Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper company, is still linked to forest destruction, according to new mapping analysis completed by Greenpeace International. Almost 8,000 hectares of forest and peatland has been cleared since 2013 in two concessions which are linked to APP and its parent company the Sinar Mas Group. Greenpeace International […]
Read MoreIn the past year, scientists and health professionals have voiced growing concern over the potential risks of using tampons and other personal hygiene products such as diapers. A new briefing paper titled, Why the toxic tampon issue isn’t going away, summarizes the science and the issues surrounding this concern. Increasing evidence suggests some of these […]
Read MoreJakarta, 5 February 2018 – On the eve of the fifth anniversary of Asia Pulp and Paper’s (APP) Forest Conservation Policy (FCP), ten international and Indonesian NGOs have released a statement highlighting five issues that indicate the company is not yet on a sustainable track and progress on its commitments have unfortunately not been sufficient. […]
Read MoreOur latest discussion document explores the plan by The Navigator Company to develop a new pulp mill in Mozambique. The Portuguese company, operating as Portucel Mozambique and with funding from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, is acquiring huge areas of land for establishing eucalyptus tree plantations to supply the mill. Local NGOs monitoring the […]
Read MoreAn investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reveals that APRIL has shuffled billions of dollars through a web of offshore companies. Big banks such as Credit Suisse and ABN Amro have continued to lend to April’s offshore subsidiaries despite environmentalists’ concerns and the banks’ own sustainability policies. The leaked documents, known as […]
Read MoreNew study reveals lighter environmental footprint for fibres sourced from flax and recycled clothing.
Read MoreA letter of concern has been sent to Estonian company Est-For, signed by a number of Estonian NGOs and by the Environmental Paper Network. The letter expresses concerns and seeks information about the planned Est-For biorefinery development, as there appear to be insufficient safeguards in place to prevent negative impacts on the environment. The risks we […]
Read MoreA new assessment by the EPN of bank policies has been completed and published here: https://environmentalpaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/In-the-Red.pdf The assessment studied how ready the financial sector is to manage the environmental and social risks of financial involvement with the pulp and paper industry. From 2016 to 2017, EPN carried out a benchmark assessment of the pulp and […]
Read MoreThe best way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with paper use is to reduce the use of paper. Many organisations actively work to reduce paper waste, and some promote paper reduction with customers by giving them the option to communicate through electronic rather than paper-based mail. If your organisation is a large paper consumer, […]
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