EPN Media Releases
New data reveals shocking scale of planned forest biomass industry growth
Threat map report shows biomass industry set to increase 250% in next decade - threatening both the fight against climate change and forests globally. MEDIA RELEASE | For Immediate Release (29 November 2018) - There is a new and growing threat to the world’s forests,...
Over 120 groups from around the world declare large scale forest biomass energy a dangerous ‘delusion’
Organisations from over 30 countries release statement calling for an end to monetary and policy support for biomass (24 October 2018) - A loud chorus of civil society organisations representing hundreds of thousands of people around the world has come together to...
Environmental Paper Network Launches Extensive Update to its Paper Calculator
Popular environmental impact estimator aims to drive innovation in paper use and purchasing Asheville, NC - An improved web-based Paper Calculator, launched today by the Environmental Paper Network-North America, will provide tens of thousands of annual users with new...
New Playbook Helps Sports Teams, Leagues and Venues Improve the Environmental Performance of Paper Use
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2018 Media Contacts: Kelley Martin | Green Sports Alliance | kelley@greensportsalliance.org Joshua Martin | Environmental Paper Network | joshua@environmentalpaper.org Brad Kahn | Forest Stewardship Council | b.kahn@us.fsc.org Launch of...
International NGOs come together to support Estonians challenging the proposed Est-For ‘biorefinery” and pulp mill
MEDIA RELEASE The people of Estonia struggling to prevent a huge ‘biorefinery’, which would consume a quarter of Estonia’s wood supply and pollute the country’s second largest river, have today received support from concerned organisations all over the world. Estonian...
145 Organisations Jointly Release The State of the Global Paper Industry 2018
Report shows risks of a dangerously expanding global paper industry 26 April 2018 – A new report from the Environmental Paper Network reveals the social and environmental developments in an industry that is expanding to produce new products – such as tissue...
A glimpse of hope for Siberian forests as ZJR Company removes Amazar pulp mill from Shenzhen Stock Exchange
A year after the appeal of environmentalists, the placement of ZJR Company shares on the Shenzhen Exchange to raise funds for the construction of the Amazar Pulp and Saw Mill was finally canceled. If it cannot raise sufficient funds, the project proponents might not...
A Land Grab for Pulp: Environmental Paper Network exposes problems with a new pulp project in Mozambique
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 17 November 2017 A report released today by the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) today highlights the environmental and social impacts of a new pulp mill project in Mozambique. Portucel Moçambique (a Mozambican company controlled...
Jikalahari and Wetlands International host Jakarta launch of EPN report “Too Much Hot Air” detailing the failure of the Indonesian paper industry to reform its peatland management
On August 10, Jikalahari (Riau Forest Rescue Network) are launching a report from the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) titled ‘Too Much Hot Air’. This event is also supported by Wetlands International. Read the report in English or in Bahasa Indonesian. The report...
In the Red: Bank policies fail to ensure they will avoid irresponsible investment in the paper industry
A new assessment by the EPN of bank policies has been completed and published here: http://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...
The “Holy Grail” of Directories for North America’s Best Environmental Papers
As a growing number of manufacturers seek to meet the growing market for environmental papers and packaging, Canopy launched its updated Ecopaper Database today. The much-anticipated 2017 iteration of this online resource features more than 450 printing and writing...
Cup consciousness: An international day of action on throwaway cups
Civil society organisations around the world are taking action on Wednesday and Thursday, March 22 and 23, 2017 to demonstrate that awareness is growing about the need to avoid using throwaway cups, which cause harm to people, forests, water and the climate. The...
