http://blog.salazarpackaging.com Industry News and Perspective Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:39:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During my recent travels and conventioneering, I noticed that MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) firms are seriously underrepresented in the world of sustainability, especially when it comes to sustainability and MBE packaging firms. Here are a few cases in point. Four weeks ago I attended the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-perspective/sustainability-and-mbe-firms-room-for-improvement/ We are very pleased to announce that our trademark application for Globe Guard has finally been approved so in the future we will be able to use the ® rather than the temporary ™. This is an important development because it signifies that products carrying the Globe Guard name have ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/salazar-news/its-official-globe-guard-is-now-a-registered-trademark/ Image via WikipediaTimothy Johnson takes a high altitude look at developing a sustainable strategy within large corporations. Jackie DeLise explains how less packaging can be more with a great real life example. Here's a UK perspective on automobile sales trends from Eco Street. Interesting to see which models are selling and which ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-perspective/spotlight-sustainable-links/ One of our favorite blogs is Sustainable Is Good because they do an exceptional job of exposing examples of over packaging. This photo ran on SISG a couple of months ago, much to the embarrassment of Amazon. Obviously someone at Amazon made a mistake and shipped out an order for ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-perspective/what-is-%e2%80%9ceco-consistency%e2%80%9d/ Salazar Packaging carries four varieties of packaging papers, all of which are very sustainable. If you are looking for eco friendly packaging, which paper is right for you? Industrial tissue paper is lightweight and relatively scratch resistant. It's an excellent choice for wrapping fragile or semi-fragile products such as coffee mugs, ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-products/all-about-industrial-tissue-recycled-kraft-bogus-and-indented-bogus-papers/ Even if you are not a regular reader and subscriber to this blog, please accept this as sustainable challenge #1. How quickly and easily can you spot a product or package that that is, let’s call it, “less than innocent” in terms of greenness? You have an opportunity to be ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-products/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-a-green-packaging-challenge/ Somewhere along the line, corrugated (and chipboard) partitions fell out of favor as an inner packing material. A lot of it had to do with a desire to reduce corrugated usage and unit cost - both good objectives. However, corrugated partitions can sometimes reduce overall packaging usage and unit cost, while ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-products/corrugated-partitions-are-a-fine-sustainable-packaging-option/ Image via Wikipedia Most people know Carol Moseley Braun as the former US Senator from Illinois or as former Ambassador to New Zealand, but for the last 3 years she has been busy building her company, Ambassador Organics, into an industry leader in the field of biodynamic food products. DS: Ambassador Braun, ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-people/interview-with-carol-moseley-braun-founder-and-ceo-of-ambassador-organics/ Image via WikipediaThe late sportscaster Howard Cosell would often refer to well seasoned athletes as “veterans of many campaigns”. I guess except for the athletic part, that description could easily apply to guys like me who will soon be attending our 17th PACK EXPO show on November 9th through 13th. This ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-perspective/pack-expo-2008-tips-for-attendees/ Image via WikipediaIt would be a beautiful and greener world if these two goals could be met as one and the same, but unfortunately life and being green are not that simple. So as a business person, serving a predominantly green customer base, which way do you go? Survey after survey ... http://blog.salazarpackaging.com/sustainable-perspective/eco-friendly-versus-customer-friendly/