Social
No company can be any better than the communities in which it operates. If you want to improve your company, you need to improve your communities. Individually, we are a voice in the wilderness, but together, we can create change.
Proof of performance: Partnerships
Boise Inc. was a Gold sponsor for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, in which nearly 2,500 athletes from more than 100 countries competed. Our information technology professionals provided thousands of support hours for the planning, assembly, and operation of the IT infrastructure needed for the Games. Boise Inc. also provided paper products for printing projects and corrugated materials for shipping equipment.
Proof of performance: Giving
Terry Worthman led a grass-roots team who won the 10th Annual Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Implementation Committee Achievement Award in September 2008. The team helped a local family build a Habitat for Humanity home with products from well-managed forests in Hibbing, Minnesota. Terry is a wood procurement manager at our paper mill in International Falls, Minnesota.
Business Savvy
When every employee understands the direction we're heading and how we measure our financial progress, we have a knowledgable and highly engaged workforce.
Small teams at every Boise Inc. location develop and deliver a Business Savvy course to their co-workers about the financial basics of our business.