Evergreen Packaging

Leading indicators for workplace safety:

• It is vital that we conduct our business in safe and healthful workplaces, manage natural resources wisely and continually improve our environmental, health and safety performance. We are committed to achieving zero injuries in our workplaces and managing a sustainable business.
• We organize safety committees to plan & track safety initiatives.
• We audit our facilities to ensure compliance with Corporate and OSHA guidelines.
• We benchmark with other facilities to identify best practices and share what we learn with all facilities.
• We provide continuous safety reminders to raise all Evergreen Packaging employees’ safety awareness.

Click here to view the Evergreen EHS Policy from Malcolm Bundey.

Awards and Recognitions

Evergreen Packaging facilities have received numerous awards for environmental, safety and health performance. In addition to the VPP recognitions; the Pine Bluff mill received awards for no lost time injuries in 2004 and 2005, and the 2nd safest mill (over 2,000,000 man-hours) for 2005 and 2006 in the United States. Our Plant City, FL converting site received environmental excellence awards for 7 straight years and the AF&PA Safety Award for 2005.The Pine Bluff mill is ISO 14001 certified for environmental management systems.


The Voluntary Protection Program

The Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) requires cooperation among management, labor, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promote worksite safety and health. OSHA recognizes the outstanding efforts and exemplary achievement of employees and employers in comprehensive safety and health management systems through approval into the VPP. Evergreen has four VPP certified worksites: Cadron Creek and Pine Bluff Woodyards, and Plant City and Turlock converting facilities.