Sonoco worked with Hartsville High School to successfully introduce the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma program. This makes the local high school one of 2,200 in the world to offer this prestigious diploma. The IB diploma program is a two-year program for high school juniors and seniors. A broadly based curriculum incorporates international standards and a variety of assessment tools. Learn more about the IB program at Hartsville High School.

In 2007, Sonoco donated $2.5-million to Clemson University in South Carolina to create the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics. The institute will promote consumer and environmentally superior packaging design development, printing-imaging technologies and printing-packaging systems to enhance the reusability, traceability and sustainability of paperboard, film and corrugated paperboard packages.

Sonoco employees around the world also personally participate in and support hundreds of industry, professional, health and community organizations. As an example, many employees give generously to United Way, participate in education and mentoring programs in local schools and provide support during the holidays for low-income families by purchasing clothing and gifts.

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