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Partner Profile
| International Paper | |
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| Location | Stamford, CT |
| Goal | International Paper pledges to reduce total U.S. GHG emissions by 15 percent from 2000 to 2010. |
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| Company Description International Paper, founded in 1898, is a global uncoated paper and packaging company with primary markets and manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Russia, Latin America, Asia and North Africa. Its uncoated papers and packaging businesses are complemented by xpedx, North America's largest distributor of printing papers and graphics supplies and equipment. Headquartered in the United States, International Paper employs approximately 54,000 people in more than 20 countries, and serves customers worldwide. Annual sales are about $22 billion. International Paper partners with customers and environmental, academic, civic and governmental organizations, as well as landowners and harvesting professionals, to encourage responsible forest stewardship, improve the health and productivity of forestlands and increase recovery of our recyclable products. The company has a long-standing policy of using no wood from endangered forests. "International Paper believes that climate change is an important environmental issue and it is essential for us to participate in the Climate Leaders effort. We look forward to the partnership and active involvement in policy discussions on climate change and related policy issues surrounding energy use and environmental regulation." | |
| Reasons for Joining Climate Leaders International Paper joined the EPA Climate Leaders program in order to publicly establish a goal and demonstrate our commitment to improving our carbon footprint. | |
| GHG Reductions Before Joining Climate Leaders IP is focused on continuing to reduce the company’s carbon footprint through continuing investment in improving energy efficiency on a global basis. These efforts began over a decade ago and continue to this day. We have been working diligently in all geographic regions with governments and other stakeholders to assure that our raw materials are managed properly under different regulatory schemes which may impact demand for wood biomass. | |
| Approach to GHG Management The primary investments made by International Paper since joining Climate Leaders that impact the CO2 reduction target, are energy efficiency investments. In the US, International Paper has developed an enterprise-wide energy efficiency initiative. For the years 2003-2006, IP has invested approximately $140 MM in energy efficiency projects. These projects have focused on fossil fuel reduction and improvement in biomass utilization. Please see attached graphic for an example of this for our containerboard business. While these projects have had an outstanding impact on energy performance and GHG emissions reduction, even more has been done. At the mill level, several sites have invested in better chemical recovery processes, and our mill in Russia has made several improvements which have resulted in improved energy efficiency as well. Additionally, it is part of IP strategy to switch more energy production to units that relay on renewable biomass sources. | |