by Merel van der Mark | Oct 1, 2018 | EPN-International, Transparency and Integrity
It did not make the headlines. In fact, it was not even mentioned in most of the articles about the broken contract between J&F Investimentos and Paper Excellence on the sale of Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA. But the most interesting part in the otherwise...
by Sergio Baffoni | Aug 16, 2018 | EPN-International, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity, Uncategorized
A new report from a coalition of non-profit organizations shows that global paper giants Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited (APRIL) are violating their zero-deforestation policy. In addition, a few days ago the...
by Peter Gerhardt | Aug 14, 2018 | EPN-International, Our Network
We are recruiting for a new Co-ordinator of the International part of the Environmental Paper Network. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to work with a vibrant global network of civil society organisations, and to be part of a passionate and expert team of...
by Peter Gerhardt | May 1, 2018 | EPN-International, Responsible Virgin Fibre
A new pulp mill is planned in Tartu, Estonia, the second largest city in the country. The mill will produce 700,000 tonnes of pulp and it will consume around a quarter of the total country’s timber production. This increase threatens to be the fatal stroke for...
by Peter Gerhardt | Feb 22, 2018 | EPN-International, Maximise Recycled, Reducing Consumption
At a high level congress “Tissue – Moving Towards Sustainability”, major environmental NGOs had discussions with manufacturers and retailers about steps towards responsible production of products like paper for baby nappies (diapers), toilet paper...
by Mandy Haggith | Nov 8, 2017 | EPN-International, Responsible Virgin Fibre
The Global Paper Vision contains the goal that stakeholders in the pulp and paper industry should commit to ‘Refuse fibre from genetically modified organisms.’ Yet the pulp and paper industry is actively involved in developing plantations of genetically modified (GM)...
