If you supply major retailers, then you’ll be expected to meet their sustainability requirements. The challenge is achieving sustainability while staying cost competitive. That’s where PSO can help. We’ll optimize your packaging supply chain so that you can achieve packaging profitability while meeting retailers’ sustainability requirements.

We’re a consumer products company, too! We have a unique understanding of retailer needs. Plus, we have in-depth experience with packaging operations, so we have a better perspective on how to optimize them. No other program offers this powerful combination. But here’s the real advantage… you’ll get concrete sustainability metrics in addition to cost savings.

Wal-Mart has announced that sustainability will be a key component of its business model. The company defines sustainability as “a revolution of innovation to ensure that future generations can enjoy the same quality of life that we enjoy today.” This cleaner, healthier, more efficient platform combines business, societal and environmental goals to contribute to a common and lasting good.

There is a direct correlation between reducing total packaging costs and achieving greater sustainability measures. We believe that operating in a sustainable manner is good for business. We’ve helped numerous companies streamline their packaging supply chain and production processes. We’ve seen first hand how these improvements can reduce packaging materials to make more efficient use of natural resources. The results are remarkable – significant reductions in total systems costs and sustainable packaging.  That’s good for society, the environment and your business. 

We look at more than just the packaging materials. We examine your entire packaging process from the finished package through receiving at your customer’s site and beyond. Our PSO engineers drill down on every aspect of package performance to uncover hidden sources of inefficiency and waste, such as storage time, stacking, transportation, pallet overhang, misalignment and crush.

A PSO review includes a PSO Report that quantifies total supply chain savings. Our PSO Calculator then translates these savings into concrete sustainability measures, including total material reductions (tons of fiber), reductions in energy use (BTU), and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

PSO gives you access to Georgia-Pacific’s in-house expertise and the resources of our Innovation Institute®. You’ll work closely with the PSO team to design packaging that more efficiently addresses your application and achieves greater sustainability measures.