Sustainability #2

http://www.sustainablepackaging.org/about_vision.asp

- Above is the link to the mission and vision of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. This coalition are currently working on several projects. One project is a program that analyzes the impact packaging companies have on the environment, called COMPASS. Another project is called the Design Library which works to create and document sustainable packaging solutions for packaging companies. The SPC is an initiative of GreenBlue which is a not-for-profit organization focused on working to redevelop businesses, industries, and entire economies in order to make them more sustainable. GreenBlue is working on several projects along with SPC, such as Green2Green, an initiative to encourage and provide solutions for green building projects, and also CleanGredients, which is a database of environmentally and health friendly ingredients in cleaning products. Below is the link to the GreenBlue mission, vision, and approach.

http://www.greenblue.org/about.html

www.sustainablefoodnews.com/

- Sustainable Food News is a database for articles on current events occurring in the food industry. There is an annual fee required in order to subscribe and view the articles. However, you can also follow Sustainable Food News on Twitter, where you can access the articles that are posted free of charge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BPaMBPWPl0

- Vice President of General Mills Sustainability Program, Gene Kahn, discusses the break down of what the program has done to analyze their environmental footprint in all aspects of the corporation.

http://www.ceres.org/Page.aspx?pid=705

- Ceres (pronounced “Series”) is a coalition of investors and environmentalist groups whose goal is to work with large companies in order to help them become more sustainable and environmentally conscientious. This URL, http://www.ceres.org/Page.aspx?pid=415 , is to the page that explains Ceres mission, history, and accomplishments. There is a 20 year anniversary video that explains the history of the

coalition, the efforts to get companies to analyze and report their environmental impact, and their goal to increase awareness of climate change and reduce the impact companies may have on the climate.

http://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2007/228.html

FoodProcessing.com is a data base for articles on recent news in the food and beverage industry. Above is an article about an upcoming convention in Las Vegas, where Pack Expo and three other shows will be discussing solutions to processing, packaging, and printing problems. The theme of the convention is “Sustainability: The New Manufacturing Imperative”. The show takes place October 15-17, 2009. You can register for the convention at www.paxexpo.com .