Hasbro Announces Commitment to Eliminate PVC from Core Product Packaging
"At a time when consumers have an abundance of choices, we hope our track record of innovation and corporate citizenship — including our focus on sustainable packaging and product safety — will give shoppers one more reason to choose our products during the holiday season and throughout the year," said
"Walmart applauds Hasbro's long-term commitment and accomplishments in corporate social responsibility," said
"Our commitment to corporate social responsibility is behind everything we do at
Phasing out PVC in packaging is the most recent effort in a long series of sustainable packaging initiatives by
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Elimination of Wire Ties: In 2010,
Hasbro replaced all wire ties in its packages with ties made from paper rattan or bamboo mix to reduce environmental impact. The effort eliminated approximately 34,000 miles of wire ties — more than enough to wrap around the circumference of the Earth. -
Increase in Recycled Content: In 2010,
Hasbro set a goal to derive at least 75 percent of paper and board packaging from recycled material, or from sources that practice sustainable forest management, by 2011. By 2015,Hasbro plans to increase that goal to 90 percent. -
New Sourcing of Paper:
Hasbro outlined an aggressive paper sourcing policy in 2011, providing guidelines for suppliers regarding sustainable paper sourcing to help ensure that paper used inHasbro products aligns with the company's commitment to environmental sustainability. Among the policy's key requirements is the expectation that suppliers will source paper with as much post-consumer recycled content as practical and financially viable. The company has communicated the policy to its suppliers, and has made it a part of its company-wide quality assurance procedures.
In addition to these leading sustainable packaging commitments,
Earlier this month,
Other goals, accomplishments, and initiatives outlined in Hasbro's 2010 CSR Report include:
- Reducing the company's global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 11 percent from a 2008 baseline, using Greenhouse Gas Protocol guidelines
- Continuing the company's outstanding record of product safety
- Producing zero waste in U.S. manufacturing processes
- Continuing to ensure that the company's owned and operated factories, third-party factories, and licensee factories pursue fair and safe labor conditions
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Auditing the company's third-party factories and licensee factories to ensure they achieve the
International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI) Seal of Compliance in countries where ICTI operates its Caring, Aware, Responsible and Ethical (CARE) program
To learn more about Hasbro's CSR progress, please visit www.hasbro.com/csr.
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