Wal-Mart's Sustainability Initiative - The Packaging Scorecard |
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Each product packaging was then judged in terms of different metrics of sustainability that included Green House Gas (GHG) emissions produced per ton of packaging, size of packaging, use of raw materials, use of renewable energy, recycled content, transportation impacts, innovation, etc. Wal-Mart followed the "7 Rs of Packaging" - remove, reduce, reuse, renew, recycle, revenue, and read - to decide on the metrics. From February 01, 2007, the Packaging Scorecard was available to all the suppliers of Wal-Mart in the US...
4] "Wal-Mart Buyers Put 'Packaging Scorecard' Into Practice News," http://www.domain-b.com, February 01, 2008. |
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