Sonoco Alloyd Unveils New Aergo® 6E 100 Percent Electric Heat Sealing Machine at EastPack 2013
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Sustainability is smart business
Sonoco has a strong record in the area of corporate sustainability, reflecting the company's recognition that sustainability is an important issue to our customers, shareholders, and employees.
Sonoco Targets a Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer, announced a voluntary reduction in greenhouse gas emission of 15 percent from the Company's global manufacturing plants by 2014.
"I am pleased to report that our efforts in 2009 led to an approximate 13 percent reduction," DeLoach said. "We have put in place a global Web-based environmental management system which collects GHG emissions from all of our international manufacturing facilities. We have taken this data, established 2008 as our baseline year, and set a goal of reducing GHG emission from our more than 300 manufacturing facilities by 15 percent by 2014."
Sonoco Receives Outstanding Marketing at Retail Achievement Awards
Sonoco today announced that its retail point-of-purchase display and packaging services business won three awards at the Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) 55th annual Outstanding Marketing at Retail Achievement (OMA) competition.
Building Local Headquarters in South Carolina
Firms that headquarter in South Carolina have a tremendous impact on our state's economy and the livelihood of our citizens. Read the Darla Moore School of Business' report on Sonoco's economic impact.
Sonoco's 2012 Annual Report Now Available
Sonoco's 2012 Annual Report to shareholders is now available. The report, entitled Delivering On the Promise™, reviews Sonoco's 2012 financial performance and examines how the Company’s businesses are satisfying its customers around the world with high-quality products and services.
View the Company's 2012 Annual Report.
FORTUNE Magazine Recognizes Sonoco
Sonoco ranked third in the Packaging and Container sector of Fortune magazine’s 2013 World’s Most Admired Companies. The corporate reputation ranking of the top 350 global companies is based on 3,855 stakeholder assessment surveys taken from peer company board members, management teams, sell-side analysts and other stakeholders. It is based on the following key attributes: innovation, people management, corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment, products and services, and global competitiveness. Sonoco was ranked in the top four in nearly all categories, but first in financial soundness among 11 peer companies.
Pepperidge Farm Baked Naturals Cracker Chips Feature SealTab Reclose Technology
Packaging World recently published an article on Pepperidge Farm's Baked Naturals Cracker Chips, which feature Sonoco's SealTab reclose technology.
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