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Suzano, Stora Enso: the making of corporate land

  Veracel, Suzano and Stora Enso, the trajectory from land grabbing to corporate property A recent scientific study sheds new light on the pulp & paper industry expansion in the far south of Bahia, Brazil. The research examines not only questions surrounding the origin and validity of land titles associated with the company, but also […]

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Environmental and Conservation Groups Support Default E-Delivery

Environmental Paper Network (EPN) and 19 environmental and conservation organizations have submitted joint letters to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Labor (DOL) supporting proposed rules that would allow electronic delivery as the default for certain financial and healthcare disclosures, while preserving people’s right to receive paper if they choose. Read […]

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Dry Streams in an Ocean of Eucalyptus: new report calls for Aperam expansion to be halted

A new investigation into Aperam BioEnergia’s eucalyptus plantations, charcoal and biochar production in Brazil’s Upper Jequitinhonha Valley documents decades of land dispossession, water depletion, Cerrado destruction and conflict, challenging the idea that this industrial model represents a genuine climate solution. The Global Forest Coalition (GFC), together with Biofuelwatch, EPN’s Biomass Action Network and the Hands […]

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What a Virginia Paper Mill Reveals About the True Cost of Paper

A new investigation by The Daily Progress takes readers inside Covington, Virginia, a small Appalachian community where a 126-year-old paper mill has been at the center of residents’ concerns about air pollution, water pollution and health. It is a disturbing story, but it is also a familiar one. The Smurfit WestRock mill dominates the landscape […]

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McDonald’s and the problem with disposable packaging

McDonald’s has been ordered to stop using single-use cups for customers eating and drinking in its restaurants in the Netherlands. The important question is not why this is happening now, but why it took an enforcement action to make it happen at all. For years, disposable packaging has been presented as a matter of convenience: […]

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From Paper-First to Digital-First: Securities & Exchange Commission Takes a Major Step Forward

At a Glance The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a new approach to delivering required investor disclosures electronically. The proposal would allow electronic delivery by default while preserving investors’ ability to request paper documents, free of charge. An analysis published by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) estimated that more […]

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Historic Opportunity to Reduce Unnecessary Paper: U.S. DOL Advances Electronic Delivery Reform

At a Glance The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed modernizing how employer-sponsored group health plans deliver required disclosures under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The proposal would allow group health plans to make electronic delivery the default, while preserving every participant’s right to request paper documents. Under current ERISA requirements, […]

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