While looking into Dixie and their sustainability, they are just a minor
part of a much bigger company. Georgia-Pacific is the bigger company
behind Dixie, and both have the same commitment with stability. Our
focus is to make progress daily, improving performance by living a
principle of stewardship, embracing creative destruction, improving
efficiencies, eliminating waste, finding new ways of meeting needs, and
driving conservation activities that leave more resources available to
satisfy other needs in society (Georgia-Pacific). When it comes to the
Dixie line, they take a more direct approach with their sustainability. For
nearly a century now, the Dixie® brand has remained committed to
ensuring the continued growth
and conservation of our natural resources—a responsibility we take
seriously (Dixie). In the long run, both their focus is on sustainable
practices that will benefit the environment’s natural resources.
With Dixie, they point out four top priorities with their sustainability
efforts. First and foremost, keeping the forest sound and healthy is top
priority. In order to maintain this, they make sure a tree is planted every
time one is cut down for their products. Not only do they replant the
trees, but what trees they do harvest, Dixie makes sure that every part
of the tree is used. Whether it’s using wood chips left over from lumber
operations or using the waste from pulping to generate renewable
steam energy, we take great pride in making the most of our resources
(Dixie). The company also makes sure that they use the Sustainable
Forestry Initiative in order to make sure their wood is legally sourced
from certified loggers/companies. And of course, the last thing on their
top 4 list is keeping track of America’s endangered forests. We won’t
buy wood from these areas except when active forest management is
needed to improve habitat for rare, endangered or vulnerable wildlife
like the Louisiana black bear (Dixie).
From my perspective, what Dixie and Georgia-Pacific are currently
doing in order to have a sustainable operation, is trending in the right
direction. Yes, there may be some bumps along the road, but I have a
feeling their commitment to ensuring the conservation of natural
resources will bring on new initiatives to go along with the Sustainable
Forestry Initiative. Limiting the amount of forests that can be harvested
at a time may cause some issues for business, but eventually it will
smooth itself out, creating profit for everyone involved. Based on the
L’Oreal for the Future Booklet, L’Oreal has promised by 2030 that they
will be 100% of the plastics that they use will be sourced from
recyclables or biobased. It also states that by the same year it will be
reusing or recycling 100% of their waste. They have a Solidarity
Sourcing program that encourages their suppliers to employ the
disadvantaged. Although they are committed to lower their carbon foot
print it has increased their volume of production, which in layman terms
in increased profits.
References
Sustainability Starts At The Source. (2002). Dixie.
https://www.dixie.com/sustainability?utm_source=GOOGLE&utm_medi
um=cpc&utm_campaign=Cups%20-%20Non%20Brand%20-
%20Sustainability%20-
%20BMM&utm_term=%20sustainable%20%20companies&gclid=EAIaI
QobChMIjpD5zaHD6gIVIgiICR0PkgjPEAAYASAAEgLTzPD_BwE&gcls
rc=aw.ds
Progress with Purpose. (2022). Georgia-Pacific.
https://www.gp.com/sustainability
