by Merel van der Mark | Jan 10, 2020 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Kiu Hung International Holdings Limited has announced the decision of its Board of Directors that it will not proceed with the project. Of the many pulp and paper capacity expansions around the world, few were are as misguided and as threatening to native and intact...
by Merel van der Mark | Dec 6, 2019 | Our Network, Transparency and Integrity
Yesterday, at an event organized by EPN and its partners at the People’s Summit, in Santiago de Chile, people from different regions and countries denounced the impacts caused by plantations for the pulp and paper industry, and discussed their similarities. In Chile,...
by Merel van der Mark | Nov 11, 2019 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Originally published by Rivers without Boundaries Civil society attempts to prevent the worst environmental and social impacts from Chinese-owned pulp-mill development in Zabaikalsky province scored a new important tactical victory at Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The KHI...
by Merel van der Mark | Oct 28, 2019 | Social Responsibilty
Last Friday, thousands gathered in Montevideo to participate in another march opposing UPM 2, the Paso de los Toros pulp mill plan in Uruguay. The march was organized by the National Coordination against UPM, which gathers over 60 organizations. “The contract...
by Merel van der Mark | Sep 16, 2019 | Social Responsibilty
(Photo: Planta de Celulosa Arauco en Mariquina | INDH) A field observation mission by the Chilean National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) revealed that Mapuche communities in the Mariquina commune, in the Los Ríos Region, face water shortages and pollution caused by...
