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.
1970
Harmon Associates (now a part of Georgia-Pacific) is founded as a regional trader of recovered paper for use in containerboard and gypsum paperboard.