Culture & Marketing

WestRock, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, has been named one of 'America's Most Responsible Companies 2021' by Newsweek magazine, recognizing the company's efforts to imagine and deliver on the promise of a sustainable future.

Sonoco, one of the most sustainable, diversified global packaging companies, is pleased to announce it has again been named one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek. The Company also received an MSCI ESG "A" rating.

Cascades, a leader in eco-friendly recovery, hygiene and packaging solutions, is pleased to continue supporting efforts to fight effects of the pandemic.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a leading global provider of marketing and business communications, introduces a comprehensive vaccination distribution toolkit -- for healthcare providers, government agencies, retail pharmacies, and large enterprise organizations -- aimed at delivering quick-turn marketing, communication, and operational support upon the release of an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine.

Calls are mounting for alternative solutions based on trees, a renewable resource with the capacity to create new environmentally friendly materials for society that can contribute, for example, to significantly reducing the use of plastic and other fossil-based products.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a leading, global manufacture of high performance fibre based solutions, supplying products to the flooring industry for over 40 years. Following the launch of FibRoc®, communicating the identity and positioning of the new product platform, Ahlstrom-Munksjö is pleased to announce the launch of the FibRoc® Flooring product portfolio.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions to food, beverage, foodservice, and other consumer products companies, has been named to Newsweek's 2021 list of America's Most Responsible Companies based on a detailed analysis of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) factors.

The Hygiene and health company Essity is strengthening their dedication to the Global Handwashing Partnership, as a strategic partner.

BASF and the Swedish packaging material manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs have developed a unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging. It can be used to produce wraps with individually adjusted barrier properties e.g. for cookies, ice cream, cereal bars and dairy items as well as wrappers for fish, meat and cheese freshly sold in supermarkets. And it is a solution that meets today's requirement for sustainability by being organically recyclable.

As we adjust to the new normal with packaging playing an ever greater role in our lives, fears around packaging safety are front of mind. Six in ten consumers now claim to wash their hands thoroughly after touching packaged groceries and household products.

The ISE is an index that tracks the performance of listed corporations based on the aspects of corporate sustainability, social justice, environmental balance and corporate governance.

Smurfit Kappa has been recognised as a leader in innovative packaging design scooping numerous prestigious awards recently in Brazil.

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, has been awarded a platinum score in the latest EcoVadis rating, alongside the company's regional counterparts Sappi Europe and Sappi Southern Africa.

Kimberly-Clark announced that it was named one of the 2020+ Top Companies for Executive Women by Working Mother Media (WMM) for the fourth consecutive time.

Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced that Julie Currie has joined the Company as its new Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer. Currie succeeds Renee Badura, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, who will be retiring after 34 years of service to the Company.

WestRock announced that Margaret Herndon has joined the company as chief marketing officer.

With the pandemic upending holiday trends, DS Smith released a new survey today that shows retailers and supply chains need to be prepared for a rush of online shopping and high consumer demand for effective packaging.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is the first global paper manufacturer to introduce an innovative logistics solution for its large reels, which provides benefits throughout the supply chain.

World-renowned paper manufacturer Arjowiggins has launched Sylvicta - a ground-breaking new sustainable alternative to plastics in packaging.

E-Commerce mailer bags made from BillerudKorsnäs' Xpression E-com paper have 50 percent lower fossil emissions than virgin plastic mailer bags and using this leads to the removal of biogenic carbon from the atmosphere. This is proven by a new independent study that compares the environmental impact of different types of e-commerce packaging.

DS Smith has engaged with the Romanian association "Viitor Plus - Asociația pentru dezvoltare durabilă" to donate 1,500 boxes made of recycled cardboard. The boxes are used for shipment of planting kits for the local 'Adopt a tree' initiative. As part of the this initiative tree-planting kits are distributed and delivered at the doorstep of each donor.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions announced the introduction of FlexArmor ™, a new barrier technology engineered for oil and grease resistance in food service, quick service restaurant, fast food and casual dining papers, without the use of fluorocarbons.

Sonoco Protective Solutions, a division of global packaging leader Sonoco, announced the addition of two new paper-based packaging options for heavy and high-value products to its EnviroSense® line of more sustainable packaging: the EnviroSense FiberMax™ Bulk Box and the EnviroSense FiberMax™ Master Roll package.

Last year, Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, announced that it would expand its existing plant in Ansbach, Southern Germany, to become the largest heavy-duty corrugated cardboard plant in Europe. The "Ansbach 2020" project, an investment worth €30 million, is in its final stages of completion and is meeting its customers' needs with innovative sustainable packaging solutions.

Cascades, a leader in eco-friendly recycling, packaging and hygiene solutions, is the winner of two 2020 CTAQ Food Innovation Awards for its unique product in North America: a 100% recycled and recyclable thermoformed cardboard tray. This packaging solution took the honours in the Packaging and Technology and Productivity categories.