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EPN Reports & Publications

Welcome to the Environmental Paper Network’s Reports & Publications page.

Find all reports, briefings, factsheets, and other publications authored, or co-authored, by the Environmental Paper Network or the Biomass Action Network. For additional resources on biomass, including from partner organisations, please see our Biomass Info Library.

If you have any suggestions for resources we should have in this library or any comments about it, please contact us.

In the Red 2017: An Assessment of Bank Policies for Financing Pulp and Paper

An assessment of bank policies for financing pulp and paper, evaluating how well major financial institutions are addressing environmental and social risks.

Date: June 2017

Topics: Banking, Finance, Policy Assessment, Pulp and Paper

Janji-janji Tanpa Realisasi

Kegagalan Industri Kertas Mereformasi Praktek Pengelolaan Gambut di Indonesia

Date: April 2017

Topics: Carbon Emissions, EPN, Global Paper Industry, Indigenous Communities, Indonesia, Land Use, Paper, Peatlands, Pulp and Paper

Paperwork: Why recycled content is crucial for printing and writing paper

This report explains why recycled content is crucial for printing and writing paper, examining the environmental benefits and industry opportunities.

Date: April 2012

Topics: Printing, Recycled Paper, Writing Paper

State of the Paper Industry Report 2011

Comprehensive report on the state of the paper industry in 2011.

Date: January 2011

Topics: Annual Report, Global Paper Industry, State of Industry

State of the Paper Industry Report 2007

Comprehensive report on the state of the paper industry in 2007.

Date: January 2007

Topics: Annual Report, Global Paper Industry, State of Industry

Conflict Plantations Chapter 4: Scorching the earth

In the last two decades Brazil’s pulp and paper industry has tripled its pulp production capacity, from 6.7 to 21.5 million tons per year. This report examines the impacts of pulp and paper expansion in the Três Lagoas region, Brazil.

Date: December 2022

Topics: Brazil, Conflict Plantations, Deforestation, Pulp and Paper

How UNFCCC carbon accounting has created a biomass delusion and is contributing to climate change and global inequity

This briefing exposes how UNFCCC carbon accounting rules create a false perception of biomass energy as carbon neutral — fueling deforestation, climate harm, and global inequity while diverting resources from real renewable energy solutions. Unlike fossil fuels, biomass combustion emissions are not recorded in the energy sector of the country that burns them, externalizing responsibility onto the nations that supply the wood.

Topics: Biomass Energy, Carbon Accounting, Climate Colonialism, Deforestation, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, UNFCCC

Flushing the Climate 2023: A Follow Up Scorecard on Which U.S. Stores are Still Selling the World’s Most Destructive Toilet Paper

A 2023 follow-up scorecard tracking which major U.S. grocery stores and retailers continue to carry Fiora, LoCor, and Livi tissue products manufactured by Solaris Paper using fiber supplied by Asia Pulp and Paper. Ten years after APP’s Forest Conservation Policy, documentation confirms ongoing deforestation, climate harm, and social conflict in Indonesia — and too many retailers have yet to act.

Topics: Indonesia, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibility, Transparency and Integrity

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

Nine years after Asia Pulp and Paper’s highly publicized Forest Conservation Policy, monitoring by Indonesian and international NGOs documents ongoing failures. EPN-North America and partners contacted 27 major U.S. retailers selling Fiora, LoCor, or Livi branded products — manufactured by APP-affiliated Solaris — urging removal of these high-risk products until meaningful reforms are implemented.

Topics: Indonesia, Media Release, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibility, Transparency and Integrity