Strengthening the Resilience of Our Communities Beyond the Workplace
Originally published in International Paper's 2022 Sustainability Report
International Paper employees are the heart of our business and the foundation of our success. So we steadfastly foster a safe, inclusive and collaborative culture in which we all can thrive. Beyond our workplace, we’re helping build a better world by strengthening the resilience of our communities — so that they, too, can prosper.
Our Vision 2030 progress
Goal:
Promote employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces
Target:
Achieve zero work injuries for employees and contractors
Safety is non-negotiable. Continue to focus on building a resilient safety culture through programs such as LIFE (Life-changing Injury and Fatality Elimination), a key component of our commitment to minimize injuries in our workplace.
Target:
Achieve 30% overall representation of women and 50% representation of women in salaried positions, and 30% minority representation in U.S. salaried positions.
Our diversity and inclusion strategy, with initiatives across our employee attraction, retention and engagement programs, drives our efforts to create a culture where all individuals are valued, engaged and contributing to our success.
2022 Impact:
We’ve had major movement in our journey to build a resilient safety culture focused on human organizational performance. The introduction of new International Paper Safety Leadership training includes real examples of past incidents in our facilities and a variety of tools to guide our safety leaders. We’ve also made a deliberate effort to increase the number of learning events throughout our facilities and implemented a new system to share these learnings to all leaders within the company.
2022 Status:
- Overall women: 17.9%
- Salaried women: 34.5%
- U.S. salaried minority representation: 24.2%
Goal:
Strengthen the resilience of our communities
Target:
Improve the lives of 100 million people in our communities
2022 Impact:
- $19.8 million dollars in global giving
- $2.9 million employee giving and company match
- 10.3 million lives impacted
- 12,126 volunteer hours
- 778,860 corrugated boxes, bags and absorbent pulp products donated
About International Paper
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global producer of planet-friendly packaging, pulp and other fiber-based products, and one of North America’s largest recyclers. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 39,000 colleagues globally who are committed to creating what’s next. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2022 were $21.2 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.
