IP: Recycling Is Only One Piece Of The Sustainability Puzzle
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Sustainability has become a more common focus in recent years, as both organizations and individuals seek ways to contribute in a meaningful way to protect the environ- ment. Across the paper industry, most manufacturers are focused on practices that not only advance the industry at large, but ensure that the public has continued access to renewable products. Some companies seeking to lessen their own carbon footprint might seek out paper products that are identified as 100 percent recycled – however, 100 percent recycled is only part of the sustainability story. It’s important to high- light that renewable fiber-based products are only able to be recycled to an extent and after several recycling cy- cles, the fiber weakens to the point of becoming unusable. Should recycling be the only effort deployed by paper companies, the global economy would eventually run out of paper products – it’s just a matter of time. This is a global issue, as the United Nations (UN) has taken note and highlighted 17 goals as part of its own fo- cus on sustainable development – including a nod to both recycling and planting trees to protect the forests. In an effort to elevate this issue and challenge the paper indus- try to reframe how they approach minimizing their environ- mental impact, International Paper created Vision 2030 in accordance with the UN’s goals. This commitment was born out of the organization’s desire to not only identify more meaningful ways to contribute to a renewable future but to hold the industry to higher standards and enable others to join in this effort. “We are always looking to expand our product portfolio to provide sustainable alternatives to non-recyclable, or hard-to-recycle items,” said Katie Diley, Innovation Market- ing Manager at International Paper. “Our aim is to provide fiber-based products in as many segments as possible, ranging from eCommerce to to-go packaging. The more plastic, Styrofoam, and other hard-to-recycle items we can replace, the more demand we create for renewable for- est products, accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.” Vision 2030 highlights in detail that organizations look- ing to lessen their environmental footprint should think bigger than just purchasing recycled goods. They should also seek out companies that are committed to supporting the protection of healthy and abundant forests. Companies like International Paper, which depend on thriving forests, are on the front line of contributing to healthy forest ecosystems in both working and non-work- ing forests. There are places in the world where forests are threatened, and deforestation from agriculture and development is devastating ecosystems, but there are also places where forests are thriving because of careful CONTINUED ON PAGE 44
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