ATLANTA - Georgia-Pacific Corp. has released its corporate social responsibility report, Values in Action, which reviews the company's performance in workplace safety, employee relations, community support and the environment. The report also includes industry awards received in these areas.

"Values in Action provides a closer look at the way we work, our culture and how Georgia-Pacific interacts with and supports the community," said A.D. "Pete" Correll, chairman and chief executive officer of Georgia-Pacific. "We hope this report helps people gain a greater understanding of our company."

Examples of Georgia-Pacific's commitment to corporate citizenship showcased in the report include:

• Safety: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) approved Georgia-Pacific as the first company to participate in its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Corporate Pilot program in 2004. OSHA cited strong management systems that promote safe and healthful working conditions as a reason for the company's selection. Georgia-Pacific, one of the safest companies in the forest products industry, has 66 VPP sites. A majority of these have received OSHA Star certification, which is the program's highest level of recognition for workplace safety.

• Employees: Georgia-Pacific received the 2005 Catalyst Award for outstanding initiatives to advance women. Catalyst, the leading U.S. nonprofit focused on women's issues, recognized Georgia-Pacific for increasing representation of women at the upper management level. The company has had a 12 percent increase since 2000 in overall women representation at the director and above levels.

• Community: Georgia-Pacific annually invests millions in the 300-plus communities where its employees live and work. On a national level, organizations supported by the Georgia-Pacific Foundation include Rebuilding Together, HomeAid America and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. In 2004, employees logged 50,000 plus volunteer hours -- estimated at an economic value of more than $8 million.

• Environment: Through Georgia-Pacific's recycling subsidiary, Harmon Associates, Georgia-Pacific's recycling subsidiary, the company recovers 3.1 million tons of fiber annually. The companyGeorgia-Pacific, one of the largest consumers of recycled wastepaper in the United States, uses uses millions of tons of recovered fiber to manufacture boxes, paper towels and bath tissue. Additionally, the face paper of Georgia-Pacific's gypsum wallboard is 100 percent recycled.

Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, paper, building products and related chemicals. With 2004 annual sales of approximately $20 billion, the company employs approximately 55,000 people at more than 300 locations in North America and Europe. Its familiar consumer tissue brands include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle®, Soft 'n Gentle®, Mardi Gras®, So-Dri® and Vanity Fair®, as well as the Dixie® brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery.

Georgia-Pacific's building products manufacturing business has long been among the nation's leading supplier of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers. For more information, visit www.gp.com.

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Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, nonwoven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. Our familiar consumer brands include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Dixie®, enMotion®, Sparkle® and Vanity Fair®. Georgia-Pacific has long been a leading supplier of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers. Its Georgia-Pacific Recycling subsidiary is among the world’s largest traders of paper, metal and plastics. The company operates more than 150 facilities and employs more than 30,000 people directly and creates approximately 89,000 jobs indirectly. For more information, visit: gp.com/about-us . For news, visit: gp.com/news

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