HCPA’s Innovation Awards has celebrated its sixth year of recognizing members of the household and commercial products industry for accomplishments in product innovation that help the industry transition to an environmentally and socially sustainable economy.
A panel of expert judges from HCPA’s Sustainability and Product Stewardship Council (SPSC) ranks the nominated products in each category to determine the winner. The Association Award winner is determined by votes from HCPA Annual Meeting attendees.
HCPA’s Innovation Awards honor member companies for accomplishments in:
1. Carbon Footprint
The Carbon Footprint award is awarded to a member company whose innovations significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing, distribution, or use of household and commercial products.
2. Circular Economy
The Circular Economy award recognizes a member company whose innovations demonstrate product developments to a circular economy. This award highlights processes and practices, materials, packaging, or other relevant areas that extend the lifecycle of products, including how the end product is comparable to or better than non-circular alternatives and commercial viability.
3. End-User Communication
The End-User Communication award celebrates innovations in how companies communicate with consumers. This could include marketing strategies, educational campaigns, labeling improvements, or communication tools that enhance consumer understanding of products, their benefits, and how to use them more effectively or sustainably.
4. Ingredients
This award focuses on innovations related to the ingredients used in household and commercial products. It highlights advancements in ingredient formulation, whether the use of safer, more sustainable materials, or the development of novel ingredients that improve product performance and reduce overall risk to human health and the environment.
5. Technology
The Technology award acknowledges innovations in the use of technology within the household and commercial products sector. This could include new manufacturing technologies, digital tools, software platforms, delivery or dispensing methods, Artificial Intelligence (AI), data-driven approaches or materials that improve overall efficiencies in product development, manufacturing, processing, sale, and use of products.
6. Association
The Association Award is awarded to an HCPA member company that has led to exemplary advancements within the industry through collaboration, partnerships, or collective efforts to promote best practices or address shared challenges in a way that benefits the broader community.
