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Green Printer Report Profiles Leaders in Forest Conservation

New Canopy survey results an invaluable resource for printers and their customers. For Immediate Release June 17, 2013, Toronto: Large-volume paper users, including Sprint and over 700 publishers and printers with ecopaper policies in place, are welcoming today’s release by Canopy of North America’s Green Print Leadership Report, a resource that will help them meet corporate sustainability goals. […]

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EPN’s June Featured Member: Global Green USA

June, glorious June! Summer is finally arriving, and so is another featured member. This month, I chose to interview Lily Kelly, the director of Global Green USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR). As many of our members know, Global Green has recently joined our network, so I thought it would be a great time for […]

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Wrong Direction: North Carolina Bill Would Ban LEED Green Building Standard

The controversial, industry-sponsored logging certification scheme known as the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) has been making news lately, and it’s been a bit ugly. First, SFI is facing a formal complaint of greenwashing to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), more on this below. And second, its advocates have been drawing anger from businesses and citizens […]

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Paper Vapour event on link between paper and climate change

Did you know that the carbon emissions from paper production, use and disposal exceed the emissions from the aviation industry? We call these emissions paper vapour. The EEPN is organising a seminar in London on 9 July to explore the links between paper and climate change. It will include the latest research into paper’s carbon […]

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Paper Vapour: Paper Efficiency Can Shrink Your Carbon Emissions

Did you know that the carbon emissions from paper production, use and disposal exceed the emissions from the aviation industry? We call these emissions paper vapour. The EEPN is organising a seminar in London on 9 July to explore the links between paper and climate change. It will include the latest research into paper’s carbon […]

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Paper Efficiency Project ‘PEP talk’ on Packaging

Our second paper efficiency project webinar, or ‘PEP talk’, is on Wednesday 5 June  2013, at 3pm. If you’d like to register,  contact us. If you missed it you can see it online or download the slides here. There is an accompanying webpage with some signposts to useful resources here. Why not check out our […]

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Paper Vapour: highlighting the link between paper and climate change

It is a little appreciated fact that paper contributes even more to global carbon emissions than aviation. We call these emissions Paper Vapour. An event in London on 9 July 2013 will highlight the important link between climate change and paper production, use and disposal. The European Environmental Paper Network is hosting the seminar, which […]

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RELEASE: ForestEthics Files Complaint in Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Charging that the “Sustainable Forestry Initiative” Violates FTC’s New Green Guides

Unprecedented number of consumers file similar complaints PRESS CONTACTS: Lauren Stansbury, 202-518-8790,lauren@mintwood.com; Ryan Fletcher, 202-641-0277, ryan@mintwood.com SEATTLE, WA – Today, ForestEthics, a leading forest protection organisation whose mission includes educating consumers about environmentally harmful forestry practices, filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking the agency to investigate the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)’s claim to […]

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RELEASE: Environmental groups suspend further work with Resolute Forest Products under Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement

Commitment to ongoing work with other forestry companies remains strong PRESS CONTACTS: Todd Paglia, todd@forestethics.org, 360-734-2951 x201; Janet Sumner, janet@wildlandsleague.org, 416-971-9453 x39 or 416-514-579-7370 On the third anniversary of the signing of the historic Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), environmental signatories are suspending further work with Resolute Forest Products. They remain committed to continuing their work with other […]

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