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A lot of companies in the pet sector
pride themselves on being sustain­ Ideas must be backed
able, but this isn’t always the case.
by more action

In a world in which the challenges of climate change are in-
creasingly impacting the public consciousness, sustainability is

becoming an ever more important element of corporate poli-
cy, even in the pet sector.

“We advance business through clude major players in the sec- brands and retailers. It provides
profitable environmental and tor, such as the retail chain regular information updates, as-
social practices” has been one Petco, pet accessories manu- sists companies in achieving
of the main objectives in the pet facturers Worldwise and Kong, the transition to greater sus-
sector for a number of years and dog products manufacturer tainability, and offers motivation
now. This is also the slogan en- Cardinal. Even if the organisa- and repeated reminders of how
capsulating the mission of the tion’s activities are restricted important continual sustainable
PSC. The PSC is the Pet Sustain- largely to North America, the improvement is because it “di-
ability Coalition, a non-profit or- PSC has already made signifi- rectly reduces the impact of pet
ganisation established in 2013 cant progress thanks to its on- products on the global environ-
at the US trade show Global Pet going contact with manufac- ment and communities”, as the
Expo. Its founding members in- turers, suppliers, distributors, organisation emphasises.

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