PaperWorks recognizes the importance of being responsible corporate stewards of our community and environment.
We believe that applying sound sustainability practices contributes to our competitive strength; benefits our employees, customers and shareholders; and improves the quality of life in our communities of operation. To guide us towards the integration of sustainable practices across all our operations, PaperWorks has adopted the following principles:
We will strive to:- Integrate sustainability criteria and metrics into facility process improvement and productivity as applicable;
- Reduce energy use, water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through the integration of energy efficiency and pollution prevention programs;
- Work with our customers to develop packaging solutions that minimize the impact and maximize the benefit to individuals and communities throughout the life cycle of their packaging;
- Provide for and actively support forestry certification processes (SFI & FSC);
- Encourage our suppliers and contractors to adopt sound environmental management practices;
- Educate and inform our employees on sustainability so that everyone may be engaged;
- Provide for and support our employees towards the development of an accident and injury-free workplace;
- Engage with our stakeholders and the communities where we operate in order to ensure we understand their values and work collaboratively towards maximizing the positive impact we can leave.
We are striving to go beyond legal compliance at our facilities by implementing environmental management systems (EMSs) to more effectively manage the environmental aspects and impacts of our manufacturing processes and to ensure continuous improvement towards these principles. We will continue to monitor how our operations impact the environment and strive for continuous improvements.
All PaperWorks employees are responsible for the observing and advancing of our sustainability policy and programs supported and developed by our Executive Management Team.