Business Chief USA – August 2019

ces Sustainability is quickly shifting from

an idealistic preference to a mission-

critical change in operations. Beyond

reduced waste and increased efficiency,

sustainability has emerged as a necessary

way to do business to appeal to both partners

and customers.

Sustainable business practices are

especially relevant in the packaging industry,

historically one of the biggest contributors

to supply-related waste with an estimated

30,000 tons rotting in landfills. Cascades,

one of the top packaging manufacturers

in North America, is on the front lines of

sustainable business practices through

a streamlined supply chain. To hear about

their story, we sat down with Xavier Duprat,

Director of Logistics and Production

Planning at Cascades.

To get started, please tell us about Cascades

and its core values? Cascades produces,

converts and markets packaging and tissue

products that are composed mainly of

recycled fibres. With 25 plants operating

across Canada and the United States, we

are the largest manufacturer of container-

board in Canada and the sixth-largest in

North America. In line with our corporate

mission to “improve the well-being of people,

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