SUSTAINABILITY
REPORT
HIGHLIGHTS
2008
- For the fourth consecutive year, PaperlinX has satisfied the requirements of the FTSE4Good Index Series by meeting global standards of corporate responsibility for social, ethical and environmental performance. And we participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project Survey in Australia.
- Over the past seven years, we successfully reduced our Medically Treated Injury Frequency Rate (MTIFR) by 55 per cent and our overall Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) by 50 per cent.
- The PaperlinX Values were launched in every business to enhance our organisational culture and business performance.
- HealthLinX, our global health and wellbeing programme, was launched by offering all employees a free workplace health check.
- Carbon emissions per tonne of paper produced were reduced by 11 per cent in our Australian manufacturing business. Achieved a 6.7 per cent reduction in raw water used per tonne of paper produced in Australia.
- Developed the first Australian-made range of carbon-neutral papers, called ENVI™ and launched yoyo™, a unique combined office paper delivery and waste collection service in the UK.
- Australian Paper qualified as a member of the World Wildlife Fund’s Australia Forest and Trade Network, an initiative to promote responsible forest management and credible forest certification.
- Australian Paper received dual chain-of-custody certification for its paper products under the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
- Continued to significantly drive up the number of chain-of-custody certifications in our merchant operations in Australia, Asia, Europe and North America, confirming their ability to trace paper back to an approved sustainable source of fibre.
- The upgrade of the pulp capacity at Maryvale Mill is progressing, including the new bleach plant that will provide further improvements in environmental performance.
- Our global community investment was equivalent to 1.25% of reported profits.
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