In the past few years, many food brands and retailers have made commitments related to packaging sustainability, with a deadline to meet the goal by 2025. Now that 2025 has arrived, some of those companies have scaled back their initiatives (FPF reported).
To make it easier for stakeholders to track some of these changes, the Food Packaging Forum (FPF) has updated the dashboard of the Brand and Retailer Initiatives Database (BRID) to include a filter for “Action was cancelled or scaled back.” As of July 2025, nearly 200 actions have been cancelled or scaled back.
FPF does not consistently follow up on all actions included in the database, but any changes discovered will be included. Currently, most of the actions known to be scaled back are related to large commitments, such as Plastics Pacts (FPF reported).
BRID is a repository of actions pledged or undertaken by members of the food industry to address consumer concerns about the presence of hazardous chemicals in food packaging as well as the environmental pollution caused by packaging waste (FPF reported).
The database currently contains summary information about nearly 800 actions from over 400 companies and associations around the world. Users can search and filter by company, the date the action was announced, keywords like “reuse” and “PFAS,” and find actions relevant to a particular country or region. Currently, only 75 actions from 58 companies are directly concerned with chemical safety. For each action, users can find a link for more details.
The actions within the database are not ranked or rated in any way. The database is intended to be a living resource that will be regularly updated, and stakeholders are invited to suggest additional entries by completing the online form.
Reference
Food Packaging Forum (2025). “Brand and Retailer Initiatives Database.”
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