Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Survey Shows Bright Future for Sustainable Packaging

A survey of top retail- and manufacturing-related companies reveals that more than 65% of companies have some type of sustainable packaging policy in place, while 28% are currently developing a policy.

The report, developed by Tompkins’ Supply Chain Consortium, states that for 79% of companies, packaging sustainability impacts their strategic direction in the area of energy and material costs, and 76% see an impact in environmental and economic concerns. At the same time, executives see less of an impact in the areas of increasing competitiveness and access to new markets, indicating that sustainable packaging may be more about “hard” savings rather than “soft” benefits. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative

1 comment:

product sourcing said...

Packaging is an essential part of product production and distribution business. The materials used to prepare packaging items must be perfect for the manufactured goods to be packaged. In order to do this, production outsourcing of packaging materials should be done in the event raw materials are not sufficient. On the other hand, custom manufacturing should be the main production goal. Product sourcing is also appropriate as long as sustainable packaging is being considered.

Thanks for sharing your insights on the issue, Dennis!