The database provides an entry row for each initiative or commitment and includes key information across the columns about:
- the simplified name of the responsible company or organization;
- the year it was launched;
- the country or region where it is applicable;
- related keywords;
- the type of company or organization;
- whether or not it is related to chemical safety;
- whether it is a commitment or an initiative;
- a link to additional information either in a Food Packaging Forum (FPF) news article or an external source;
- a short summary describing it.
A commitment is defined here as being a set target for the company or organization to achieve in the future. Often this includes a time frame for achieving the target as well as potentially including milestones along the way.
This is different from an initiative, which is defined here as simply being an action already taken (or started) by the company or organization to improve its FCMs or FCAs. This includes initiatives that specifically work towards achieving a previously made commitment.
Please note that this database is for information purposes only and is based on publicly available information FPF has been made aware of. The search for information used to develop it has been largely limited to information publicly accessible in English. The database includes information about commitments that have been made, but it does not follow-up to see whether or not a company has since followed through with the commitment. Some non-governmental organizations have published reports looking into this (see the section below about additional resources).
Links to external websites in the database and in linked FPF news articles were functioning at the time of publication, however they may have since been updated or removed by the source. Please let us know if you come across any links that are no longer functioning.