well-known quality branded products at the lowest possible price, ensuring stock levels are maintained and then back these products up with fast and accurate service. Our method of marketing through catalogues, direct mail and interactive media to small business offers a competitive advantage and ensures we maintain a unique position in the market. insignia is a leading Australian label manufacturer with over 30 years of experience in the Australian business to business packaging market manufacturing a range of blank labels, barcode labels, laser labels and prime product labels. Insignia has production and warehousing facilities in Brisbane and Melbourne. Sales and technical service offices are located in Brisbane, Melbourne Sydney and Adelaide with North Queensland sales serviced through Townsville. We also sell to companies service thermal printing equipment ranging from totally automated printer applicator systems to small desktop printers with solutions to suit virtually any application.

4 BRANDS RETAIL MARKET Produced by SIGNET Colourpack Manufacturing facility for the retail market sector Item Category: 1 Aerosols ITEM SIZE MATERIAL Aerosol Retail Line Marking Paint 500gm Metal & Plastic 12 aerosol cans packed into outer cardboard printed carton 500gm Aerosol Retail Turf Marking Paint 12 aerosol cans packed into outer cardboard printed carton 350gm Aerosol Retail Spot Marking Paint Metal & Plastic Metal & Plastic 12 aerosol cans packed into outer cardboard printed carton DISTRIBUTION Individual cans packed into outer single carton and dispatched on wooden pallet with approved carrier for delivery to consumer COVENANT CONTACT OFFICER/S: Company Contact Officer Denise Leeming Quality, OHSE Manager Telephone Fax dleeming@winson.com.au Peter Blanch Group Operations Manager Telephone Fax pblanch@winson.com.au Address: Head Office 56 Ingleston Road Wakerley QLD 4165

5 Australian Packaging Covenant WINSON GROUP - ACTION PLAN 31 March March 2016 PERFORMANCE GOAL KPI ACTION TARGET / PERFORMANCE BASE LINE DATA RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE GOAL GOAL 1. DESIGN KPI 1 Implementation of the SPG for design or procurements packaging Resource efficiency A Establish APC team to review packaging against SPG Meeting minutes APC coordinator April 2011 reduce environmental maintained Operations Manager impact without B Integration of the SPG in design / procurement systems Integrated into system Signed by all company Procurement Manager June 2011 compromising safety & quality C Integration of APC into Environmental policy Chart total weight of consumer packaging (domestic / Ratio of product to snr mgmt Excel spreadsheet QOHSE Manager APC Team April 2011 imported) sold per annum into the Australian market packaging by weight comparison of figures Operations Manager APC: Packaging designed to Tonnes of packaging by material type Avoid or minimise use of materials & other resources Tonnes of product packaged Collate information Optimise recyclability D Check sheet review packaging against - SPG (Sustainable All products and processes Product list / check APC Team May 2011 & recycled content Packaging Guidelines) form retail range assessed sheet Procurement Manager Reduce litter impacts to SPG QOHSE Manager NOTE: A signatory would be considered compliant if it has a management system with documentation that shows how each of the principles and strategies are used to guide packaging design and procurement decisions GOAL 2. RECYLING KPI 2 National recycling rate for packaging The efficient collection and recycling of packaging APC: The plan must A Conduct waste audit to establish baseline data and identify On site recovery system Audit program APC team September 2011 indicate whether there is a recovery system in place. B opportunities for improvement Documented policy for the buying of recycled products or established and instigated Policy in place and Records Policy maintained and QOHSE Manager April 2011 If not, it must outline the timetable for C materials in as far as possible for retail products Questionnaire and collation of data for % of product that is maintained % known and documented placed onto intranet Spread sheet qty Procurement June 2011 establishment of a recovery system for used D recyclable contact agencies to establish content / process Analysis of packaging stream for waste recovery Member of for retail products Containers for recycling QOHSE Manager APC Team 2012 packaging APMF Australian Paint Manufacturers Federation working with trial programs for paint collection register of recycling facilities CP Manager NOTE: The recovery system could include distribution packaging (stretch wrap, corrugated shippers, tape etc) as well as consumer packaging waste generated in offices and canteens. Markets are available for most packaging materials. A useful resource is Planet Ark s business recycling web site ( and hotline ( ).

6 GOAL 3. PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP APC: Demonstrated commitment to PS by the supply chain KPI 3 The plan must include actions to improve packaging design and increase recycling of packaging. Also: Outline any other product stewardship actions that the signatory will take to support the covenants objectives and goals A Questionnaire requesting information from suppliers as per Document in Procurements Filed and documented Procurement June 2011 SPG processes in QMS QOHSE completed questionnaires B Documented procedure to review packaging existing / new Document in QMS - Intranet published Procurement April 2011 controlled for all personnel APC Team C Consumer education program web / catalogue for the Noted on web & in YBG Om system and visible APC Team August 2011 responsible disposal or recycling of the packaging Signet GM D Work with other associations to improve packaging design and Involvement with APMF Documented trials APC Team April 2011 recycling APMF Australian paint Manufacturers Federation trials documented occurring NOTE: The plan must indicate whether there is an existing policy or procedure (such as a Buy Recycled policy). If not, it must outline the timetable for establishing such a policy or procedure.