Monday, February 04, 2008

Wal-Mart Buyers Put Packaging Scorecard Into Practice

Wal-Mart officially began using its packaging scorecard last week to rate suppliers on their progress toward developing sustainable packaging, as well as their ability to help Wal-Mart reach its company-wide sustainability goals to reduce waste, use renewable energy and sell sustainable products.

Wal-Mart buyers will be able to use the scorecard as a tool when making purchasing decisions. The scorecard is essential to Wal-Mart's goal of achieving a five percent packaging reduction by 2013. more

Dennis Bacchetta
Diamond's greenbox initiative