Wal-Mart Unveils Packaging Scorecard

CHICAGO, Ill.—Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. released a packaging scorecard November 1 to continue its commitment to reduce packaging across its global supply chain by 5 percent by 2013, helping Wal-Mart and its suppliers improve packaging and conserve resources. The company first announced this packaging initiative at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City in September 2006, but did not reveal the specific metrics until its PACK EXPO keynote address “The Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club Packaging Vision.”