i3 LA10 Triple Bottom Line

• Use Australian Paper, a large organisation and source its Sustainability Report.

• Give a brief report of the organisation's triple bottom line.

 “Triple bottom line (abbreviated as TBL or 3BL) incorporates the notion of sustainability into business decisions. The TBL is an accounting framework with three dimensions: social, environmental (or ecological) and financial. The TBL dimensions are also commonly called the three Ps: people, planet and profits and are referred to as the ‘three pillars of sustainability’." (Wikipedia, 2014)

Since 1980 Australian Paper have halved CO₂ emissions per tonne of paper and reduced water usage by 64% per tonne of paper produced.

In 2008, Australian Paper completed a $600 million upgrade at their Maryvale mill in Gippsland, Victoria, which resulted in significant improvements in energy and water efficiencies, and reduced emissions and onsite hazard risks at the mill.

Australian Paper is committed to reducing their impact on the environment and demonstrates it by way of moving away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy.

 

In 2011 their Co₂ e per tonne of pulp & paper continued to drop

 

In 2011 they stated that:

         “In 2012 we will:

·      Develop a stakeholder engagement policy to provide an ongoing framework for our engagement activities

·      Develop formal internal stakeholder engagement processes to reach out to more staff and employees to receive feedback on our sustainability activities and sustainability reporting

·      Provide an online feedback mechanism to which stakeholder can respond to our sustainability report.”

Their 2012 report states their current Certifications:

·      AS 4801 – safety (Maryvale mill)

·      Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) Chain of Custody^*#

·      Environmental Choice New Zealand

·      Forest Stewardship Council^® Chain of Custody^#

·      ISO 9001 – quality management (all operations)

·      ISO 14001 – environmental management (Maryvale and Shoalhaven mills)

·      NATA certified onsite laboratory at Maryvale mill

·      National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS)^#

^{* AFS is an endorsed national standard recognised by the global Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)}

^{# Recognised product specific certifications}

They are members of the following organisations:

·      Australian Forestry Standard Limited

·      Energy Users Association of Australia

·      Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA)

·      Australian Industry Group

·      Australian Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Association (APPITA)

·      CFMEU – Pulp & Paper Industry FFPD Division

·      FSC^® Australia

·      Monash University – APPI Foundation

·      National Awards Group

·      Printing Industry Association of Australia (PIAA)

·      Timber Communities Australia (TCA)

·      Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI)

·      WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN)

They continue to make progress on their 2011 sustainability goals and targets and outline their sustainability goals and targets set for 2013.

Future focus

·      Reduce waste going to landfill by less than 20,000m³ per annum

·      Further reduce waste by commencing a leather and rubber glove re-use program at Shoalhaven mill

·      Implement a recycling program for batteries and CFL light bulbs at Shoalhaven mill.

·      Use less than 25 kilolitres of raw water from Moondarra dam per tone of pulp and paper each year.

 

References:

Australian Paper Sustainability Reports. Accessed 9^th August 2014 from http://www.australianpaper.com.au/sustainability/sustainability-reports/

Wikipedia. (2014). Triple bottom line. Accessed 9^th August 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_bottom_line