Ecodesign Call for tenders
The eleventh edition of the “CONAI Call for Ecodesign of Packaging in the Circular Economy – Enhancing the Environmental Sustainability of Packaging” has concluded. The initiative rewards the most innovative and eco-sustainable packaging solutions placed on the market in the 2022–2023 biennium.
The Call was open to both the evolution of existing packaging projects and to new packaging introduced by companies, provided that — according to the results of the Eco Tool — they demonstrated a lower environmental impact compared to the packaging solutions most commonly used for the same application on the Italian market.
In addition, both the Eco Tool and the case analyses were validated by a third-party certification body (CONAI_Dichiarazione_Verifica_Bando Ecodesign2024).
The total prize fund made available by CONAI amounted to €600,000, divided as follows:
- €550,000 distributed proportionally to the score obtained by all admitted cases;
- €50,000 awarded, at the discretion of the Extended Technical Committee, to the cases that stood out for their innovative and design-driven approach in activating one or more of the following ecodesign levers:
- Reuse
- Facilitation of recycling activities
- Use of secondary raw materials
- and to two exemplary cases of packaging that promote new technologies and significant design or innovation applications.
In 2024, CONAI awarded 248 cases out of 414 submissions.
These 248 packaging innovation cases achieved a measurable reduction in the environmental impact of packaging, including:
- a 27% reduction in CO₂ emissions,
- a 20% decrease in energy consumption, and
- an 18% reduction in water use.