At Domtar, we believe investing in sustainability helps enhance our world for future generations. Our success depends on the health of the forest’s ecosystem. Responsibility, efficiency and engagement are embedded in our sustainability approach, especially when it comes to keeping forests as forests.
Paige Goff, vice president of sustainability and business communications, has spent nearly 15 years sharing the Domtar story, first in brand and advertising operations for pulp and paper and, more recently, in sustainability. She manages our relationships with sustainability organizations, such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Rainforest Alliance (RA). Through our annual sustainability reporting, she also helps bolster our reputation as a leader in sustainable forestry and manufacturing.
We recently sat down with Goff to discuss the changing sustainability landscape for corporations and our sustainability approach, including our pursuit of meaningful sustainability goals, including keeping forests as forests:
How has sustainability evolved over the past 10–15 years in our industry?
It’s been interesting and exciting to see how far sustainability, as a business priority, has come in all industries, but especially for forest products.
Beyond cost savings from making operations more efficient, companies know consumers and business-to-business customers want sustainable products and services, so new markets have developed for different types of more environmentally responsible products, such as our EarthChoice® line.
Specifically for our industry, it’s been encouraging to see companies move beyond introductory certification efforts to look more closely into social sustainability, human rights, community engagement and more.
Our sustainability approach consists of three main categories: efficiency in manufacturing, responsibility in sourcing, and engagement with community and partnerships. By expanding our definition of what it means to be a sustainable company, we’re able to broaden our efforts, and it’s encouraging to see some others in the industry follow suit.
more detail at: https://newsroom.domtar.com/sustainability-approach/