Rethinking Materials: Redefining Sustainable Packaging
Nashville | April 21-23 | 2026
SPC Impact gathers the experts responsible for how packaging is designed, labeled, recovered, and regulated. Attendees can look forward to forming packaging partnerships, understanding where regulation and recovery are headed, and leaving with clear next steps for their sustainability strategies.
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Late fees kick in after 5 PM ET on March 24, 2026. Register now to lock in your rate.
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Why Attend SPC Impact?
Networking
Creating a unique pre-competitive space to foster connection and encourage collaboration for organizations to identify and work toward shared sustainability goals.
Community Engagement
By breaking down barriers to build bridges, we create a strong sense of community centered around advancing sustainability throughout the entire supply chain.
Educator
Ranging from foundational to advanced, our role as educators is crucial when many professionals, as the only sustainability expert in their organization, rely on our programs for guidance.
Authenticity
Reflected in our programs, resources, and communications, we deliver difficult truths, stand firm in our positions, and we facilitate honest discussions.
What to Expect at SPC Impact
We’ve got a program designed to help the industry redefine sustainable packaging. Attendees can divide and conquer can’t-miss breakout sessions with their co-workers. Register for tours to connect with fellow attendees and see how Music City does sustainability. And don’t forget to find inspiration to change our industry — and the world — during main stage keynotes.
Potential Collaborators
Consider your sustainable packaging problems solved. At SPC Impact, hundreds of attendees find the partnerships they need to solve some of packaging’s stickiest problems, from flexible film circularity to scaling compostable solutions.
Insights from Industry Thought Leaders
Wondering which states will pass EPR next? How we can finally inspire consumer behavior change? SPC Impact’s 80 speakers will share what’s working across portfolios, what’s changing across policy, and how companies are adapting to meet consumers’ sustainability expectations.
Actionable Content
With more than 40 sessions, experts interested in everything from eco-modulation to consumer education can tailor their SPC Impact experience to find the sessions, tours, and workshops that’ll set them up for success when they head back to the office.
Networking Opportunties
Beyond sessions, SPC Impact provides structured time to solve problems with your peers. Bring a packaging challenge and talk it through with recyclers, material suppliers, and other brands or retailers working toward similar solutions.
Connect with the people your projects depend on. Meet with the brands, converters, recyclers, consultants, and policymakers working toward the same sustainable packaging goals.
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Omni Nashville + Country Music Hall of Fame®
For SPC Impact 2026, we are heading to Music City and the Omni Nashville. Adjacent to the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, there is no better hotel in downtown Nashville, TN for a memorable event in Music City.
Experiential Tours
Arrive early to connect with fellow attendees, and experience innovations in sustainability throughout our host city with curated tours. Not only do these tours provide space for networking and learning opportunities, but also a great opportunity to immerse yourself in new experiences.