The free-to-use Open 3P Data Standard for packaging has recently recruited new members to its Standard Custodian Board (SCB) to oversee the future maintenance and development of the standard, particularly on an international scale.

The Open 3P Data Standard was launched last year to support efficient and consistent data capture, sharing, and reporting across the packaging supply chain.

It has been collaboratively developed by a consortium of industry partners comprising Dsposal, Ecosurety, Open Data Manchester CIC, OPRL, and RECOUP, with funding from UK Research & Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK.

The aim is to make the packaging supply chain more data-enabled and sustainable, and support the transition to a more circular economy within the packaging sector.

Recruited to provide expertise in both packaging and data management, the new SCB members are:

• Frances Dickman – Head of Compliance at Colpac Ltd
• Lucy Knight – Co-founder and Data Lead at The Data Place
• Steve Morgan – Head of Policy and Infrastructure at RECOUP Ltd
• Adaobi Obi – Business Intelligence Analyst
• Tom Shaw – Packaging Analyst at Waitrose & Partners
• Julian Tait – CEO of Open Data Manchester CIC (Chair)
• Sophie Walker – CEO of Dsposal Ltd

Julian Tait, ODM chief executive said: “We are delighted to welcome the new board members and the breadth of expertise that they bring with them. This is an exciting moment in the evolution of the Open 3P Data Standard as the UK packaging industry starts to adopt and use it and it moves on to its next stage of international development.”