Sweden produces more paper than any other country in Europe, but at what cost? A letter signed by 45 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has asked the Swedish government to introduce tighter legislation to improve forestry practices in the country. It expresses concern that clearcut forestry threatens some of the last remaining fragments of old-growth forests in […]
Read MoreWith today’s launch of the online Environmental Self-check, WWF provides an improved service to pulp and paper manufacturers globally for company internal usage. The five online steps to check the environmental footprint of pulp and paper brands can be filled out confidentially. The Environmental Self-check is a new feature of WWF´s Check Your Paper, a public database […]
Read MoreForestEthics today announced support of a new 3M sustainability policy that will ensure that the maker of Post-it Notes will have a minimal impact on forests, wildlife and human rights. 3M’s paper-based products and packaging require pulp and paper from sources around the world. Working in collaboration with ForestEthics and Greenpeace, the company launched a […]
Read MoreA new film expressing a vision for the future of paper was launched by civil society today in advance of Paper World, the paper industry gathering in Frankfurt, Germany. The film argues that as a global society we need to look at this everyday material with new eyes, and transform the way we use it […]
Read MoreWhat is China’s impact on forests and communities, given that it is the world’s biggest paper consumer and the fastest-growing investor in the pulp and paper industry? Activists from Indonesia and from the Chinese Environmental Paper Network are working together to increase understanding of this question. To assist this learning process, we are organising an […]
Read MoreOne hundred and twenty organisations share a vision for sustainable production and consumption of paper Today, together with our membership of more than one hundred twenty civil society organisations on six continents, we are proud to unveil a powerful new Global Paper Vision uniting a myriad voices currently challenging the paper industry to adopt more […]
Read MoreRussia has more forest than any other country on earth, so it is important that there is vigilance to ensure that unsustainable pulp and paper developments do not put the taiga at risk. We are therefore delighted to welcome another Russian NGO into our network: Aetas, which campaigns for forest protection in Archangelsk in Northern […]
Read MoreThe European Environmental Paper Network had a positive year in 2013, and you can now read about the highlights in our short annual report. It includes a summary of our main activities and projects and disclosure of our finances, which are still very much at the shoe-string end of the spectrum. Thanks to our funders, […]
Read MoreWe would like to give a warm welcome to a new German NGO, denkhausbremen, which has joined our network. We’re very fortunate to have one of its founders, Peter Gerhardt, on our steering group. Peter was formerly with Robin Wood, and has years of experience as a valiant warrior in defence of forests and forest […]
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