Month: September 2023

Originally published in International Paper’s 2022 Sustainability Report

Sourcing renewable raw materials and other resources, such as wood fiber, chemicals, fuel, manufactured parts and services. We: 

Source 32% of fiber from forests certified to the FSC®, PEFC™ or SFI® forest management standardTrace 100% of uncertified wood fiber to origin using our ForSite™ Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping toolMaintain FSC or PEFC Chain of Custody certification at more than half of U.S. box plants

Designing circular solutions, in collaboration with our customers. We:

Deliver connected packaging innovations using traceable digital applicationsSupply renewable, recyclable corrugated boxes to help customers, including a growing e-commerce industry, become more sustainableTransform cellulose fiber into solutions ranging from personal care products to fiber-reinforced concrete applications

Recovering products and providing a market for them, in our own facilities and distributed to others. We: 

Are one of the top users of recovered fiber in the world, using 5 millions tons annuallyRecover, reprocess or facilitate the sale of 7 million tons of recovered fiber per year

Manufacturing renewable, recyclable and compostable products, in safe and inclusive workplaces. We: 

Responsibly produce 100 million boxes per dayReturn 88% of water used in our manufacturing operations back to the environmentGenerate about 70% of mill energy from carbon-neutral biomass residuals

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