Submitted: The Two Sides Team November 28, 2012
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) presented its first ever Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Awards at the associations annual meeting on Friday, Nov. 9 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Designed to recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives, the awards are to be given based on the merit of entries received across multiple categories. This year, five companies were chosen to receive awards.
November 12 2012, American Forest & Paper Association
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) presented its first ever Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Awards at the associations annual meeting on Friday, November 9th in Scottsdale, Arizona. Designed to recognize exemplary sustainability programs and
initiatives, the awards are to be given based on the merit of entries
received across multiple categories. This year, five companies were
chosen to receive awards.
These awards symbolize our commitment to sustainability and
the strides our members have made to constantly improve our business
practices, said AF&PA President and CEO Donna Harman. We have
long been sustainability leaders, and now AF&PA is recognizing the
very best of our members leadership and innovation across the spectrum
of what constitutes sustainability.
Thanks to our members efforts, we will continue to make
progress toward achieving the industrys sustainability goals, setting
the bar for other industries.
2012 Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Award Winners
Leaders in Sustainability Energy Efficiency/Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Large Company)
Georgia-Pacific: Improving Energy Efficiency
International Paper: Climate Leadership Initiative
Leaders in Sustainability Energy Efficiency/Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Small Company)
Thilmany Papers: Energy and Water Restructuring Program
Leaders in Sustainability Safety
International Paper: Its about LIFE
Leaders in Sustainability Water
MWV: Mahrt Mill Water and Energy Reduction Project
Innovation in Sustainability
Green Bay Packaging: Fiber Reclaim Project
AF&PA member company applicants are considered annually in
two categories Innovation in Sustainability and Leaders in
Sustainability with six Leaders subcategories: Paper Recovery for
Recycling, Energy Efficiency/Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Certified Fiber,
Illegal Logging, Safety, and Water. Projects that support progress toward the Better Practices, Better Planet 2020
sustainability goals qualify for recognition in the Leaders category;
projects that merit recognition for their contribution to sustainable
business practices but that do not specifically address one of these
goals may be recognized in the Innovation category. In July, AF&PA released its 2012 Sustainability Report,
which showed that the U.S. paper, pulp and wood products industry has
made significant, measurable progress toward achieving the goals of its Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 sustainability
initiative. This is one of the most extensive collections of
quantifiable sustainability goals for a major U.S. manufacturing
industry.
For more information about the Sustainability Awards program and AF&PAs Better Practices initiative, visit www.afandpa.org/sustainability.