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2ATwo Sides Packaging (NEW) – exploring the role
of fibre-based packaging from a environmental perspective, developing the use, reuses, and recyclability
of fibre-based packaging. Buildin
the educational messaging of fibr coming from a renewable substrate.
3Love Paper (NEW) – a consumer campaign, leveraging from
VoPP and Two Sides, to build
succinct messaging across schools, communities and brands about
the effectiveness, environmental credentials, learning and comprehension benefits, and socia inclusivity, for all Australians putting paper and print into the everyday lives of Aussies. Also strengthening the difference across society of digital literacy and digital ability. Paper and print literacy is proven, digital literacy across our most vulnerable citizens
is not. A key finding in our consume research supports the strength of print in a modern digital era.
4Keep Me Posted – a less active campaign since the successful Treasury Consultation achievement, however PVCA continues to monitor and have the campaign available to ramp up as needed.
Keep Me Posted is a campaign lobbying for the right to choose how we receive bills and statements, whilst also monitoring digital scams and the digital
divide across Australia, ensuring government and corporations continue to understand the criticality of print communications, across finance, health, and gove nment information, among others.
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Sub-campaigns – for instance
under review for considered inclusion in the VoPP campaign
is Open up to Mail, a direct mail campaign sharing creative design and innovation of direct mail to designers across Australia and New Zealand.
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certification with an ever- increasing range of certifications the industry is overwhelmed with costs to support all with minimal benefit to the member compan . In partnership with APCO, the PVCA will offer members a training opportunity to complete and become APCO Influence certified. No extra fees, auditing or processes. A solution delivered through your membership with immediate benefits
Networking Events – Two
events each year to report on industry body activity, programmes and achievements, celebrated with the industry coming together as one. Members only.
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/ activity volumes, number of employees by location, OH&S reporting, trends, and forecasts and more. Developing an annual report that is quantifiable and supported by a roadshow for all members.
FULL SUITE HR/IR SERVICE
PVCA is operating a hybrid solution for members across all areas of IR/ HR services. It has now officially appointed Charles Watson as general manager – IR, Policy & Governance.
Watson brings 17 years’ experience across IR/HR legal advisory services
– of which 13 are specifically across the nine awards our industry operates within – to provide a senior leadership expertise level for mediation, FWC representation, legislative advisory, governance, and policy management, to protect the industry position across apprentice priority list, national skills council, training and module approval.
The Help Desk, available through the 1800 hotline for immediate HR queries, is supported by an online HR/ IR document library, with templated
resources specific to the industry awards across our membership.
PVCA says this hybrid model provides members an ‘all-access’ opportunity to reach the information they need when they need it, a
Help Desk with 24hr access, and
a specialist service to escalate to
if necessary. The association says this is ensuring members are fully supported, and reassured that the industry body is also overseeing
and influencing policy changes that impact its skills and training needs.
O1THER SERVICES
Sustainable Green Print
(SGP) – an industry specific, environmental management certification to assist in the build of an EMS to ISO standard.
FUTURE PROJECTS – NOT FULLY SCOPED, BUT FEEDBACK IS WELCOMED
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a co-operative certificatio
across ISO9001, 14001 and others, FSC, PEFC and more.
A comprehensive certificatio
suite, under an industry banner, delivering members, who opt into the co-operative, an improved industry standard, reduced cost of auditing, certification managemen and reduced operational management of certifications
Certification Co-Operativ
– run by the industry body,
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3Recruitment Register – an online recruitment portal for local and international skilled print workers. Offering local and international noticeboards of skilled workers wanting
to work across Australia. Employees and employers posting job opportunities and availabilities to provide a facilitated connection hub.
4Carbon Calculator – carbon footprinting is a growing
and key concern across local manufacturing. As an industry we must ensure carbon targets applied to members is relevant and realistic for the print and related services sectors. Building our own calculator for members, with industry standard levels and industry defined targets will ensure ou environmental credentials remain strong across a carbon economy for many years to come.
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