Sustaining products
Wal-Mart forces suppliers onto sustainable packaging path with mandatory scorecard. The store plans to reduce packaging across its global supply chain by 5 per cent by 2013. Critic says that initiative isn't comprehensive; greenhouse gas measurement, for example, excludes all life cycle steps except material manufacturing.
Food Navigator 2008-02-08
Categories: BUSINESS, Environment & Pollution
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