August 4, 2009
Sonoco Records 18% Drop in Direct Emissions
Sonoco is reducing its energy and water usage year over year, with water consumption dropping 8 percent from 2007 to 2008 and energy consumption dropping less than 1 percent over the same period.
The packaging company, which had sales of $4.12 billion in 2008, has committed to reducing GHG emissions from its 121 manufacturing sites in North America by 15 percent over the next five years, using 2008 as a baseline. A big chunk of the emissions reductions will come from improvements at its uncoated recycled paperboard mills. Where possible, Sonoco….
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