Sustainability Management in the Packaging Industry 2010-2012: Market Opportunities, Packaging Industry Buyer Demand, Post Recession Dynamics and Busi
13 Dec 2010 • by Natalie Aster
London – “Cost savings, attracting new customers and positive outcomes for the environment are major drivers influencing sustainability efforts in the packaging industry. Post recession some 71% of industry players are looking to increase their sustainability budget over the next 12 months, with only 29% looking to decrease it.”
The report “Sustainability Management in the Packaging Industry 2010-2012: Market Opportunities, Packaging Industry Buyer Demand, Post Recession Dynamics and Business Trends Forecast” by iCD Research analyzes how packaging and converting companies perceive sustainability; specific procurement strategies and practices being undertaken; how sustainability initiatives have been affected by the economic downturn; and what actions are being taken to minimize its negative effects.
Report Details:
Published: November 2010
Pages: 180
Price: USD 2,000.00
Report Sample Abstract:
The majority of respondent companies with a turnover of US$1 billion or more has implemented or is in the process of implementing strategies such as „increasing compliance on sustainability management‟ and „increasing staff for sustainability management‟. These companies are able to afford and integrate sustainability practices into their value system, effecting waste minimization, energy efficiency initiatives, practices to reduce water consumption and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
However, companies with a turnover of up to US$100 million, and US$100 million to US$1 billion, preferred „increased staff education on sustainable management‟ and a „strategic review of the need for sustainability management‟. Due to workforce constraints, these companies emphasize staff education in order enhance the competency of their workforce to carry out their businesses processes efficiently.
More information can be found in the report “Sustainability Management in the Packaging Industry 2010-2012: Market Opportunities, Packaging Industry Buyer Demand, Post Recession Dynamics and Business Trends Forecast” by iCD Research.
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