Pregis®, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, announces the expansion of its Inspyre™ product line with the new Inspyre™ Mailer, amplifying its contributions to help fight water insecurities in communities around the world. Inspyre™ packaging is a brand member of 1% for the Planet, with one percent of the product line's sales funding Uzima, a charity that makes and distributes water filters that provide clean drinking water to people in need.

The Inspyre mailer offers an efficient, lightweight, and sustainable way to ship non-fragile items and soft goods such as apparel, linens, in direct-to-consumer e-commerce applications. Made with a minimum of 30 percent recycled content, the new Inspyre poly mailer offers customers a unique packaging solution that contributes to sustainability goals and positive change.

The mailer, available in fanfold and roll stock, runs through Pregis Sharp automated bagging systems, which can increase throughput by four times that of manual packing applications, helping fulfillment centers maximize efficiency and minimize labor constraints.

The Inspyre mailer is available in a stock print or customers can opt for custom designs to further connect brands to the Inspyre program. All Inspyre mailers have a stock footer with messaging to consumers communicating the value of this cause marketing initiative with a 1% for the Planet logo, How2Recycle® label, consumer-friendly recyclability instructions, and a QR code to learn more about the corporate social responsibility program.

Since launching the Inspyre brand in 2018, Pregis has helped bring clean water to more than 170,000 people in communities around the world through its donations to Uzima. By packaging with Inspyre™ Mailers, brands will help fund a vital charity while enhancing the customer experience and building brand loyalty. As an added value, Pregis provides customers a marketing collateral toolkit to help promote their participation and commitment to social and environmental change.

"We are thrilled to expand the Inspyre product portfolio and offer brand owners another way to join Pregis in making a positive impact in the world. Through our support of Uzima and brand membership with 1% for the Planet, we can do this on a larger scale," said Daché Davidson, chief marketing officer, Pregis. "The Inspyre mailer clearly communicates the environmental attributes of recycled materials, store drop-off recyclability, and informs consumers that the brand is socially responsible. This message helps brand owners build awareness and loyalty through a meaningful consumer experience."

The mailer is the latest addition to the Inspyre portfolio, which includes HC™ Inspyre, a performance inflatable cushioning solution, and Inspyre Paper, a decorative void fill solution. For companies with a growing ESG commitment, the Inspyre line of packaging solutions creates an opportunity to build strong connections with consumers and make progress towards their goals. Learn more about 1% for the Planet and Pregis' support of Uzima.

About 1% for the Planet

1% for the Planet is a global organization that exists to ensure our planet and future generations thrive. We inspire businesses and individuals to support environmental nonprofits through membership and everyday actions. We make environmental giving easy and effective through partnership advising, impact storytelling and third-party certification. Started in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, business members and individual members have given hundreds of millions of dollars to approved nonprofit partners to date. Today, 1% for the Planet's global network consists of thousands of businesses, individuals and environmental nonprofits working toward a better future for all. For more information, visit www.onepercentfortheplanet.org.

About Uzima

Atlanta-based Uzima Clean Water Mission, a wholly owned subsidiary of Start With One International, was born in 2015 out of a desire to remedy one of the greatest challenges facing the poor in rural Kenya. Uzima has since transformed into a global organization with a variety of filtration solutions to meet the needs of people around the world by making clean water affordable, measurable, and attainable. More information is available at www.uzimafilters.org.