by Sergio Baffoni | Mar 18, 2021 | Maximise Recycled, Reducing Consumption, Social Responsibilty, Uncategorized
In the lead up to the International Day of Forests on 21st March, a new Greenpeace study goes beyond the discussion of specific failures and weaknesses of individual certification schemes, and raises the question of whether certification is still a useful tool in its...
by Peter Gerhardt | Mar 17, 2021 | EPN-North America, Featured Member, Our Network, Reducing Consumption, Responsible Virgin Fibre
Canopy works with the forest industry’s biggest customers and their suppliers to develop business solutions that protect the world’s Ancient and Endangered Forests. The not-for-profit is a founding member of the Environmental Paper Network. EPN reached out to Lee-Ann...
by Anne Pernick | Feb 23, 2021 | Reducing Consumption
Two years ago now, though it seems much longer than that, I traveled from the USA to Germany for a sustainable packaging conference organized by denkhausbremen and Environmental Paper Network – International. Over 60 people joined me, mostly from across Europe...
by Luisa Colasimone | Feb 17, 2021 | Reducing Consumption, Social Responsibilty
Before the 1950s and 1960s, the majority of the products we produced and consumed were built to last. Milk bottles made of glass were returned and sterilized for re-use, restaurants offered ceramic plates and stainless-steel cutlery and the plastic bag was yet to be...
by Anne Pernick | Feb 10, 2021 | Media Release, Reducing Consumption
Asheville, NC – The Environmental Paper Network-North America launched SolvingPackaging.org today to accelerate the solutions to the packaging crisis. SolvingPackaging.org brings together the expertise of leading conservation, zero waste and public health...
by Joshua Martin | Feb 3, 2021 | Reducing Consumption, Responsible Virgin Fibre
Shortly after the road turned to dirt, a sign greeted us, painted in the timeless yellow and brown style of so many erected by the U.S. Forest Service throughout the national forest system. “First Tract of National Forest,” it announced. It’s a woods I know well, full...
