Sustainability Timeline
Georgia-Pacific works to create products that improve people's lives, to use resources wisely, actively engage in our communities, and contribute to society by being a prosperous business. We call it being sustainable.We start with the three dimensions of sustainability - social, environmental and economic performance - and strive to find the right balance among them to help create long-term value for our customers, for society and for our company.
Georgia-Pacific has a long history of practicing sustainability. Here are some examples of our key activities and accomplishments over time. Some activities represent more than one dimension of sustainability.
1930
Cormatic®, a controlled towel dispensing system (now produced by Georgia-Pacific), is introduced.
The first of its kind, it dispenses towels one at a time “hands free.“
1930s Fort Howard Paper Company (now owned by Georgia-Pacific) starts using recovered paper to make tissue
products at its Green Bay, Wis., mill.