IMPACT IN ACTION

One of the key initiatives of the Sustainability Council at Worthington Enterprises is to advance how the Company designs for sustainability throughout a product’s entire lifecycle. This includes how the product is packaged.

A recent win came in preparation for the 2024 outdoor season. Our Consumer Products business segment identified opportunities to change the packaging of our Garden Weasel tools in favor of notable sustainability gains. Specific actions included:

• Reducing shipping cartons to increase the number of units per pallet to create more efficient shipping that required fewer truckloads.
• Transitioning shipping carton material so that a majority of SKU shipping cartons are 100% fully curbside recyclable.
• Utilizing higher-quality, lower-cost packaging that achieved frustration-free packaging (FFP) certification.

Best practices and lessons learned from this conversion are now being considered for other products within the Company’s portfolio of market-leading brands.