Advanced Learning Session: Best Practices in Environmental Sustainability



Bob Johnson
Harbor Industries




Kerry Bailey
The Retail Integration Institute




Kevin Foster O'Donnell
Schorleaf Inc.




Tom Egan
Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI)


Wednesday, Apr 16 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Join Tom Egan, Vice President, Industry Services, Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI); Kerry Bailey, the Director of Retail/Wal-Mart at the Retail Integration Institute; Bob Johnson, Director of Design and Green Team member at Harbor Industries; and Kevin Foster O'Donnell, AIA, Fundamentalist, Schorleaf, Inc., as they lead a half-day symposium on how retail suppliers can adopt sustainability practices. You will hear experts
address topics such as:

Products, Methods & Practices: The best ideas that contribute to sustainable design.

The Wal-Mart Packaging Scorecard: How this system, which evaluates and rates 60,000 suppliers on their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, landfill waste and supply chain costs, will affect you.

Sustainability From the Packaging Perspective: How sustainability mandates affect the complete lifecycle of product packaging – from design through distribution to recycling.