Tag: International Paper

International Paper: One Million Acres of Forestland Conserved

Stuart Mitchell

International Paper, the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, today announced it exceeded its sustainability goal of conserving and restoring 1 million acres of ecologically significant forestland. This milestone achievement enhances biodiversity protection, strengthens carbon sequestration, and supports sustainable land management, reinforcing the company’s commitment to environmental stewardship and climate resilience. “We are thrilled to have surpassed one of our Healthy and Abundant Forest targets to conserve 1 million acres of ecologically significant forestland by restoring nearly 1,158,00 total acres, and we did so six years ahead of schedule,” said…

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The Public Affairs Council Honors International Paper for Grassroots Innovation Award for Period Poverty Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Affairs Council honored the winners of the 2024 Innovation Awards during its annual Advocacy Conference in Austin, Texas on January 30, 2024. International Paper won in the category of Grassroots Innovation for our Period Poverty Initiative to combat period poverty in communities and raise awareness of the issue facing women and girls. Meaghan Joyce, director of political & advocacy strategy, accepted the award on behalf of International Paper and provided an overview of the campaign during the award ceremony. Period poverty is the lack of access to period…

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Always®, International Paper, and Period Heroes Join Forces to Advocate for Federal Action to Help #EndPeriodPoverty in the U.S.

Stuart Mitchell

In honor of this years Menstrual Hygiene Day, Always, the leader in global menstrual care; International Paper, the leading global producer of planet-friendly packaging, pulp and other fiber-based products; Brooke and Breanna Bennett, Co-Founders of Women in Training, Inc. (WIT); and, Feeding America®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, rallied together in Washington D.C. in support of Congresswoman Grace Meng’s Menstrual Equity for All Act. The Act would ensure people have access to free period products in federal buildings and schools so that no one would have to miss out…

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International Paper Partners With Proctor & Gamble’s (P&G) Always® to #EndPeriodPoverty

Stuart Mitchell

Once again, International Paper and Always® celebrated International Women’s Day by teaming up to address period poverty – an issue facing more than 500 million women and girls globally. Period poverty is the lack of access to adequate menstrual health management supplies and education. It’s an issue that leads to a number of problems like school truancy, reproductive issues, health risks and unnecessary shame. In 2022, IP and Procter & Gamble’s Always® brand joined forces to expand awareness and impact by hosting 45 packing events and distributing 25,000 kits across…

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NFWF and International Paper Announce Five-year, $10 Million Renewal of Landmark Forest Conservation Partnership That Helps Keep Forests As Forests

Stuart Mitchell

International Paper and The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced the renewal of their Forestland Stewards Partnership for another five-year period, where IP is committing $10 million for wildlife and working forest conservation. The award-winning Forestland Stewards Partnership (FSP), one of the most effective public-private forest conservation efforts in the United States, will continue to help catalyze targeted investments that benefit wildlife, people and the planet. Now entering its second decade, FSP has funded 156 projects across twelve states that will restore, enhance or protect more than 1.2 million…

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