Partners in Project Green and PAC - The Packaging Association combine efforts to assist business

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Press Release - August 5, 2010 - Toronto, ON, Canada

Partnership between North America’s largest eco-business zone and The Packaging Association will help drive new business opportunities

Partners in Project Green and PAC – The Packaging Association are pleased to announce a new partnership that will leverage the knowledge and resources of each organization to help their respective memberships realize the business benefits of sustainability.

“By allowing members access to each organization’s programming and leveraging the resources, knowledge and skills of every group, we can accelerate sustainability practices of our members,” says Toby Lennox, Chair, Partners in Project Green Steering Committee and Vice-President of Corporate Affairs and Communications with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.

This partnership will allow members of Partners in Project Green and PAC to access to each organization’s programs at no extra cost, while leveraging each organization’s sustainability efforts to identify new opportunities to work together to serve the needs of their memberships. The goal, ultimately, is to help companies reduce their costs, while resulting in improved economic and environmental performance for each organization’s members.

“PAC members are very proactive in the sustainable movement and always exploring ways to help our cause. Collaboration with Partners in Project Green can provide PAC GTA members access to some excellent green programs and networking opportunities at a discounted rate,” states James D Downham, President & CEO, PAC.

Member companies will receive the following benefits from the partnership between Partners in Project Green and PAC:

Reduced rates for programs and training extended to each organization’s members; and,
Access to each organization’s networks.

For more information, please visit www.partnersinprojectgreen.com or www.pac.ca.

About Partners in Project Green
Partners in Project Green is a growing community of businesses working together to green their bottom line by creating an internationally-recognized Eco-Business Zone around Toronto Pearson. Through new forms of business to business collaboration, Partners in Project Green delivers programming that helps businesses reduce energy and resource costs, uncover new business opportunities, and address everyday operational challenges in a green and cost effective manner.

About PAC
PAC – The Packaging Association is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1950. PAC is the only organization in North America that represents and advocates for every sector of the packaging supply chain. PAC is a non-political, package-neutral association and treats all members equally. This partnership adds value to the core drivers of PAC including Sustainable Packaging Leadership, Continuous Education, Network Matchmaking and Leading Collaboration.

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