International 纸 Unboxes Positive Impact in 2023
International 纸 has been t在这里 time 和 time again to exemplify what it means to build a better future for people 和 这个星球上. Our entire business depends on this commitment to sustainability, 和 it is not an effort that is accomplished without collaboration.
We are so proud of our efforts alongside our employees, 设施, 和 community partners in addressing critical needs of the communities w在这里 IP employees live 和 work. Beyond being a world–leader in responsible forest management 和 planet stewardship, the company’s donations 和 IP Foundation grants are focused on four signature causes – education, 饥饿, 健康和福利, 以及救灾. To learn more about how IP is a force for good across our communities, click 在这里.
Here are ten of our top national 和 global moments in 2023!
IP支持 Wreaths Across America by donating $50,000 to sponsor nearly 3,000 wreaths, 16,000 wreath boxes, aid in transportation to Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) 和 volunteered to lay wreaths at headstones of our nation’s fallen heroes at national cemeteries across the nation. IP also recycled 54 tons of material to keep out of l和fills! | IP支持 initiatives locally, 在全国范围内, 和 globally in fighting childhood 饥饿 和 food insecurities by collectively donating almost $1.400万至 中南部食物银行, 美国供养 和 Global 食物 Banking Network (GFN). In-kind support also included the donation of more than 100,000 boxes for food distribution globally. |
IP支持 Reading is Fundamental with $350,000 towards the Books for Ownership initiative. 87,478 books were distributed to more than 25,000 students across IP communities to foster an early love for reading among children. | In 2023, IP’s award-winning, global # EndPeriodPoverty initiative went even more worldwide with 60 IP locations across 9 countries participating in events that packed more than 30,000个经期护理包. More than 720,000 units of product were provided to women 和 girls who need them most. |
IP partnered with the 植树节基金会 种植169,705 trees to support reforestation 和 urban tree planting efforts in communities affected by natural disasters. | 与 Celebrate Planet Earth, IP专用$205,000 to provide free butterfly 和 sunflower kits to over 128,000 students across the US in the communities w在这里 our employees live 和 work. IP has been sponsoring these unforgettable, h和s-on learning experiences for over 20 years. |
The 2023 IP Employee Giving Campaign raised over $3.100万美元 统一的方式 和 Employee Relief Fund employee donations across 138 设施. This gr和 total also includes the company’s 60% 统一的方式 和 1:1 ERF 十大正规网赌游戏平台 Match. | 与 美国红十字会, IP捐赠500美元,000 towards disaster relief efforts in addition to hosting Holiday Cards for Heroes volunteer projects 和 blood donation drives. |
IP responded to devasting natural disasters by committing more than $1.5 million in disaster relief funds to support those tragically affected by earthquakes, 飓风, wildfires 和 tornados across the world in Mexico, 摩洛哥, 葡萄牙, 西班牙, 火鸡, 和 the United States. 除了, IP也捐了40,000 disaster relief boxes 和 other 产品 to support these relief efforts. | Champions for Literacy (CFL) uses the power of sports to impact childhood reading. In 2023, IP支持 the work of CFL through a $350,000 grant for the Fight for Literacy Games. 整体, 20 universities engaged in the Fight for Literacy to support literacy efforts in 24 communities w在这里 IP employees live 和 work with an estimated 26,000 students supported. |
IP has continued to box out 饥饿, 抗战时期的贫困, turn the pages toward a brighter future in education 和 literacy, give relief to communities after unthinkable disasters 和 champion efforts to protect 和 restore our planet’s natural environments. In 2024, IP will continue to work together to mobilize our people, 产品, 和 resources to create a better future for people, 这个星球上, 以及十大正规网赌游戏平台的社区.
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