Corporate Responsibility

With operations in North America and employees around the world, we recognize the impact and responsibility our businesses have—and prioritize the overall well-being of our employees, customers and the communities.


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Corporate programs

At Veritiv, giving back to our community is not simply a value-add⏤it is a core responsibility⏤one that contributes to the well-being of our people, our business and our planet. Driven by our core values and Veritiv Connects, our community and philanthropy program, Veritiv proudly partners with Junior Achievement and the American Red Cross. We focus our efforts on corporate giving and employee volunteer efforts to help shape the success of the hundreds of communities where we live and work.

Junior Achievement

Veritiv partners with Junior Achievement (JA) to provide middle and high school students with the business knowledge and financial skills they need to plan their futures. The Veritiv Design Team created a Veritiv storefront in an Atlanta-area JA Discovery Center to teach students through real-world experience how packaging design and distribution work.

Veritiv employees volunteer over 400 hours each year towards in-person mentoring with students at JA Discovery Centers and 3DE schools, a joint venture between Fulton County Schools and JA of Georgia to re-engineer high school education.

American Red Cross

Veritiv’s team members volunteer with the American Red Cross to aid relief efforts. The team regularly makes financial contributions, organizes blood drives, and donates comfort kits to help those in need after natural disasters and home fires.

Our teams also support the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, “Sound the Alarm,” where the Red Cross and volunteers install free smoke alarms and help families in at-risk communities create escape plans.

In 2019, Veritiv donated a Humanitarian Services Vehicle to aid Red Cross volunteers by transporting materials and providing much-needed support to families.
 

Local communities

Our people make a difference. Our culture is not only shaped by who we are but also by what we do. Together we work on company-wide initiatives and ones that are close to local communities.

Across the U.S. and Mexico, our teams make a difference through tree planting events, food bank donations, community clean-up projects, toy donations, building houses for those in need, winter clothing drives, and more!

One team making a difference

A defining part of our Veritiv culture is our volunteer spirit—turning our Veritiv Values into action. Our people not only give their time and talents to better our Veritiv team and that of our customers; they also give back to their communities.

SOCKTOBER!

SOCKTOBER!

SOCKTOBER!

Veritiv employees gave back to their neighbors in need by hosting a company-wide sock drive during the month of October, known as Socktober. Employees were also encouraged to donate socks to their local homeless shelter all month long. As a team, we donated 18,000 pairs of socks to dozens of nonprofits across 13 states to prepare them for the winter.

CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK

CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK

CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK

September 2022 - Our Austin-based Sales team packaged 3,000 pounds of food in only three hours during their volunteer project. They are part of the hundreds of our employees giving back to battling food insecurity across the country.

VEHICLE DONATION TO RED CROSS

VEHICLE DONATION TO RED CROSS

VEHICLE DONATION TO RED CROSS

Veritiv donated a humanitarian services vehicle to help Red Cross volunteers transport comfort kits and meet with families affected by disasters.

Jennifer Pipa, Chief Executive Officer at American Red Cross of Georgia, said “Volunteering to help others really shows the best in people, and the Veritiv team goes above and beyond to help further the mission of the American Red Cross to prepare for, prevent, respond and recover from disasters”

RED CROSS KITS - SANDY SPRINGS, GA TEAM

RED CROSS KITS - SANDY SPRINGS, GA TEAM

RED CROSS KITS - SANDY SPRINGS, GA TEAM

Georgia National Volunteer Week - To celebrate Veritiv’s inaugural National Volunteer Week in 2022, the Sandy Springs, GA team of Executive Assistants packaged 500 comfort kits for the American Red Cross. These kits support families in the aftermath of home fires or other unfortunate disasters.

JACKSONVILLE, FL TEAM SPOTLIGHT

JACKSONVILLE, FL TEAM SPOTLIGHT

JACKSONVILLE, FL TEAM SPOTLIGHT

A team of Veritiv volunteers in Jacksonville helped support one of our preferred suppliers, Boise Paper, with their Project UP program, which works to transform distressed urban spaces into vibrant community places in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.

Together, the teams from Veritiv and Boise helped plant 50 trees on the grounds of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.

BUFFALO, NY SUPPORT

BUFFALO, NY SUPPORT

BUFFALO, NY SUPPORT

Veritiv Supports During Tragedy in Buffalo, NY– Moved by the tragic event at the Tops Friendly Markets store, a group of employees and suppliers rallied together to donate pallets of food and cleaning supplies to the Buffalo community.

HURRICANE IAN RELIEF

HURRICANE IAN RELIEF

HURRICANE IAN RELIEF

Hurricane Ian recently devastated communities in Florida and the Carolinas. Veritiv stepped in to help to show our support for those affected. In October 2022 alone, more than $37,000 was raised. Donations continued as Facility Product Management, Operations, Veritiv Connects and All-American Containers (AAC) came together to deliver six tractor trailers full of necessities such as cleaning supplies and food service donations.

STEM & GIRL SCOUTS OF GEORGIA

STEM & GIRL SCOUTS OF GEORGIA

STEM & GIRL SCOUTS OF GEORGIA

Investing in the Next Generation of STEM Leaders – In March 2022, the Design Packaging team created a brand-new Life of a Box experiment with Girl Scouts of Georgia. Volunteers at the STEM EXPO discussed the value of a box’s integrity to protect precious materials—like cookies!

FURNITURE BANK OF METRO ATLANTA

FURNITURE BANK OF METRO ATLANTA

FURNITURE BANK OF METRO ATLANTA

Building a brighter future - The Operation Leadership team in Atlanta hammered, screwed, and decorated 19 tables for their neighbors who are rebuilding their lives or lost their homes due to unforeseen circumstances. After a cumulative 42 hours, houses became homes thanks to brand new furniture.

Employees helping employees

Funded by employee contributions, the One Veritiv Fund provides short-term financial relief to eligible Veritiv employees who have suffered significant hardship as a result of unforeseen events such as natural disaster, medical emergency, military deployment, or a pandemic.

What grant recipients and donors say about the One Veritiv Fund:
Leslie H. received a grant when she and her family suffered a house fire that was a complete loss.

 

“If it were not for the contributions and the most generous employees, the assistance I received would not have been possible. It was an amazing blessing that I had the One Veritiv Fund, as well as the Veritiv family.”

 

Human rights policy

We comply with the laws and regulations of the states, provinces and countries in which we operate. We also conduct our business operations in ways that seek to respect, protect and promote the full range of human rights.

For additional information, read our Human Rights Policy Statement.

Safety

Employees should have a safe, productive work environment. Our Target Zero approach symbolizes our goal of zero unrecognized and unresolved hazards that can lead to injuries. All employees are empowered and encouraged to recognize areas for improvement. In 2018, our Total Incident Rate (TIR)1 for our operations in North America was 0.99.

Introduced in 2017, SCORE (Stop, Consider, Observe, React and Execute), facilitates communication to workers about how to approach daily tasks, regardless of how routine the task may be. MHE SAFE focuses on the safe operation of Material Handling Equipment.

 

1 TIR is calculated using the OSHA criteria for recordability and OSHA calculation methodologies.

Sustainability

Veritiv is building a responsible platform to deliver sustainable, innovative products and solutions. We strive to create a healthier, safer and more efficient community for the wellbeing of our people, our planet and our business. Whether you’re just starting out on your sustainable journey, or you’re simply trying to scale it, we can help.

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