Sustainable Development in Trust International Paper

Corporation (TIPCO)

Lakan Bautista

Olivia Cheng

Danta Pusaka

October 2008

What is TIPCO?

• Trust International Paper Corporation• Located at Barangay Bundagul, Mabalacat Pampanga• Established on December 13, 1988• A major player in the newsprint manufacturing industry in

the Philippines• Apart from the local market, TIPCO’s products are also

exported to other countries such as HongKong, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, India, Bangladesh, Taiwan, China, Singapore and USA

• A multi-million peso company equipped with technologically advanced paper machines, de-inking plants, warehouses and environmental management facilities

The Business of TIPCO

• Paper making is its main business

• Uses recovered paper from local and international suppliers

• Recovered materials are sorted out, converted into fiber and then de-inked. Pulp is then bleached and converted into quality paper

How Paper is Made

Raw materialsDe-inking process

Paper Machine Process

Finishing and Shipping

Sustainable TIPCO

• The entire process of paper making is focused on using recycled paper and using recycled water

• Water is used to clean the recycled paper and is reused again and again then treated to adhere to environmental standards before it is reintroduced into the environment

ISO 14001 and TIPCO• TIPCO is ISO14001 certified• Guided by a set of core values and a sense of social responsibility,

the company has pollution abatement facilities which enable the transformation of process by-products into treated recycled, safe and re-useable forms

• The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exists to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment (cause adverse changes to air, water or land) and comply with applicable laws and regulations

• ISO 14001 is the international specification for an environmental management system (EMS). It specifies requirements for establishing an environmental policy, determining environmental aspects and impacts of products/activities/services, planning environmental objectives and measurable targets, implementation and operation or programs to meet objectives and targets, checking and corrective action and management review

TIPCO and the 6 Criteria for Sustainability

• Economic Viability– Generate work for people in Mabalacat

Pampanga

• Ecological Viability– Recycling of paper– Waste water is treated to meet environmental

standards– Treated waste water used for fish ponds and

farm irrigation

TIPCO and the 6 Criteria for Sustainability

• Technological Viability– Uses special machines to process and treat

paper and water

• Political Viability– ISO 14000 (environmental management)– All stakeholders are encouraged to have

environment-friendly practices– Good PR– Linkages with other countries

TIPCO and the 6 Criteria for Sustainability

• Socio-Cultural Viability– Employees are willing to be on-call 24x7 in exchange

for a living space within the compound– Low cost housing rental with minimum electricity and

water bills– School for kids within the compound– Recreational activities for workers– Regular training workshops and seminars for work

improvement– TIPCO becomes a way of life

TIPCO and the 6 Criteria for Sustainability

• Institutional Viability– ISO 14001 certified– Committed to continued practice of

sustainable development activities– Core practices revolve around the concept of

recycling

Sources

• http://www.jobscity.net/pls/jobs/companyprofile?comid=Y0c1z

• http://www.tipco.com.ph

• actual plant tour at TIPCO

• interview with TIPCO employees