2017 Sustainability Award Winners

Resolute Forest Products

Leadership in Sustainability
Energy Efficiency / Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Resolute's GHG Reduction Program

Seth Kursman

International Paper

Leadership in Sustainability
Sustainable Forest Management

Certified Forest Management

Mark Sutton, Jeremy Poirier, Chris Keuleman

Sappi North America

Leadership in Sustainability
Safety (Large Company)

Cloquet Mill - Over Two Million Hours Worked Without Lost Time Injury

 ​Sarah Manchester

Seaman Paper Company

Leadership in Sustainability
Safety (Small Company)

Raising the Reels for Safety

Ryan Lichwell, Gene Reardon

WestRock Company 

Leadership in Sustainability
Water (Large Company)

Covington Mill Power Boiler Ash Handling Systems

Steve Voorhees, Bob Feeser

American Eagle Paper Mills

Leadership in Sustainability
Water (Small Company)​

 Project Phoenix

​Scott Igoe, Jason Shade

​WestRock Company

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​Innovation in Sustainability 

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Moving Products the Green Way

 ​Bob Feeser, Drew McAlpin, Bill Merrigan, Steve Voorhees

The 2017 AF&PA Sustainability Award Winners

Front row (l-r): Ryan Lichwell (Seaman Paper Company), Scott Igoe (American Eagle Paper Mills), Sarah Manchester (Sappi North America), Seth Kursman (Resolute Forest Products), Bob Feeser (WestRock Company), Jeremy Poirier (International Paper), Drew McAlpin (WestRock Company)

Back row (l-r): Gene Reardon (Seaman Paper Company), Jason Shade (American Eagle Paper Mills), Mike Grimm (American Eagle Paper Mills), Linda Massman (AF&PA Board Chair), Donna Harman (AF&PA President & CEO), Bill Merrigan (WestRock Company), Mark Sutton (International Paper), Chris Keuleman (International Paper), Steve Voorhees (WestRock Company)