PFFC - September 2007 - (Page 42) GREEN CONVERTING Good Citizen Be A Minimize your negative impact. Not only is it good for your planet, it’s good for your bottom line. By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor In the supply chain, the life cycle of a package can result in positive community benefits or it can have a negative impact s and end in a landfill or itie un cost as litter. m d negative life cycle imp ac ts m a n m co ce a ergy ts an en e! rm le g ab rcin w ou ls ria te virgin extraction be n pe rf re ne o physical d esig n material heal th clean pr od u ctio n recycled content re� ning & material manufacturing converters litter & open burning brand owners & product manufacturers land� ll distribution & warehousing waste to energy retailers compost & organic recovery ec yc le rs consumers recycle reuse te ma n ag ement ve cti effe co re Source: Sustainable Packaging Coalition ©2007 GreenBlue 42 | SEPTEMBER 2007 ve ry w as hat do the ancient Iroquois, Thomas Jefferson, and many of today’s leading companies have in common? They all embraced a philosophy that has become known as “sustainable development.” Today, this philosophy encourages manufacturers to balance the “triple bottom line impact” of their operation—people, profit, and planet—when making business decisions. John Bernardo, founder of Sustainable Innovations, Boise, ID, and a recent speaker at Heidelberg’s open house in Kennesaw, GA, provides businesses with analysis and support for introducing sustainable operations into their cultures. He says the inevitable emphasis on today’s bottom line can lead shortsighted companies to focus more on immediate costs and quarterly reports and overlook the long-term economic and environmental benefits of sustainable operations. “If you implement sustainable operations, you’re going to improve your profits, reduce your impact on the environment, and improve the way you impact WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM W r http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of PFFC - September 2007 Table of Contents First Glance From the Editor Calendar of Events Web Lines Process Management News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Narrow Web & Label What’s New Products Narrow Web Sustainability: Going Green? What's the Score with Wal-Mart's Scorecard? Straight Talk From Your Trade Associations Learn 5 Key Elements to Creating Cost-Effective and Eco-Conscious Packaging Install Energy-Efficient Light Fixtures and Reap the Environmental Benefits People, Profit, Planet: How to Balance the Impact of a Triple-bottom-line Philosophy Show Preview What’s New Products Services Directory Classified Marketplace Equipment Buyers & Sellers Advertisers Index Experience Speaks PFFC - September 2007 PFFC - September 2007 - (Page Cover1) PFFC - September 2007 - (Page Cover2) PFFC - September 2007 - (Page i) PFFC - September 2007 - (Page ii) PFFC - September 2007 - (Page 1) PFFC - September 2007 - Table of Contents (Page 2) PFFC - September 2007 - Table of Contents (Page 3) PFFC - September 2007 - First Glance (Page 4) PFFC - September 2007 - First Glance (Page 5) PFFC - September 2007 - First Glance (Page 6) PFFC - September 2007 - First Glance (Page 7) PFFC - September 2007 - From the Editor (Page 8) PFFC - September 2007 - From the Editor (Page 9) PFFC - September 2007 - Calendar of Events (Page 10) PFFC - September 2007 - Calendar of Events (Page 11) PFFC - September 2007 - Web Lines (Page 12) PFFC - September 2007 - Web Lines (Page 13) PFFC - September 2007 - Process Management (Page 14) PFFC - September 2007 - Process Management (Page 15) PFFC - September 2007 - News Clips (Page 16) PFFC - September 2007 - News Clips (Page 17) PFFC - September 2007 - News Clips (Page 18) PFFC - September 2007 - News Clips (Page 19) PFFC - September 2007 - News Clips (Page 20) PFFC - September 2007 - News Clips (Page 21) PFFC - September 2007 - News Clips (Page 22) PFFC - September 2007 - News Clips (Page 23) PFFC - September 2007 - Narrow Web & Label Reporter (Page 24) PFFC - September 2007 - Narrow Web & Label Reporter (Page 25) PFFC - September 2007 - Narrow Web & Label What’s New Products (Page 26) PFFC - September 2007 - Narrow Web & Label What’s New Products (Page 27) PFFC - September 2007 - Narrow Web (Page 28) PFFC - September 2007 - Narrow Web (Page 29) PFFC - September 2007 - Sustainability: Going Green? (Page 30) PFFC - September 2007 - Sustainability: Going Green? (Page 31) PFFC - September 2007 - Sustainability: Going Green? (Page 32) PFFC - September 2007 - Sustainability: Going Green? (Page 33) PFFC - September 2007 - What's the Score with Wal-Mart's Scorecard? Straight Talk From Your Trade Associations (Page 34) PFFC - September 2007 - What's the Score with Wal-Mart's Scorecard? Straight Talk From Your Trade Associations (Page 35) PFFC - September 2007 - Learn 5 Key Elements to Creating Cost-Effective and Eco-Conscious Packaging (Page 36) PFFC - September 2007 - Learn 5 Key Elements to Creating Cost-Effective and Eco-Conscious Packaging (Page 37) PFFC - September 2007 - Learn 5 Key Elements to Creating Cost-Effective and Eco-Conscious Packaging (Page 38) PFFC - September 2007 - Learn 5 Key Elements to Creating Cost-Effective and Eco-Conscious Packaging (Page 39) PFFC - September 2007 - Install Energy-Efficient Light Fixtures and Reap the Environmental Benefits (Page 40) PFFC - September 2007 - Install Energy-Efficient Light Fixtures and Reap the Environmental Benefits (Page 41) PFFC - September 2007 - People, Profit, Planet: How to Balance the Impact of a Triple-bottom-line Philosophy (Page 42) PFFC - September 2007 - People, Profit, Planet: How to Balance the Impact of a Triple-bottom-line Philosophy (Page 43) PFFC - September 2007 - People, Profit, Planet: How to Balance the Impact of a Triple-bottom-line Philosophy (Page 44) PFFC - September 2007 - People, Profit, Planet: How to Balance the Impact of a Triple-bottom-line Philosophy (Page 45) PFFC - September 2007 - Show Preview (Page 46) PFFC - September 2007 - Show Preview (Page 47) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 48) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 49) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 50) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 51) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 52) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 53) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 54) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 55) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 56) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 57) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 58) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 59) PFFC - September 2007 - What’s New Products (Page 60) PFFC - September 2007 - Services Directory (Page 61) PFFC - September 2007 - Services Directory (Page 62) PFFC - September 2007 - Services Directory (Page 63) PFFC - September 2007 - Services Directory (Page 64) PFFC - September 2007 - Classified Marketplace (Page 65) PFFC - September 2007 - Classified Marketplace (Page 66) PFFC - September 2007 - Classified Marketplace (Page 67) PFFC - September 2007 - Equipment Buyers & Sellers (Page 68) PFFC - September 2007 - Equipment Buyers & Sellers (Page 69) PFFC - September 2007 - Advertisers Index (Page 70) PFFC - September 2007 - Advertisers Index (Page 71) PFFC - September 2007 - Experience Speaks (Page 72) PFFC - September 2007 - Experience Speaks (Page Cover3) PFFC - September 2007 - Experience Speaks (Page Cover4)
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