BOSTON - Julayi 12, 2022 - I-Sappi North America Inc. - umkhiqizi kanye nomphakeli wamaphepha ahlukahlukene, imikhiqizo yokupakisha kanye ne-pulp - namuhla ikhiphe umbiko wayo ka-2021 Sustainability, ohlanganisa isilinganiso esiphezulu kakhulu esivela ku-EcoVadis, umhlinzeki othembeke kakhulu emhlabeni wezilinganiso zokusimama kwebhizinisi .
I-Sappi Limited, kuhlanganise ne-Sappi North America, isiphinde yazuza isilinganiso sePlatinum ezilinganisweni zonyaka ze-EcoVadis Corporate Social (CSR).Le mpumelelo ibeka i-Sappi eNyakatho Melika ngabodwana kanye ne-Sappi Limited ngokuhlanganyela kumaphesenti angu-1 aphezulu kuzo zonke izinkampani ezibuyekeziwe.I-EcoVadis ihlole ukuzibophezela kuka-Sappi emikhubeni eqhubekayo esebenzisa imibandela engama-21, okuhlanganisa indawo ezungezile, abasebenzi namalungelo abantu, izimiso zokuziphatha kanye nokuthenga okusimeme.
Umbiko Wokusimama ka-2021 ubonisa ukuzinikela kwe-Sappi ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha, ekusimameni nasekukhuleni kwebhizinisi kuyo yonke imiphakathi kanye nabasebenzi bayo.Umbiko uphinde uveze ukuthi i-Sappi yahlala kanjani isungula izinto ezintsha futhi iphumelela phakathi nokuphazamiseka kokuhlinzekwa kwempahla;ukuzimisela kwayo okuqinile ekuthuthukiseni abesifazane ezindimeni zobuholi, kanye nokubambisana okunamasu ukwakha indlela yabesifazane ku-STEM;kanye nokuzibophezela kwayo ekuphepheni kwabasebenzi kanye nokusebenzisana kwezinkampani zangaphandle ngemizamo yokusimama.
Ukusiza ukufeza izinhloso zayo zentuthuko ezimeme ka-2025, i-Sappi iqhubekile nokuhlanganisa imigomo Yezinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme zeNhlangano Yezizwe njengengxenye ebalulekile yebhizinisi layo kanye nezinqubo ezizinzile.
“Isu lethu lebhizinisi, ukusebenza kahle kanye nezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa okubalulekile ngo-2021 kuqhubekisele phambili ukusebenza kahle kwezimakethe zethu, ngesikhathi esifanayo kuhlangabezwana noma kweqa izinhloso zethu zokunakekela imvelo,” kusho uMike Haws, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO, i-Sappi North America."Lezi mpumelelo ziyisiqalo esikhuthazayo ohambweni lwethu lokuqondanisa izinjongo zethu zamasu zika-2025 ne-United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, okuwuphawu lomhlaba olubalulekile lokusimama."
Izimpumelelo Eziqhubekayo
Okugqamile okuvela embikweni kufaka phakathi:
● Ukwanda kwabesifazane ezindimeni zokuphatha eziphezulu.I-Sappi yazibekela umgomo omusha ngo-2021 wokuthuthukisa ukwehlukahlukana kwabasebenzi bayo, iphinde ihambisane nama-SDG e-UN.Inkampani yeqe umgomo wayo futhi yaqoka u-21% wabesifazane ezikhundleni zokuphatha eziphezulu.I-Sappi iyaqhubeka nokubeka phambili ukukhuthazwa kwabantu abanethalente abanokuhlangenwe nakho okuhlukahlukene nezizinda.
● Ukunciphisa ukungcola kanye nokukhishwa kwamandla.I-Sappi yeqe umgomo wayo wokuphela konyaka wokunciphisa udoti oqinile ezindaweni zokulahla imfucumfucu, okusondeza inkampani ekuhlosweni kwayo kweminyaka emihlanu yokunciphisa ngo-10%.Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani iphinde yehlisa ukukhishwa kwe-CO2 ngokusebenzisa u-80.7% wamandla avuselelekayo nahlanzekile.
● Izinga lokuphepha elithuthukisiwe kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali ekuqeqesheni ubuholi bezokuphepha.Ngo-2021, ukuthuthukiswa kokuphepha kunyukile futhi iziza ezine kweziyisihlanu zokukhiqiza zakwa-Sappi zabhekana nokusebenza kwazo okungcono kunayo yonke eyake yalahleka ngesikhathi sokulimala (LTIFR).Ukwengeza, inkampani itshale imali ekuqeqesheni ubuholi bezokuphepha kuzo zonke izimboni ngenhloso yokwelula ukuqeqeshwa kwezinye izingosi ngezimali zika-2022.
● Ubambiswano ku-STEM namahlathi.Emzamweni wokuthuthukisa imisebenzi ye-STEM kwabesifazane, i-Sappi ibambisene ne-Girl Scouts yaseMaine kanye nophiko lwabesifazane abasezimbonini lwe-Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI).Uhlelo lwe-virtual lufundisa amantombazane isayensi nobuchwepheshe bemboni ye-pulp nephepha, okuhlanganisa ukwenza iphepha nokugaywa kabusha.Ngokuqhubekayo ngo-2022, uhlelo luhlelelwe ukufinyelela kuma-Girl Scouts amaningi ezweni lonke.Ukwengeza, u-Sappi uhlanganyele ne-Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education Foundation (Maine TREE Foundation) ukubamba uhambo lwezinsuku ezine lokufundisa othisha baseMaine mayelana namahlathi esimeme kanye nemboni yokugawula imithi.
● Izinqubo zemvelo ezisezingeni eliphezulu.Njengokugunyaza izinqubo eziphusile zezemvelo, i-Cloquet Mill izuze amaphuzu ahlaba umxhwele ewonke angu-84% ocwaningweni lokuqinisekisa lwe-Sustainable Apparel Coalition's (SAC's) Higg Facility Environmental Module.Lesi sigayo ngesokuqala ukwenza futhi siqedele inqubo yangaphandle yokuqinisekisa ukuphathwa kwemvelo.
● Ukwakha ukuzethemba ezindwangu ezisimeme.Ngokubambisana ngokubambisana nabakwa-Sappi Verve Partners kanye no-Birla Cellulose, abanikazi bomkhiqizo bathola izixazululo zokulandela umkhondo wehlathi kuya kwengubo.Kugxile ekutholeni izinto ezinomthwalo wemfanelo, ukulandeleka kanye nokubeka izinto obala, ubudlelwano bulethe ithemba kubathengi nemikhiqizo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi imikhiqizo yabo ivela emithonjeni evuselelekayo yezinkuni.
“Ake ngenze lokhu kube ngokoqobo okwesikhashana: ukuthuthukiswa kwethu kokusetshenziswa kahle kwamandla kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2019 kwanele ukufaka ugesi ezindlini ezingaphezu kuka-80,000 unyaka wonke,” kusho uBeth Cormier, iPhini Likamongameli Wezocwaningo, Intuthuko kanye Nokusimama, kwaSappi eNyakatho Melika.“Ukunciphisa kwethu ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni dioxide, kusukela kulesi sisekelo esifanayo, kulingana nokususa minyaka yonke izimoto ezingaphezu kuka-24,000 emigwaqweni yethu emikhulu.Lokhu akwenzeki ngaphandle kohlelo oluqinile lokuhlangabezana nalezi zinhloso, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, kungenzeka kuphela kubasebenzi abazinikele ukwenza lolo hlelo.Sifeze izinhloso zethu ngokumelene nobunzima bobhubhane lwe-COVID kanye nezinselele eziqhubekayo zokuphila kahle kwabasebenzi—okuwubufakazi bangempela bokuvumelana nezimo nokubekezela kwe-Sappi.”
Ukufunda Umbiko Ophelele Wokusimama we-Sappi North America ka-2021 futhi ucele ikhophi, sicela uvakashele: http://www.sappi.com/sustainability-and-impact.
Kuthunyelwe: Julayi 12, 2022
Umthombo: Sappi North America, Inc.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jul-12-2022