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AICC, in partnership with INSCO, has announced a specialized training program to be offered during Corrugated Week 2026: Corrugator Defects: How Sheet Quality Impacts Converting Performance.  Held Wednesday, September 30th, the program will examine the relationship between corrugator sheet quality and downstream converting operations. Instruction will be led by Freerk van der Laan, an international

Nordmeccanica will open the doors to its North American Innovation Hub on September 2, 2026. The facility, located in Hauppauge, New York, will feature a technical event dedicated to sustainable flexible packaging. Nordmeccanica will host the event alongside industry partners Henkel and Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H). The companies will demonstrate new technologies and conduct live

ICC, The Independent Packaging Association represents and protects the business interests of our members in the independent sector of the corrugated, folding carton, and rigid box industries. There have been three price increase announcements by the majority producers of containerboard in just five months; most recently PCA’s announcement of a $140/ton (liner and medium) increase

The printing plates industry is on track for consistent growth as technological advancements and sustainability become central themes, according to a new report from The Business Research Company. With evolving demands in packaging and labeling sectors, the market is adapting to new materials and faster production methods. The printing plates market is anticipated to steadily

Stockholm, Sweden based EMBA Machinery has announced the appointment of Doug Butler as North American Sales Director, reinforcing the company’s commitment to continued growth and customer support throughout the North American corrugated packaging market. In this role, Butler will lead EMBA’s sales strategy and business development efforts across the United States and Canada, strengthening relationships

MTC Polska, a Polish manufacturer of primary flexible packaging for the pharmaceutical industry, has installed an OMET XFlex X6 flexographic press at its production facility in Pruszków near Warsaw. Founded in 1993 in Warsaw and part of the Vienna, Austria-based MTC Holding Group, MTC Polska operates a greenfield production facility built in Pruszków in 1999.

According to a report on Packaging Strategies, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) has filed a federal lawsuit, NAW v. Ryan, challenging Colorado’s Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, the state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging law.  NAW is the sole plaintiff in this case and is represented by Andrew Morris and Jacob Huebert

The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has announced the launch of the World Packaging Day (WPD), a global call to raise awareness of packaging as a strategic enabler of our modern life in society, to be celebrated every year around September 6, marking the anniversary of WPO’s foundation. The World Packaging Day aims to increase public

Hybrid Software, a provider of enterprise software for the packaging and printing industry, has released PACKZ 12, the latest version of its PDF editor for packaging prepress. The release introduces an AI-powered assistant that helps users work more efficiently, along with support for Amazon Transparency codes for product serialization and authentication. The multilingual AI assistant

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.