Collaborations
PARTNERSHIPS
Work with the Foundation
A partnership here isn’t an endorsement
It’s a contribution to the evidence, the standards, and the controls that make ESG impact verifiable in packaging.
Partners engage at the level of method, policy, and testing: results, limitations, and corrections remain open to scrutiny.
PRINCIPLES
Collaboration as infrastructure, not window dressing
We collaborate to strengthen the auditability and quality of evidence — not to generate endorsements.
- STRUCTURE BEFORE LOGOS
At PackInPro, a partnership is a working mechanism: it defines roles, boundaries, data, evidence, and accountability. The architecture comes before the branding. - EVIDENCE AND LIMITS, DECLARED
Every collaboration must make explicit what we know, what we don’t, which proxies we use, which uncertainties remain, and how we address them. - NO REPUTATIONAL SHORTCUTS
The Foundation issues no seals of approval. The value lies in the process: method, verification, correction policy, and versioning.
What a partnership is NOT
- It is not a partner page built for marketing or lead generation.
- It is not a licence to use logos or endorsements without evidence and context.
- It is not a reputational verdict: it is a contribution to the method and its auditability.
- It is not a shortcut: if the data doesn’t hold, we say so.
TYPES
Three ways to collaborate
Different actors, the same principles: defined scope, evidence, audit trail, accountability.
SCIENTIFIC
Universities and research institutions
Collaboration on methods, indicators, models (MCDA, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty) and verification protocols.
- co-development of methodological notes and operational definitions;
- validation of analytical choices and trade-offs;
- critical review and contribution to versioning.
INDUSTRY
Supply chains and businesses
Collaboration on real-world cases: packaging, logistics, processes, industrial data, controls, and supply chain auditability.
- hands-on work in the Prosocial Laboratory;
- data collection and evidence quality;
- documentation of limitations, conditions, and replicability.
INSTITUTIONAL
Regulators and policy bodies
Collaboration to align language, standards, and transparency practices — useful where shared frameworks and public criteria are needed.
- harmonisation of criteria and definitions;
- documentary transparency and governance;
- contribution to guidelines and publications.
HOW IT WORKS
What a collaboration looks like
A streamlined process built to keep scientific rigor and real-world application working in step.
1
Scope definition
What’s being measured, who’s involved, what questions can be verified, what data exists — and where judgment calls could creep in.
2
Evidence & controls
Data sources, quality, traceability, collection rules, audit trail, uncertainty management, and proxies.
3
Testing & verification
Method applied as documented, assessment by class and range, sensitivity analysis.
4
Reporting & corrections
Inspectable outputs: results, limitations, and lessons learned. When errors surface or new evidence emerges: corrections and a changelog.
INTEGRITY
Ground rules: conflicts, transparency, and use of results
A collaboration only works with the Foundation if it keeps independence and auditability intact.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Every collaboration must disclose potential conflicts and constraints — confidentiality obligations, financial interests, operational dependencies — and set out how they will be managed.
LOGOS AND ENDORSEMENTS
This site doesn’t do badge marketing. Where a collaboration needs to be acknowledged, it’s described in plain language and linked to the underlying evidence, methodological notes, and stated limitations.
VERSIONING AND CHANGE
When a collaboration produces updates — to indicators, weightings, or definitions — they enter version control. What changes stays visible, with reasons and a date.
Expected outputs
A collaboration should produce one or more of the following:
- a methodological note or addendum to the technical framework;
- a data protocol or process auditability record;
- a verified project sheet with results and stated limitations;
- a correction policy or governance update;
- a publication or report with findings and sensitivity analysis.
Every output must be readable in context. No scores without the process behind them.
CONTACTS
Propose a collaboration
If you’d like to work with us on methods, indicators, or real-world cases — supply chain or machinery — get in touch. Tell us what you’re measuring, what data you have, how auditable the process is, and what a verifiable outcome looks like.
Note: every proposed collaboration is assessed against three criteria — independence, quality of evidence, and consistency with our policies.
META - INFORMAZIONI
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COSA SAPPIAMO
This page defines collaboration as a process: scope, evidence, controls, reporting, and corrections — consistent with our mission of verified ESG impact.
COSA RESTA INCERTO
Operational details, priorities, and timelines depend on available resources and work in progress. Method versions and policies are subject to change; all changes are tracked.
ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO
Versione contenuti “Collaborations” v1.0 - 16.06.2026