P&G Wins 2016 AF&PA Sustainability Award for Water

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, D.C., USA, has recognized Procter & Gamble (P&G), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, with the 2016 AF&PA Leadership in Sustainability Award for Water for their Water Conservation Response project. The award was presented at AF&PA’s recent annual meeting in Cary, North Carolina.

"P&G’s Water Conservation Response project proved them to be an important and responsible partner in addressing California’s urgent need for good stewardship of scarce water resources," said AF&PA President and CEO Donna Harman. 

P&G’s facility in Oxnard, Calif., implemented five distinct projects that led the site to deliver a cumulative absolute fresh water consumption reduction of 28% between 2012 and 2015 and set new site and business records for low levels of water consumption. 

Designed to recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in the paper and wood products manufacturing industry, AF&PA’s annual sustainability awards are given based on the merit of entries received across multiple categories. 

Projects that support progress toward the Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 sustainability goals qualify for recognition in the "Leadership" category, which has five subcategories that correspond to the goals: Paper Recovery for Recycling, Energy Efficiency/Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Sustainable Forest Management, Safety, and Water. The "Innovation in Sustainability" award is reserved for projects that merit recognition for their contribution to sustainable business practices, not one of the goals specifically.

AF&PA’s  2016 Sustainability Report showed that the U.S. pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, and wood products manufacturing industry has made significant, measurable progress toward achieving its Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 sustainability goals. 

 

More information is available online.