Coding, Printing & Labeling

U.K. research shows interest in carbon labels by consumers

Shift in shopping habits and consumer insights indicate support by U.K. consumers for carbon labeling of their food products.

February 5, 2010

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Sustainable Packaging

The carbon management software and services market

Pike Research predicts rapid growth for carbon management solutions in coming years; new packaging products attest to increase.

February 5, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Checklist for strategic sustainability

How does your company's sustainability strategy compare?

February 3, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola invests in recycling with Keep America Beautiful program

Grants provide recycling bins and consultation for parks, schools, offices, and special events.

February 2, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Incremental sustainability steps will win--despite the critics

The blogs are full of bluster railing about what they perceive as too-slow developments in eco-friendly packaging. But those who do it best didn’t get there overnight.

February 1, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Global 100 list of most sustainable corporations released

Coca-Cola, P&G, Unilever, and Group Danone among the companies recognized in the fifth annual Global 100 list of most sustainable large corporations.

January 29, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Big brands unite on sustainability

The Global Packaging Project (GPP) could go a long way towards defining sustainable packaging and bringing brand owners, retailers, and packaging material suppliers closer to their sustainability targets.

January 28, 2010

Sustainability

Packaging's curse--bad press blues

{easycomments}Website, The Daily Green, wails on wasteful food packaging, no mention of single households demographics or convenience.

January 28, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Global project's goal: one language for packaging and sustainability

The Consumer Goods Forum project may add a useful layer at the crossroads of packaging and sustainability. It could complement established sustainability guidelines.

January 27, 2010

Contract Packaging

Where to place the focus in talks with a contract packager

Poor execution wastes the time of both the service buyer and the provider when solutions are brought quickly to the table without first having understood the problem.

January 26, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Case packer uses a power monitor to minimize energy consumption

A three-axis, side-load case packer receives up-to-the-minute information on energy use from a component mounted on the controls cabinet.

January 24, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Details on fifth annual Walmart sustainability expo explored

Learn from Walmart’s Ron Sasine and Sam’s Club’s Robert Parvis the goals of this year’s expo, including the role of GreenerPackage.com in providing a complementary virtual trade show available all year long.

January 21, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Major corporations begin road-testing global framework for GHGs

Companies embark on test of new GHG protocols that could enable them to better calculate and share the climate change impact of their products.

January 21, 2010