Our Position
Australian Paper operates manufacturing facilities within strict legal requirements. We aim to have our operations fully compliant at all times, in many ways, this is just the bottom line. We are continuall y on the lookout for ways to improve our performance.

In order to achieve this, we have established operating parameters and procedures covering all aspects of our manufacturing processes. These procedures and parameters are detailed in site-specific Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

Each EMS ensures that resources and responsibilities are assigned to proactively manage environmental issues within the site. There are more than 31 Australian Standards and 11 Codes of Practice that cover environmental issues relating to the manufacture of paper and they are addressed within our Environmental Management Systems.

Performance against the EMS is assessed by external auditors and the results of these assessments are discussed with the Community Consultative Committee at each site. In addition to the EMS, all of Australian PaperÕs sites operate under detailed environmental licenses, issued by State or Federal Government environmental protection agencies.

Our Performance
Over the last five years, our environmental performance has consistently improved at each of our Mills, achieving above 98% compliance in 2003/04. We are proud of this performance and are committed to continually improving.

All our Mills have continuous environmental improvement programs that have been developed in conjunction with community groups, State Government environmental agencies and site management.

All our Mills have world-class teams of environmental professionals who direct our environmental activities. All employees, from senior management to the production floor staff, receive environmental training that is tailored to the area they work in and updated on a regular basis.

All four Mills have been certified to ISO 14001 standards since 2001 and must comply with strict environmental requirements. Our Tasmanian operations were the first in the Asia/Pacific pulp and paper industry to develop an Environmental Management System certified to the international ISO14001 standard. Australian PaperÕs compliance with environmental regulations and legal requirements is measured on an on-going basis and reported every four months. The assessments are verified by external auditors and include measurements of noise, air, odour, oil recovery, water, landfill and recycling activities.