Advancing a Sustainable Industry

摘要

It is a dynamic time for paper and wood products in terms of sustainability and innovation-and that is a driving reason I am so excited to have recently rejoined the industry.In 2011,AF&PA launched the Better Practices,Better Planet 2020 sustainability initiative,which includes one of the most ambitious sets of quantifiable sustainability goals to date for a U.S.manufacturing industry.As the 2020 deadline nears,the decision to adopt the initiative continues to demonstrate visionary leadership.Beyond reporting progress on the goals in AF&PA’s biennial sustainability report-the latest edition was released in July of 2018-we illustrate the meaningful ways the industry is making progress on the goals through the projects of our annual AF&PA Sustainability Award winners.We recently honored five of our member companies for their sustainability initiatives.Let’s take a look at some of the industry’s sustainability highlights and the way the projects of our 2019 AF&PA Sustainability Award winners are contributing to continued industry leadership.