Sustainability

Corrugated container recovery, increased usage of renewable, carbon-neutral energy and decreased overall use of fossil fuels contribute to 35% reduction of greenhouse gases between 2006 and 2014.

Education, networking and entertainment options outlined for Pack Expo and co-located Healthcare Packaging Expo.

Data shared yesterday at the Sustainable Brands 2017 conference by Brambles, CHEP’s parent company, demonstrates the possibilities for zero waste and zero emissions economies.

Modern Materials Handling editors sat down with Andrew Winston, Author and founder of Winston Eco-Strategies. He has 25 years of experience working with executives to understand how managing environmental and social issues creates business value.

PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network honors consumer packaged goods companies that improved sustainability in production operations.

Led by sustainability advisor and author Andrew Winston, a group of supply chain professionals from companies including UPS and REI shared their tips on greener, more efficient supply chains at Monday morning’s keynote.

Freedonia study explores opportunities and headwinds for reusables.

Anticipated $9.2 million investment to create up to 354 jobs in the next seven years.

LEED-certified building can now adjust the sizes and temperatures of storage spaces.

Specialty outdoor retailer REI’s new distribution center brings together the next generation of materials handling and sustainability into one facility. Renewable energy powered distribution center. REI Sustainability

I find it inspiring when our System Report focuses on an organization that “walks it like it talks it,” especially when its aspirational mission is truly reflected in its actions, its operations, and its overall business strategy.

Craig Porter, president of The Renaissance Companies, has built distribution centers in Phoenix for some of the country’s best-known companies. Still, he says, the REI building stands out.

REI’s new Arizona LEED Platinum, Net Zero Energy facility brings together two automation technologies to manage store replenishment and e-commerce fulfillment at the same workstation.

The review includes updates on Brambles’ 2020 Sustainability Goals, which are based on the company’s sustainability framework and are closely aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Wood pallet manufacturers that use PDS may now affix a USDA Certified Biobased Product label to their PDS-made pallets showing they are 100% biobased products.