AF&PA Announces Award-Winning Sustainability Projects The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has an- nounced its annual Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Award winners, which recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in the paper and wood products manufacturing industry and are awarded based on the merit of entries received across multiple cat- egories. “We had a record number of submissions to our Bet- ter Practices, Better Planet 2020 awards program, which underscores that sustainability is a top priority for our industry, even in the midst of a global pandemic,” said AF&PA President and CEO Heidi Brock. “I continue to be impressed by our industry’s commitment to leadership in sustainability. Our members are constantly striving to
reach new limits of possibility and these awards give us an opportunity to shine a spotlight on innovative sustainabili- ty success stories.” AF&PA’s Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustain- ability Initiative is one of the most comprehensive sets of sustainability goals established for a U.S. manufacturing industry, nearly a decade ago. The initiative recognizes the three essential pillars of sustainability — economic, en- vironmental and social — interdependent factors that col- lectively support long-term viability, growth and improve- ment. The Sustainability Award winners demonstrate the industry’s long-held commitment to improving practices to build a better planet today. AF&PA congratulates the fol- lowing winners: Leadership in Sustainability – Energy Efficiency/ Greenhouse Gas Reduction : Resolute Forest Products: Modernization of Coosa Pines (Alabama) Mill Helps Re- duce Resolute’s Carbon Footprint Resolute’s $4 million
upgrade to the Coosa Pines mill’s cogenera- tion turbine resulted in a 65 percent reduc- tion in purchased energy and enabled the mill to self-generate 40 percent of its ener- gy use in 2019 and to increase total energy sourced from renewable sources, including biomass and hydroelectricity, to 68 percent. Leadership in Sustainability – Safety: Clearwater Paper: Aspects & Impacts Pro- cess to Identify and Reduce Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) Risks: Taking a proactive and systematic approach, Clearwater Paper’s risk-based assessment program resulted in an immediate improvement in specific safety targets and employee engagement – each site met their 20 percent improvement goal within the first year. Leadership in Sustainability – Sustain- able Forest Management : Evergreen Pack- aging: Family Forests – The Key to Certified Success: Through major investments in re- gional programs, Evergreen Packaging is reducing barriers and increasing access for small landowners to participate in forest cer- tification programs and increase sustainable forest management practices in the region. Leadership in Sustainability – Water : Sappi Somerset Mill’s Caustic Reclaim & Re- use: Sappi North America’s Somerset Mill designed and installed an innovative system that recovers used sodium hydroxide during boiler feed water preparation and repurpos- es caustic. The process has reduced the use of caustic purchases of wood-related prod- ucts by 660 tons per year, reduced water use by more than 12,000 gallons per day, as well as reduced acid consumption in the waste- water treatment plant by 816 tons per year
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