ThermoSafe Brands Announces Price Increase
ThermoSafe Brands, a business unit of Sonoco, announced a price increase of 4-7 percent effective March 5, 2012. Read More
Sustainability is smart business
Sonoco has a strong record in the area of corporate sustainability, reflecting the company's recognition that sustainability is an important issue to our customers, shareholders, and employees.
Sonoco Targets a Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer, announced a voluntary reduction in greenhouse gas emission of 15 percent from the Company's global manufacturing plants by 2014.
"I am pleased to report that our efforts in 2009 led to an approximate 13 percent reduction," DeLoach said. "We have put in place a global Web-based environmental management system which collects GHG emissions from all of our international manufacturing facilities. We have taken this data, established 2008 as our baseline year, and set a goal of reducing GHG emission from our more than 300 manufacturing facilities by 15 percent by 2014."
Sonoco Recognized by “Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine”
“CR Magazine” rated Sonoco the fifth most transparent large-cap company in the Materials Sector in its inaugural "Industry Sector Best Corporate Citizens" lists. Learn more about this new honor.
Sonoco Ranked Top Packaging Company in "Newsweek's" 2011 Green Rankings
Sonoco was named the top packaging company and the top company in the Materials Sector in "Newsweek" magazine's 2011 Green Rankings. It also made the Green Rankings' top 40 percent overall for the third consecutive year. Learn more more about this important recognition.
Sonoco Named One of the 25 Top Companies for Leaders in North America
Sonoco has been named to the 2011 list of North American Top Companies for Leaders for a fourth consecutive time. Ranked number 16, Sonoco was the only packaging company to make this year's list. Learn more about this prestigious award.
Sonoco Announces New Biomass Boiler Project in South Carolina
Sonoco recently announced a $100 million investment in our new "green" biomass boiler and other major infrastructure upgrades at our Hartsville complex, making Sonoco and South Carolina more competitive globally . Learn more about this exciting new project.