Flushing the Climate: Which U.S. Stores are Still Selling the World’s Most Destructive Toilet Paper? 

by Joshua Martin | Aug 3, 2022 | Media Release, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty, Transparency and Integrity

9 years after their highly publicized Forest Conservation Policy was announced, monitoring by Indonesian and international NGOs finds Asia Pulp and Paper is failing to keep its promises, damaging the climate and harming local communities in Indonesia. EPN-North...

Indigenous Rights, Paper Giants and Armed Squads. Scenes from Land Conflicts in Brazil

by Luisa Colasimone | Jul 4, 2022 | Social Responsibilty, South America, Transparency and Integrity

Several Indigenous communities, who had reclaimed their ancestral lands taken away by companies, have recently been targeted by armed fazendeiros (agrarian latifundists) mobs in different regions of Brazil.  The official recognition of these areas as Indigenous land...

First test of ‘net zero’ bank commitments as pulp & paper giants seek finance for expansion that could torpedo Indonesia’s climate goals

by Sergio Baffoni | Dec 13, 2021 | Media Release, Pulp Finance, Transparency and Integrity

Civil society groups warn that material risks to financial institutions haven’t been disclosed New analyses released today by a coalition of civil society organizations reveal significant material risk to banks and investors exposed to two of the world’s largest pulp...

Indonesian paper giant APP takes over North American Domtar, putting the company’s credibility at risk

by Sergio Baffoni | Jul 29, 2021 | Media Release, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty, Transparency and Integrity

For the pulp and paper industry, it is the take-over of the decade. Domtar shareholders decided today to sell their shares to Paper Excellence and delivered the major North American uncoated freesheet paper producer (with 21 manufacturing facilities around the world,...

Navigating Environmental Paper Claims

by Kim Porter | Jul 29, 2021 | Maximise Recycled, Transparency and Integrity

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a useful tool to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product. Unfortunately, there can be confusion around LCAs for wood products due to inconsistencies regarding what the commissioning organization might include or omit from their...

Got Accountability? The USDA’s Paper and Packaging Commodity Checkoff Program Continues to Operate in Secrecy

by Environmental Paper Network | Jul 21, 2021 | Reducing Consumption, Transparency and Integrity

The need to ensure transparency and oversight for government sponsored commodity marketing programs: The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act is a start. By Environmental Paper Network – North America (EPN-NA) Cue the snappy catch phrases and animated...