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| The Quality Commitment |
 In the quest for quality and consistency, we have joined technology and skill. Today, GP containerboard is the product of meticulous monitoring blended with years of papermaking experience.
To meet our quality commitment, we have invested in new technology and equipment as well as employee training. Our Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) includes training programs, employee involvement, awareness and communications efforts, and daily monitoring of processes. Through CIP, employees have gained an appreciation for the importance of consistently delivering quality products to all of our customers. A commitment to quality products and service is shared by the people at the Big Island mill and by all of Georgia-Pacific.
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| Safety First |
Safety comes first at Georgia-Pacific. The company is committed to providing a safe working environment for all employees. GP has been the safest large company in the forest products industry for several years, according to the American Forest & Paper Association. Many GP facilities have been accepted into OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) at the Star Level, the VPP's highest recognition for workplace safety.
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| Continuing the Commitment to the Environment |
From pollution prevention and sustainable forestry to recycling and air quality improvement, Georgia-Pacific and the Big Island operations model a total commitment to environmental stewardship.  Georgia-Pacific employees are dedicated to making the company an environmental role model. As one of the nation's leading forest products companies, Georgia-Pacific is committed to the practice of sustainable forestry, as represented by its participation in the American Forest & Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry InitiativeSM program.
The Big Island mill is designed to make the best use of available resources. The mill promotes the efficient use of manufacturing waste and by-products including bark, sawdust and shredded tires for use as fuel.
Georgia-Pacific annually recycles an impressive 1.8 million tons of old corrugated containers (OCC). The Big Island mill contributed to the corporate recycling capabilities with the addition of an OCC linerboard machine and recycled fiber plant. Big Island recycles fiber from trim scraps from box plants and old corrugated containers, receiving OCC bales from warehouses, stores and collection points throughout the country.
 Big Island is currently working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to install an innovative air emissions system that is expected to reduce current recovery plan air emissions by 90 percent while increasing the mill's energy efficiency. Part of EPA's Project XL (eXcellence and Leadership) program, the innovative black liquor gasification system will be the first full-scale system of its kind to be used in the pulp and paper industry. The project is expected to be complete in 2003.
Georgia-Pacific strives to minimize its impact on the environment. The company sets high environmental standards including a commitment to seek 100 percent compliance with all regulations, permits and company goals.
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