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Atlanta, Georgia based Georgia-Pacific is closing its box factory in the Macoupin County community of Mt. Olive, a move that will impact about 135 employees in a town of roughly 2,200 people located about 47 minutes northeast of St. Louis. “It really was just a gut punch to the town,” said Mt. Olive resident John […]

The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has launched two new annual industry honors: the FTA Printer of the Year Award and the FTA Supplier of the Year Award. These awards are designed to recognize outstanding achievement, leadership, and innovation across the flexographic printing industry and its supply chain.  The FTA Printer of the Year and FTA […]

Lawrenceville, Georgia based Multicell Packaging Inc., the largest independent manufacturer of chipboard and corrugated box partitions in North America, has acquired Cell Pak, Inc. of North Haven, Connecticut. The Cell Pak facility will operate as Multicell New England, Inc., expanding Multicell’s footprint to four U.S. manufacturing locations. The acquisition enhances Multicell’s production capacity, shortens lead […]

SOMA hosted its SOMA Innovation Day 2025 at the company’s headquarters in Lanskroun, Czech Republic on November 20.  The event was the highlight of SOMA’s Autumn Innovations series, which began at the K 2025 fair in Düsseldorf and continued with a global in-house gathering focused on live demonstrations and expert exchange. Innovation Day welcomed around […]

Norwalk, Connecticut based Metsä Board, has been recognized for its leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change, forests, and water security by the global environmental non-profit CDP.  Based on data reported through CDP’s 2025 Climate Change, Forests, and Water Security questionnaires, Metsä Board is among an exceptionally select group of companies worldwide to […]

The Fibre Box Association (FBA) has announced that it will begin accepting submissions in for the Corrugated Container Industry Annual Report of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses beginning January 5, 2026.  FBA encourages all member plants to submit their year-end safety data from 2025 to participate in this year’s report and Safety Awards Program. Submissions are […]

Hybrid Software Helix (formerly Global Graphics Software) has announced that its SmartDFE technology has won a Label Industry China Award for Innovation. This marks the third major award this year for SmartDFE, the intelligent digital front end platform that drives high-speed label, packaging, and industrial inkjet presses. Earlier in 2025, SmartDFE received a King’s Award […]

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the November 2025 Packaging Papers Monthly report. Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in November decreased 10 percent compared to October, though they were up 1 percent from November 2024. They were also up 1 percent when compared to the same 11 months of 2024. The […]

Green Bay, Wisconsin based Green Bay Packaging has been recognized by The Sustainable Business Council as a ‘Green Master’ within its Green Masters Program®. Since all businesses are at different points in their sustainability journey, the Green Masters Program® categorizes participants into four status levels that reflect the degree to which sustainability has been integrated […]

Esko has announced that Esko World, the annual technology showcase that regularly attracts more than 500 visitors from around the globe, will take place from June 3-5 2026 at the Marriott Canal Street Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana.   The event, now in its 35th year, will bring together packaging and labels converters, brand representatives and […]

Halfway to 2030, the world remains far off track to halt deforestation.   The newly released 2025 Forest Declaration Assessment offers the clearest picture yet of global progress toward ending forest […] The post Bridging Global Forest Accountability with CommodityMap’s Actionable Insights  appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]

TSC members and partners kicked off the new year by coming together in St. Augustine, Florida for our annual Sustainability Leadership Institute retreat. Representatives from leading retailers, brands, and academia […] The post TSC Sustainability Leadership Institute 2025 Recap appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]

We’re excited to announce significant updates to our agricultural production data layers, incorporating both the USDA’s 2023 Cropland Data Layer (CDL) and MapSPAM 2020 into CommodityMap. These updates bring important […] The post Important Updates to Our Agricultural Production Data  appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]

On December 6, 2024, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) was recognized with the President’s Award for Sustainability from Arizona State University (ASU) during the annual President’s Awards ceremony. The event celebrated […] The post The Sustainability Consortium Honored with ASU President’s Award for Sustainability  appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]

A Powerful and Free Tool Designed to Help Companies Gain Deeper Insights Into Their Agricultural Supply Chains Background In today’s globalized economy, companies face unprecedented challenges in maintaining transparency throughout […] The post Tackling Supply Chain Transparency: TSC’s CommodityMap Empowers Companies appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]

The Sustainability Consortium Receives Prestigious 2024 President’s Award for Sustainability from Arizona State University TEMPE, AZ – August 12, 2024 – The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) has been honored with the […] The post The Sustainability Consortium Receives 2024 President’s Award for Sustainability appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]

Syngenta and The Sustainability Consortium’s sustainability reporting tools and frameworks are further aligned to streamline value chain reporting and data collection for additional product categories. TEMPE, Ariz. –The Sustainability Consortium […] The post Sustainability Tools Expand Alignment to Reduce Reporting Burden and Increase Data Harmonization for Food and Agriculture Suppliers appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]

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While The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) applauds the recent news that the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate disclosure guidance requires many publicly traded companies to start disclosing their Scope […] The post Drive for Scope 3 Measurement and Disclosure Not Stopping appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]

February 6, 2024 Trust In Food™ and The Sustainability Consortium explore data collection and sharing within pork and row crop producers, find gaps worth exploring.  Lenexa, Kan., (February 7, 2024) – Amid […] The post Industry Partnership Unveils Barriers and Opportunities in Sustainability Data Collection Throughout Pork Supply Chain appeared first on The Sustainability Consortium. […]