紙漿工廠或製紙工廠如何測量它對鄰近環境的影響？此外，因應永續經營的承諾，這些工廠能持續改善他所留下的環境、經濟及社會印記嗎？
這些問題將由美國華盛頓生態管理署（Washington Department of Ecology）及格瑞斯哈伯紙業（Grays Harbor Paper, GHP）透過名為「工業足跡計畫（the Industrial Footprint Project）」的新夥伴關係來進行試探工作。格瑞斯哈伯紙業與其他3個華盛頓州的紙漿及製紙工廠，主動提供了一些環境、經濟與社會指標的基礎資料（baseline data）給生態管理署。
透過顧問、利益相關者、及一些參與計畫的工廠的共同努力，華盛頓生態管理署將利用這些資料建立計分系統，來建置各種設備的足跡測量方法。這些足跡將作為基準線，用來協助許多公司設定長期改善目標。
How does a pulp and paper mill measure its impact on the surrounding community? And with a commitment to sustainable practices, can it improve its environmental, economic and social footprint over time?
These are the questions the Washington Department of Ecology and Grays Harbor Paper, GHP, will explore under a new partnership called the Industrial Footprint Project.
Grays Harbor Paper has volunteered, along with three other pulp and paper mills in the state, to provide baseline data to the Department of Ecology on a range of environmental, economic and social indicators.
Working with a consultant, stakeholders and the participating mills, the state agency will use the data to create a scoring system to establish a footprint measurement for each facility. The footprint will serve as a baseline to help companies set targets for improving over time.
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