ENVIRONMENT

Since a healthy environment is crucial to any town, city, or neighborhood, nowhere is Georgia-Pacific's commitment to building strong communities better exemplified than in our stewardship of natural resources and the environment.

Georgia-Pacific sponsored teachers take water quality measurements as part of a Key Issues Institute field exercise.

We believe that adhering to sound science is the best way to keep and protect our natural resources. We work with scientific institutions to develop scientific data, expertise, and solutions necessary to sustain our natural resources and help resolve environmental concerns. To support these efforts, the Georgia-Pacific Foundation funds environmental programs, such as the Keystone Institute Science School, Keep America Beautiful, and The Nature Conservancy.


Keystone Institute Science School

Georgia-Pacific is a corporate partner of the innovative Keystone program. The company has sponsored over 200 teachers from our communities all over the country to study environmental topics, participate in workshops and share experiences.

The curriculum is designed to bolster environmental science instruction and initiatives for teachers as they return to the classroom. The school challenges teachers and students to develop critical thinking skills as they follow a path that explores nature and science education. Making extensive use of an outdoor laboratory, the Keystone Institute nurtures scientific i nquiry and cultivates sensitivity to the natural environment.


Keep America Beautiful & The Nature Conservancy

Keep America Beautiful

Georgia-Pacific believes we can protect our environment -- globally and locally -- through our everyday choices and actions. For this reason, the Georgia-Pacific Foundation is proud to partner with organizations like Keep America Beautiful and The Nature Conservancy. Keep America Beautiful's public education and community improvement mirrors the Foundation's own goals of enhancing a community's quality of life.

Similarly, The Nature Conservancy's local and global work effectively brings local communities and all stakeholders to develop positive solutions protecting the world's most ecologically important places.