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Q&A With International Paper's CSO on the Journey So Far and Vision 2030
Originally published in International Paper's 2023 Sustainability Report NORTHAMPTON, MA / A...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Q&A With International Paper’s CSO on the Journey So Far and Vision 2030Originally published in International Paper's 2023 Sustainability ReportNORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / Celebrating a decade with our company, Sophie Beckham is vice president and chief sustainability officer at International Paper, where she works across the enterprise to advance sustainability strategy development and the company's Vision 2030 goal implementation. She serves on several senior leadership councils within IP, including the Global Diversity and Inclusion Council.How have you seen IP evolve throughout its sustainability journey over the last ten years?Over the past decade, I've seen sustainability become an important value driver for our customers, reinforcing our business model. During this time, consumers have grown more aware of how their choices impact the environment, creating demand for our renewable fiber-based products. Guided by Vision 2030, our sustainability framework, IP has continuously worked alongside customers and strategic partners to become a leader in renewable fiber-based solutions and to help advance a low-carbon, circular economy.What does circularity mean to IP and how does IP's business model contribute to the broader circular economy?Despite having eight corners, our boxes are circular by design because we create them with the end use in mind. In other words, our boxes are designed to be recovered, recycled and reused. At International Paper, circularity begins in the forest. We know that healthy forests provide clean air and water, nurture biodiversity and mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change. That's why we are committed to using only recovered fiber and sustainably managed wood fiber to make our products. Ultimately, we take this renewable and recovered fiber and turn it into products using circular manufacturing processes. Through internal and external collaboration, International Paper works with legislators, landowners and industry stakeholders to identify and advance renewable solutions that today's consumers want. And finally, to help close the loop, our recycling business recovers and transforms used materials back into the global economy to create new products.How is IP supporting a low-carbon future?Last year, we fell short of our goals for reducing our environmental impact in w...