Georgia-Pacific provides the resources, structure and programs that encourage personal development and growth, and a safe and productive work environment.
Georgia-Pacific workplace programs and initiatives promote diversity and a workplace environment that maximizes individual and collective potential, knowledge and skills.Georgia-Pacific health and safety programs recognize and reward workplace health and safety, and provide the processes and tools to continually improve.
Workplace Programs
With a focus on the MBM® Guiding Principle of Respect, Georgia-Pacific expects employees to:- Treat each other with dignity, respect, honesty and sensitivity;
- Appreciate the value of diversity;
- Encourage and practice teamwork.
Minority and Women Leadership Forums
Georgia-Pacific sponsors leadership forums to provide development and networking for women and minority
leadership.
At the most recent Minority Leadership Forum, Georgia-Pacific leaders focused on the link between innovation and a workforce of different backgrounds and perspectives. CEO and President Jim Hannan described diversity at Georgia-Pacific as inclusive of "race, gender and ethnic origin" as well as "life experiences, cultures, skills, perspectives and many other things."
The company's Women's Leadership Forum was attended by more than 300 Georgia-Pacific women leaders. The Forum focused on using Market Based Management® (MBM) to drive stronger business results and greater professional fulfillment.
Faces of Leadership profiles successful Georgia-Pacific managers who use their diverse backgrounds to lead.
Supplier Diversity Program
Georgia-Pacific is committed to supplier diversity as a key part of our overall strategic sourcing strategy. We strive to provide opportunities for qualified minority- and women-owned businesses to compete for our business on a fair and even basis. Today, many of these suppliers are providing quality products and services in almost every Georgia-Pacific division.Our Supplier Diversity program is designed to expand our network of qualified diverse suppliers. We believe that increasing our network of suppliers can help us lower our total cost, provide more innovative products and service to our customers, and satisfy their customer requirements for vendor participation. This creates value for our customers, which creates value for Georgia-Pacific.
Because, we also believe that it is important to help these diverse businesses grow, we are participants in several mentoring programs, like the Georgia Governor's Mentor/Protégé Program. Created to team established companies with emerging Georgia-based businesses, the partnership exposes small and newly formed businesses to the tools and techniques that large successful companies use in managing their businesses.
Learn more about Georgia-Pacific and Supplier Diversity.
Recruiting Diverse Talent
Georgia-Pacific has developed strategic partnerships with organizations such as the National
Black MBA Association and the National Society of Hispanic MBAs to further our recruitment of
talented business people.
At annual conferences held by both of these associations, Georgia-Pacific employees staff recruiting booths where they meet potential candidates, and discuss career interests and current Georgia-Pacific job openings. "Our partnerships with these organizations give us a chance to meet many qualified, talented people who are a good fit for Georgia-Pacific, either now or at some point down the road," said Charles Jackson, leader of the Workforce Strategies group in corporate human resources. Learn more about Diversity at Georgia-Pacific.
Health and Safety Programs
Georgia-Pacific continues to recognize and reward workplace safety achievement, while new programs are transforming health and safety processes.Georgia-Pacific Safety Recognition Programs
Georgia-Pacific recognizes top safety performers with formal awards, while recognition of incremental safety milestones also is part of the Georgia-Pacific culture. Here are recent winners:Georgia-Pacific Safety Excellence Award
Georgia-Pacific acknowledges facilities that have worked 1 million hours without a lost-time injury, while maintaining an OSHA Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) below 0.5. In 2007, two Georgia-Pacific Safety Excellence Awards were earned:
- Big Island, Va. - Containerboard
- Corrigan, Texas - Plywood
Georgia-Pacific Safe Performer Awards
The Safe Performer Award recognizes locations for working a calendar year with a total case incident rate of 0.5 or better. In 2007, 66 facilities received the company's Safe Performer Award.