The UP Scorecard Blog provides the latest updates and insights in and around the UP Scorecard project.
Biobased material experts in policy, research, investment, and manufacturing share their expertise in alternatives to conventional plastics.
In a new commentary in Nature Medicine, researchers from the Food Packaging Forum, INSERM, New York University and ETH Zurich describe how the underappreciated health impacts of food packaging may be linked to the known health impacts of ultra-processed foods and how the UP Scorecard can be used to help guide decision making towards a healthier food supply
UP Scorecard developers and industry users discuss how the UP Scorecard is helping procurement professionals make more sustainable food packaging decisions in a webinar hosted by SUM’D member SPLC
In 2024, food service organizations and not-for-profits participated in internal training activities introducing them to the Understanding Packaging (UP) Scorecard. These presentations provided important science-backed information about the impact of foodware and food packaging on environmental and physical health. Through these capacity-building activities, stakeholders learned how to use the UP Scorecard to support more sustainable foodware and food packaging decisions.
The latest version of the UP Scorecard applies an updated chemicals of concern list, provides access to a new interactive user guide, and allows users to compare entire portfolios of foodware and packaging products
Latest version of UP Scorecard allows users to create private accounts, make and save product portfolios, compare entire business units, and features a more robust scoring system for chemicals of concern considering the food or beverage served
