Addressing Sustainability in Disposable Hygiene Products
Adhesive manufacturers can partner with players all along the supply chain to reduce the environmental impact of single-use disposable hygiene products.
As the world faces multiple economic, environmental, and social challenges, many companies are adopting corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies to deliver more sustainable operations and products. Companies’ knowledge and understanding of CSR is at varying stages across the globe, however. Some have clear, well-thought-out strategies that they are executing and communicating; others welcome support.
The United Nations (UN) first published “Our Common Future” in 1987.1 Often called the Brundtland Report, it envisioned sustainability as: “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”