ARIZONA, USA, – February 20, 2013 – IFCO SYSTEMS, a global leader in Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs), has joined The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) in the Food, Beverage, and Agriculture (FBA) Sector Working Group of the organization.
“We are thrilled to welcome IFCO Systems to The Sustainability Consortium as a new member,” said Dr. Sarah Lewis of the Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Sector of TSC. “IFCO’s experience in fresh product distribution methods will bring important perspectives to the work of the FBA Sector. We look forward to expanding our horizons together.”
IFCO is an international logistics service provider with more than 210 locations worldwide. IFCO RPCs are used primarily to transport fresh produce from growers to leading grocery retailers. In addition to greater product protection and lower supply chain costs, IFCO’s innovative containers also offer environmental benefits compared to traditional one-way packaging.
“IFCO has always championed environmental sustainability,” said Hillary Femal, Director of Strategic Market Development at IFCO. “IFCO will continue to work to improve the sustainability of global agriculture supply chains, providing efficient and sustainable solutions for packaging. We look forward to expanding our sustainable efforts through our TSC membership.”
TSC’s Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Sector is the largest sector in TSC and home to other participants such as Kellogg’s, MillerCoors, and PepsiCo, Inc. In addition to contributing to the SMRS, the FBA Sector Working Group is also developing an innovation project around Commodity Mapping, biodiversity, and water usage.
About The Sustainability Consortium
TSC is an organization of diverse global participants that work collaboratively to build a scientific foundation that drives innovation to improve consumer product sustainability. TSC develops transparent methodologies, tools, and strategies to drive a new generation of products and supply networks that address environmental, social, and economic imperatives. The Sustainability Consortium advocates for a credible, scalable, and transparent process and system. The organization boasts over 90 members from all corners of business employing over 57 million people and whose combined revenues total over $1.5 Trillion. The Sustainability Consortium is jointly administered by Arizona State University and University of Arkansas with additional operations at Wageningen University in The Netherlands and has recently launched an office in China. Learn more at www.sustainabilityconsortium.org.
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