• Citizen's Advisers, a socially responsible investment firm, honored Sonoco as one of 2004's Top Ten Corporate Citizens in Environmental Stewardship.
• Sonoco named one of Mergent's Dividend Achievers, a select list of companies whose outstanding dividend records make them excellent investment opportunities. 

August 2004

• Sonoco named an AARP Best Employer for Workers 50 and Over.

June 2004

• Abitibi-Consolidated named Sonoco the Supplier of the Year in the operations and production category.
• Kevin Sands, business development manager, Flexible Packaging, and Rodney Weaver, R&D engineer IV, Flexible Packaging, discussed the challenges and opportunities of retort pouches at the 2004 Stand-up Pouch Conference, sponsored by Packaging Strategies.
• Bekeart Specialty Film named Sonoco its Supplier of the Year.

May 2004

• Business Ethics magazine named Sonoco one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for a fifth consecutive year.
• The Packaging Label and Gravure Association presented Sonoco with two awards for packages manufactured at the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Flexible Packaging plant.
• Point-of-Purchase Advertising International recognized Sonoco CorrFlex with a silver and a bronze award in the 2004 Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Awards contest.

March 2004

• Sonoco was named to Fortune magazine's list of America's Most Admired Companies for a second consecutive year.
• Sr. Vice President Charles Sullivan explained how consumer trends influence flexible packaging at the Institute of Packaging Professionals' Flexible Packaging Conference 2004.
• Fortune magazine named Sonoco to its annual Fortune 1000 list, a ranking of America's top companies by revenue.
  • Sonoco overall revenue rank #529
  • Sonoco Packaging, Containers Sector Rank #8

February 2004

• Sonoco president and CEO Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., discussed ethical and courageous school board leadership at the South Carolina School Board Association's 2004 Annual Convention.
• Brad Ross, vice president and general manager, Packaging Services, spoke at the 2004 Senior Executive Supply Chain Retreat.

January 2004

• Sonoco received MeadWestvaco's Strongest Link Award for exceptional performance in cost reduction, performance improvement and supply chain integration and optimization.
• Sonoco president and CEO Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., spoke to  students at the University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business about ethical corporate leadership.

See also:
2007 awards and accolades
2006 awards and accolades
2005 awards and accolades
2003 awards and accolades