The Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC), the US nonprofit that works with pet companies on sustainability, has named the winners of its first Pet Sustainability Awards. The winners were announced on November 11, 2026 at a gala during Impact Unleashed, PSC’s own event held at the Limelight Hotel in Boulder, Colorado from November 9 to 11. Only PSC Accredited companies could win, and the awards cover six areas, from products and packaging to labour standards and industry collaboration. One of the packaging awards went to a UK supplier, which makes this worth a look for anyone in the UK trade buying pet food or treat packaging.
A UK packaging supplier shares the recyclability award
Tyler Packaging shared the recyclability award with Law Print and Packaging. PSC says the award is for packaging designed to be recycled in practice, using mono-material PE or other recyclable designs across several product lines, plus taking part in take-back or recovery schemes. According to PSC, Tyler Packaging’s mono-material range is independently tested and certified under Interzero’s “Made for Recycling” standard. Law Print and Packaging was recognised for taking part in its parent company’s Go-Recycle programme, which PSC describes as going beyond packaging that is only recyclable in theory.
Two other packaging firms won in the same category. Sonoco Products Company took the post-consumer recycled content award, and PSC says 66% of the materials used to make Sonoco’s packaging in 2025 came from post-consumer recycled sources. Morris Packaging won the circularity award for packaging that uses less material and is designed to be recovered and reprocessed. If you are comparing pouch and bag suppliers, our packaging and print suppliers page lists the firms we cover.
Products and ingredients
In the product category, InClover Research won for sustainable sourcing, Moderna Products for its Odyssey Medium Transporter cage, and Vital Pet Life for its Only Salmon Oil. The ingredient awards went to Corbion for sourcing and production, and to Innovafeed for its Hilucia black soldier fly protein. Corbion also won the climate action award. PSC says its net-zero targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative and that it holds a CDP Climate A List rating. For pet food brands and private label buyers, the ingredient winners are the ones to note, since that is where much of the industry’s footprint sits. Our pet food manufacturers page covers contract and private label makers.
Environmental, social and leadership awards
Open Farm won the regenerative commitment award, Natoo Pet Foods the biodiversity and water award for its conservation partnership in Brazil, and Nylabone the waste reduction award after moving from plastic blister packs to FSC-certified, plastic-free paperboard. On the social side, Love, Nala won for community engagement, Petcurean Pet Nutrition for the best annual impact report (its 2025 report) and MPM Products for labour and human rights. MPM Products also shared the industry collaboration award with Earth Animal. Instinct was named emerging sustainability leader, and Open Farm co-founder Jacqueline Prehogan was named sustainability hero of the year.
Why it matters for the trade
Retailers and distributors are increasingly asking suppliers for evidence behind sustainability claims, and these awards were judged on things like certification, recycled content figures and published reporting rather than marketing copy. PSC was founded in 2013 by eight companies and says it now works with more than 200 member companies. The awards come a few weeks after PSC named Heather Pfahl as chief executive. You can find out more about the organisation on our Pet Sustainability Coalition listing.
This article is based on desk research of the Pet Sustainability Coalition’s announcement of November 11, 2026. Pet Trade World did not attend the event.
Companies in this story
- Tyler PackagingWarwickshire flexible packaging supplier with recyclable and compostable pouch options for pet food and treats.
- Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC)Boulder-based nonprofit coalition helping pet businesses improve environmental performance through accreditation, tools and shared industry action.
