Protect , preserve , promote – Amcor Vice President of Procurement and CPO , Ranga Mulabagula discusses the journey to ‘ procurement excellence ’
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Protect , preserve , promote – Amcor Vice President of Procurement and CPO , Ranga Mulabagula discusses the journey to ‘ procurement excellence ’
WRITTEN BY : JANET BRICE
PRODUCED BY : THOMAS LIVERMORE
Protect , preserve , promote has been the driving force of global packaging company Amcor for the past 160 years , but they are now heading for the next level of sustainability as they accelerate their digital journey towards procurement excellence .
Amcor is the world ’ s biggest packaging company – generating close to $ 12.5 billion in annual sales . Amcor Rigid Packaging ( ARP ), is the $ 3 billion business group focused on the rigid packaging market . Originally a beverage-centric packager , the global rigid packaging organisation has now extended its range to develop differentiated products and services to protect food , healthcare , wine and spirits , home care , personal care and technical applications .
Amcor is now focusing on its green credentials following a pledge three years ago to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation that its packaging will be reusable or recyclable by 2025 . This includes their polyethylene terephthalate ( PET ) bottles which could be a game-changer due to their recyclable credentials , current health crisis and concerns over hygiene . Each PET bottle is capped and sealed to keep beverages protected from pathogens like viruses and bacteria .
But this is just part of the sustainability story for the Australian-American company – which puts customer centricity at its heart – as we learn from Ranga Mulabagula , Vice President of Global Procurement , ARP from their offices in Ann Arbor , US .
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