by Merel van der Mark | May 14, 2019 | EPN-International, Pulp Finance, Transparency and Integrity
Green Bonds are used to finance business-as-usual tree plantations and operations of the paper & pulp industry and claiming exaggerated CO2 savings, a new briefing by the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) shows. The briefing presents a case study of a Green Bond...
by Merel van der Mark | May 2, 2019 | EPN-International, Pulp Finance, Transparency and Integrity
Briefing by environmental groups highlights serious financial, legal and reputational risks 02 May 2019 – The Environmental Paper Network, Global Forest Coalition and Biofuelwatch have today issued a Briefing to investors that highlights the serious reputational,...
by Merel van der Mark | Mar 26, 2019 | Pulp Finance, Social Responsibilty, Transparency and Integrity, Uncategorized
Uruguayan and Finnish social and environmental organisations released a joint statement last week stating their opposition to the plans of the Finnish pulp and paper company UPM to build a new pulp mill in Uruguay (UPM also has an existing mill in Fray Bentos). This...
by Merel van der Mark | Jan 15, 2019 | Social Responsibilty
In the northeast of Brazil, where the Amazon transitions to the Catinga biome through a small strip of Cerrado, lies almost 60% of the land that Brazilian paper producer Suzano uses to source timber. This is one of Brazil’s poorest and least developed regions, with a...
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...
