GREIF
Eduardo Simoniello , President GR
percent , including Greif Packaging Accessories , Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services — of Europe , Middle East , Africa and Latin America . Progress has also been made towards limiting CO2 emissions and residues and saving water . “ We are proud of our accomplishments thus far . The accumulated economic benefit of energy conservation , since 2009 , reached [ USD ] $ 45 million in 2014 ,” reports the Latin America president .
In order to determine the impact of different variables related to sustainability , depending on the packaging type and supply chain used by Greif ’ s clients , key technologies have been developed such as a tool called the “ Green Tool .” It is now possible to monitor the impact in specific variables — like for instance , climate change , acidification , pollution , human toxicity , to mention a few . Simoniello explains that , “ With the help
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