Sustainability
Personal actions lead to sustainability. The people of Boise Inc. make choices every day that enhance our performance. We know that our individual actions and those of our stakeholders collectively make a difference in our world.
We persistently work to deliver strong value to our customers, shareholders, and employees. And we seek new opportunities to grow profitably while balancing the goal of sustainability with customer requirements, environmental perspectives, and returns to our investors. We do this by working safely, enhancing the communities where we operate, using natural resources intelligently, and taking a stand to improve the global environment.
Our people constantly develop more effective and environmentally responsible ways to make our products. And it is our people who developed our Stewardship Principle:
We manage our businesses to sustain environmental resources for future generations.
President and CEO Alexander Toeldte
100% compliance in 2008-2009
Boise Inc. achieved a perfect record in environmental performance for two consecutive years, with no notices of violation and no environmental penalties.
ISO 14001 certification
We are independently certified on our environmental:
- Policy.
- Planning.
- Operational control.
- Monitoring.
- Management review.
Auditors verify that facility policy is understood by all employees.
Click here for printable certificates.
Greenhouse gas emissions down 11%
We reduced our operations' greenhouse gas emissions by about 11% from 2000 to 2008. Boise reduces greenhouse gas emissions by:
- Conserving energy.
- Using renewable biomass energy.
- Increasing recovery and recycling of paper materials.
Paper = Food
Give Something Back (GSB) and Boise Inc. partner to donate $1 to select California community food banks for every case sold of the co-branded GSB/Boise® ASPEN® 30% or 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Together with participating customers over $66,000 has been generated since the program started in June 2009.
Flexibility to grow
In 2009, Boise reduced our total net debt by $345 million, a 32% reduction from 2008, giving us the flexibility to look for growth opportunities.
E-mail: Sustainability
Phone: 208 384 7000
