Developed by members of WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group in consultation with 21 key stakeholders and support from PwC Canada, this report offers a clear and compelling narrative of the role of sustainable working forests and their products in enabling the transition to a net-zero economy.
FEFCO Launches Corrugated Packaging Recyclability Guidelines
The European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) has issued the Corrugated Packaging Recyclability Guidelines – design for circularity.
Sustana Fiber EnviroLife® awarded 2021 Sustainable Business Award by the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council
Sustana Fiber, a leading manufacturer of premium, sustainable recycled fiber has been awarded 2021 Sustainable Business Product of the Year for EnviroLife® by the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council.
AF&PA Announces Award-Winning Sustainability Projects
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced its 2021 Sustainability Award winners today. These awards recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in the paper and wood products manufacturing industry.
Valmet has signed a EUR 300 million syndicated revolving credit facility with a margin linked to its climate targets
Valmet has signed a EUR 300 million syndicated revolving credit facility with a margin linked to its climate targets
Joint statement: Affordable renewable energy is the lifeblood of the European energy-intensive industries
Ahead of the upcoming European Council Summit, 10 European organisations want to remind the heads of EU states and governments that affordable clean energy is the lifeblood of the European industry.
Kimberly-Clark Receives Climate Leadership Award for Progress in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
GreenFirst receives 2021 FSC® Leadership award for maintaining forest certification for over 15 years
TORONTO, ON, October 15, 2021 – GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (TSXV: GFP) (“GreenFirst”) is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a 2021 FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) Leadership Award, an award recognizing uncommon excellence that advances responsible forest management and forest conservation.
Resolute’s commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global call to action to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.
PEFC Webinar: Collaboration for Forest Positive actions
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Forest Positive Coalition released their Pulp, Paper and Fibre-based Packaging (PPP) Roadmap earlier this year. The document aims to guide Coalition members in their efforts to remove deforestation and conversion from PPP supply chains.
Fibre, Forests and Fire: Managing the Mix at the Urban Interface
Wildfires have become an all-too common and at times terrifying reality during dry seasons in the BC interior – sometimes leading to highway and airport closures, evacuation orders, and large-scale property loss.
Cascades' Fourth Sustainability Action Plan: A Prix initiatives circulaires Winner
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Oct. 13, 2021 - Cascades is pleased to announce that its fourth Sustainability Action Plan was a winner in the Medium and Large Business category of the Prix initiatives circulaires presented by Québec Circulaire.
Sofidel: agreement with Meva Energy for the supply of renewable gas to the Kisa production site in Sweden
- New renewable gas (bio-syngas) generation plant produced through innovative technology developed with the aid of the collaboration with Pisa University
- It boosts Sofidel’s commitment to “low carbon” production:a reduction of a further 8,500 tons of CO2 emissions a year once fully operational
Metsä Tissue’s Mänttä mill no longer uses peat in its energy production – a significant impact on carbon dioxide emissions
In accordance with its sustainability objectives, Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, is carrying out its transition towards fossil free mills and has given up peat in its energy production at the Mänttä mill. Renewable wood fuels, such as bark and other by-products of wood production, have replaced peat.
Balancing Water Levels and User Needs
Our Crofton mill is periodically on the frontlines of managing challenging conditions that climate change threatens to make increasingly common.
Now and Next Sustainability Strategy: one year on
It’s been 1 year since we launched our Now and Next Sustainability Strategy on the 29th of September 2020.
Canfor Announces New Sustainability Goals and Investment in New Arbios Biotech Low Carbon Biofuel Plant in B.C.
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 5, 2021 - Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) announces our bold ambition to become a leader in sustainability, a vision that includes commitments to sustainable forestry, a stronger focus on safety, health, wellness, inclusion and diversity amongst our employees, and strengthening partnerships with Indigenous communities.
Paper and Cardboard: Delivering a More Sustainable Tomorrow
For more and more Americans, online shopping is the new normal—and smart, sustainable packaging is playing a crucial role.
Klabin: The Brazilian Company Ahead of the Impacto Netzero Movement
Klabin is the largest producer and exporter of paper for packaging and paper packaging in Brazil. With 122 years of history and 24 industrial units, 23 in Brazil and one in Argentina, in addition to a robust forestry base in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and São Paulo, the company is recognized nationally and internationally for its management guided by sustainable development .
Consumers say sustainable packaging influences their purchasing decisions
A new report by Drapers, the B2B publication covering the fashion retail industry, in partnership with Smurfit Kappa, the leading paper-based packaging company, has revealed that packaging matters to UK consumers and plays a significant role in the purchasing decisions of shoppers.
Paper Excellence Publishes its First Ever Sustainability Report
[Richmond, BC] – Today Paper Excellence has published its inaugural sustainability report. Proven Resilience: Meeting the Challenge Through Adaption, Strength and Sustainability is intended as a way of further introducing the company to neighbours, customers, regulators and stakeholders as well as to share the company’s approach to business.
Four Facts About Domtar and Boreal Forest Sustainability
From the cedar and Douglas fir trees in British Columbia to the maple and spruce trees in Ontario and Quebec, Canada’s forests are a major contributor to the region’s natural beauty and vibrant economy.