Menasha Packaging has published its first corporate sustainability report, titled “Making the World a Better Place.” The report focuses on the company’s three-tiered approach to sustainability by increasing economic value, demonstrating social responsibility, and enhancing environmental stewardship.

In late 2010, Menasha announced that sustainability is one of the critical areas in which the company will take a market leadership position. It reports that it has already made a number of achievements in sustainability, including:

• New product introductions that include packaging designs that offer the same function and performance but use fewer raw materials in the manufacturing process;

• A heat-recovery system in the Neenah, WI, facility that reuses heat generated from the corrugator as a primary source of heat for the building;

• Reductions in the consumption of electricity, natural gas, and water;

• Installation of five Renewegy 20-kW wind turbines at its Neenah office and manufacturing complex; and

• Support of environmental organizations through donations from the Menasha Corporation Foundation.

Menasha Packaging’s facilities are certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and the company is a member of Energy Star. Its Folding Carton Group is certified under Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody fiber-sourcing standards.

Menasha Packaging is an operating unit of Menasha Corp.; the report also includes information about its sister company, ORBIS Corp.