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How will Wal-Mart's scorecard impact you?(TIPS FROM FBA)
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Official Board Markets
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December 29, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Questex Media Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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With Feb. 1 as the official launch date of the Wal-Mart packaging scorecard looming, packaging companies across the country still have many questions. In response, Wal-Mart hosted a Packaging Sustainable Value Network (SVN) meeting in Bentonville, Ark., Dec. 4-5 to present the current status of the packaging scorecard, which also includes Sam's Club. Staff of the Fibre Box Association (FBA), who represented corrugated box manufacturers on the SVN Steering Committee, and other industry members attended this meeting to give input and get answers regarding how the scorecard impacts the box making industry. What follows is the FBA's compilation of frequently asked questions, and ...
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