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Governance

A network of accountability

Our vision to create long-term mutual benefit for customers, communities, employees, suppliers, regulators and other partners helps guide our daily actions. We seek to understand the needs and expectations of all these constituents in alignment with our Guiding Principles. In particular, we work in conjunction with a variety of organizations to continuously challenge and transform how we practice responsible stewardship.

Statement on Forest Stewardship

We take science-based steps to maintain healthy forests for the future.

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REINVESTING …throughout the company and across the country

Georgia-Pacific has launched or completed approximately $1.8 billion in capital improvement projects throughout the company since 2021. Projects include new facilities and additions as well as improvements to existing operations. These investments lead to productivity and income opportunities for local contractors who help complete the projects, stimulating each facility location's economy.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Honors

We have a long history of mutually beneficial collaborations with the EPA - from awards and recognition, to programs aimed at enhancing safety and reducing emissions at operating facilities.

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Our Values

We expect each team member to apply the following eight principles every day to create greater value and build new capabilities for future needs.

Integrity

Have the courage to always act with integrity.

Stewardship & Compliance

Act with proper regard for the rights of others, especially regarding safety and the environment. Comply with all laws and regulations. Stop, think and ask.

Principled Entrepreneurship™

Create virtuous cycles of mutual benefit by becoming a preferred partner of customers, employees, suppliers, communities and other core constituencies. Continually seek to identify and close the gaps between what you are and what you could be accomplishing if you were fully applying Principle Based Management™.

Transformation

Transform yourself and help the company and others to do the same. Develop the visions, strategies, capabilities, products and services that will enable us to satisfy unmet needs and create superior value.

Knowledge

Seek and acquire the best knowledge from any and all sources that will enable you to innovate and improve results. Share your knowledge proactively. Provide and solicit challenge consistently and respectfully.

Humility

Be humble, intellectually honest and deal with reality constructively. Develop an accurate sense of self-worth based on your strengths, limitations and contributions. Hold yourself and others accountable to these standards.

Respect

Treat everyone with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. Include and embrace different perspectives, experiences, aptitudes, knowledge and skills in order to leverage the power of diversity.

Self-Actualize

Be all you can be. Identify, develop and apply your gifts and passions so you can best contribute in ways that are most meaningful to you. Be a lifelong learner.

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The American Forest & Paper Association

Our membership in the AF&PA reflects our alignment with the organization’s efforts to support a strong and sustainable U.S. paper and wood products industry. We are proud to do our part in their Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 initiative to create sustainable products for a sustainable future.

Goals include reducing greenhouse gas emissions, advancing a circular value chain, striving for zero workplace injuries, driving water stewardship and making U.S. forests more resilient.

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Certifications

  • BPI COMPOSTABLE

    Select GP PRO cups, plates, napkins and containers are certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI®) for compostability.* *Product is compostable in commercial composting facilities. Such facilities may not exist in your area.

  • FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL® (FSC®)

    Many GP facilities are certified to the FSC chain of custody standard. Chain of custody is an accounting process that tracks wood fiber content through production and manufacturing to the end product. With a FSC chain of custody certification, a company can make claims about how much of its product comes from certified lands, how much contains recycled content and how much is content from controlled sources. Many GP facilities also meet the requirements for evaluation and mitigation of risk associated with non-FSC-certified wood sources. FSC License number FSC C108208.

  • PROGRAMME FOR THE ENDORSEMENT OF FOREST CERTIFICATION (PEFC) CHAIN OF CUSTODY

    Many GP facilities are certified to the PEFC chain of custody standard. Chain of custody is an accounting process that tracks fiber content through production and manufacturing to the end product. With a PEFC chain of custody certification, a company can make claims about how much of its product comes from certified lands, how much contains recycled content and how much is content from non-controversial forests. PEFC License number PEFC/29-31-221

  • SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE® (SFI®) CERTIFIED SOURCING

    All Georgia-Pacific wood products facilities in the United States, as well as all paper, tissue, cellulose, packaging and bleached board products made at GP's primary pulp and paper mills in North America, are certified to the SFI Fiber Sourcing standard. GP's corrugated packaging facilities are also certified to the SFI Fiber Sourcing standard (Appendix 1: Certified Sourcing Label Use Rules). SFI License number SFI-00007

  • SFI® CHAIN OF CUSTODY

    Many GP facilities are certified to the SFI chain of custody standard. Chain of custody is an accounting process that tracks fiber content through production and manufacturing to the end product. With a SFI chain of custody certification, a company can make claims about how much of its product comes from certified lands, how much contains recycled content and how much content is from non-controversial forests.

  • WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL

    The following Georgia-Pacific facilities received Conservation Certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council for their commendable wildlife habitat management and/or environmental education programs.

  • UL RESPONSIBLE SOURCING

    All Georgia-Pacific North American Consumer Products manufacturing facilities have passed rigorous third-party audits by UL Responsible Sourcing.

  • USDA BIOPREFERRED® PROGRAM

    GP PRO sells select groups of USDA Certified Biobased products.

  • ECOLOGO®

    GP PRO has ECOLOGO® certification on a selection of our tissue, towel, napkin and wiper products. The ECOLOGO® UL 175 standard establishes human health and environmental criteria for the certification of sanitary paper. ECOLOGO® is a third-party eco-labeling program and one of two standards in North America approved by the Global Ecolabelling Network, an international association of eco-labeling programs, as meeting the ISO 14024 environmental marketing standard.

  • GREEN SEAL

    GP PRO has Green Seal™ certification on a selection of our tissue, towel, napkin and wiper products. The Green Seal (GS-1) standard addresses the primary life cycle issues for sanitary paper products, from product performance, raw materials, manufacturing, packaging and use. GP PRO also has Green Seal™ certification on a selection of our skin care products. The Green Seal (GS-41) standard includes product performance requirements and environmental and health requirements, such as reduced human and aquatic toxicity and reduced volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

  • LEED

    Many Georgia-Pacific building products, chemical products and tissue and towel products may contribute toward certification points in the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program. LEED establishes a standard for measurement of green building and sustainable building operations and maintenance.

  • SAFE QUALITY FOOD INSTITUTE

    GP has certified many of its corrugated packaging plants through the Safe Quality Food Institute. This certification shows that stringent product safety controls have been implemented at these facilities.

  • GREENGUARD®

    Georgia-Pacific's DensArmor Plus® family of interior panels and ToughRock® regular, ToughRock® Fireguard®, ToughRock® Fireguard C® interior panels, and ToughRock® Mold-GuardTM interior panels are GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD GOLD certified for low emissions.

  • HOME INNOVATION NGBS GREEN CERTIFIED

    Several Georgia-Pacific structural panel products are Home Innovation NGBS Green Certified for Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency or Indoor Environmental Quality.