Measurable success on the sustainability front

摘要

Think back to the events of the last several years. The Sustainable Packaging Coalition was formed and issued the guiding vision of sustainable packaging with its comprehensive definition. Packaging Strategies held its first SustainablernPackaging Forum in Philadelphia, and the industry took note of the huge response to this event. Wal-Mart introduced the "scorecard," and the industry suddenly had to examine its systems of sourcing,rndesigning, converting, and transporting packaging to make those systems more sustainable. And at interpack in Dusseldorf, Germany, while the 2005 show brought 21 exhibitors to a biopolymers pavilion, this past April that number was 40.rnToday, suppliers are busy innovating. Barely a week goes by without an announcement of the availability of a new or enhanced material or some sort of "sustainable" service. Supplier plants are receiving notable certifications such as the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) designation for sound environmental stewardship of forests. And everywhere you look, energy from renewable resources is being harnessed and carbon dioxide emissions reduced.