Often when topics like sustainable packaging are written about and discussed, the names of the large corporate giants, like Wal-Mart, are the first to be mentioned. Certainly those corporations can and do have a major influence on environmental and packaging issues. Their level of media exposure provides a platform and an opportunity for those companies to be thought leaders on these topics, both influencing and even demanding from their suppliers a level of compliance with particular environmental requirements.

But the large companies are not the only proponents of sustainability. Small and mid-size companies like Weatherchem have the same concerns, and the same mandate to make sustainability a part of their corporate charter. The environmentally-aware corporation, regardless of physical size or revenues, can impact the environment, well-being of its employees, local communities and the future in positive ways. And when you really think about it, while sustainable packaging is a critical issue, sustaining your business is just as critical. Maintaining your enterprise and your profitability in the long term while being a good steward of the environment and planning for the future is simply good business.

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