Georgia-Pacific is announcing its participation in Better Practices, Better Planet 2020, an initiative of the American Forest & Paper Association that sets the most extensive and quantifiable set of sustainability goals for any major manufacturing industry in the U.S.
"Our industry has long been a good steward of our planet’s resources and a leader in sustainable practices that create value in society and for our companies, but we believe it is important to push ourselves to do even better," said Jim Hannan, AF&PA Chairman of the Board, and CEO and President of Georgia-Pacific. "The goals of Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 will provide a road map for even greater leadership by our industry toward successful sustainability practices that can provide economic, environmental and social benefits for our customers, our companies, our employees and the communities in which we live." .
In addition, AF&PA is committing to explore opportunities to reduce the water consumed in our processes, and determine whether or not to set a consumptive use goal in the future, which would require information in addition to the discharge data currently collected. In the interim, AF&PA will continue to report for our membership on the volume of water discharged through a biennial Sustainability Report.
