LEADING THE WAY IN
SUSTAINABLE
BUSINESS PRACTICES
Caring for the Environment Since the Beginning
Our history of sustainability stretches back more than 100 years to our founder, who was committed to recycling wooden boxes, burlap bags, and bushel baskets. Today, we remain a leader in sustainability, with an innovative paper mill that produces 100% recycled paper and boxes used by many of the country’s largest manufacturers. Our eco-friendly packaging solutions minimize environmental impact while maximizing social impact. But we’re not just focused on setting targets. We’re actively innovating to design more sustainable products, further reduce our footprint, and foster an increasingly diverse and inclusive workplace. Through our transparent ESG reporting, we hold ourselves accountable to upholding our core values of Caring, Innovation, Trust, and Excellence.
Discover the Impact We’ve Made with Our Sustainable Practices
LDI has implemented over 100 energy efficient projects since 2014.
Through our corrugated circular economy, LDI saves:
4.7M
Trees saved from being harvested
275,000
tons of old corrugated containers used annually
Our Commitment to Sustainability
LDI leadership recognizes the importance of developing products that minimize impact on the environment, ensuring the health and safety of our employees, customers, and communities, and complying with relevant regulations that are essential to our business success and to our customers’ success. LDI’s business has grown and evolved substantially over the past 100+ years, but our commitment to sustainability remains as strong as ever. Today, our ESG strategy consists of four pillars:
Building Climate Resilience
We are committed to ensuring our operations and supply chains are adaptive, sustainable, and prepared to thrive in the face of change. By investing in sustainable practices, we build resilience for both our business and the communities where we work and live.
Empowering People
We are a team that cares for each other in a safe, engaging work environment that values our communities and is committed to excellence. Empowering our people strengthens our company’s ability to innovate and succeed.
Strengthening Communities
We actively engage with and support the communities where we work and live. Our initiatives focus on driving positive social and environmental outcomes.
Making Sustainable Products
We create products that are responsibly sourced and manufactured, ensuring minimal environmental impact. Sustainability is at the core of our design and production process.
Discover Our Sustainable Solutions
As stewards of the Earth’s natural resources, LDI embraces practices that reduce negative impacts on the environment and promote long-term ecological health and conservation. Extending our legacy of environmental stewardship requires continuous improvement in our operations, leveraging new technology and practices to enhance enterprise sustainability.
Our efforts include:
- Strengthening our commitment to obtain sustainability certifications and standards for sustainable forestry products
- Improving resource management and efficiency
- Designing more sustainable products
- Conserving water resources
- Embracing circularity, reducing waste, and enhancing product lifecycle management
- Raising awareness and expanding environmental education