by Merel van der Mark | Jun 13, 2019 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty, Transparency and Integrity
In Chile, Arauco, the country’s second largest pulp producer, has started building a new 1.56 million tonnes/year pulp line at its Horcones mill, in the Biobío region. This project, called MAPA, is problematic as it is likely to fuel land conflicts, especially with...
by Merel van der Mark | May 14, 2019 | EPN-International, Pulp Finance, Transparency and Integrity
Green Bonds are used to finance business-as-usual tree plantations and operations of the paper & pulp industry and claiming exaggerated CO2 savings, a new briefing by the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) shows. The briefing presents a case study of a Green Bond...
by Merel van der Mark | May 2, 2019 | EPN-International, Pulp Finance, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Transparency and Integrity
Briefing by environmental groups highlights serious financial, legal and reputational risks 02 May 2019 – The Environmental Paper Network, Global Forest Coalition and Biofuelwatch have today issued a Briefing to investors that highlights the serious reputational,...
by Merel van der Mark | Oct 1, 2018 | EPN-International, Transparency and Integrity
It did not make the headlines. In fact, it was not even mentioned in most of the articles about the broken contract between J&F Investimentos and Paper Excellence on the sale of Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA. But the most interesting part in the otherwise...
by Merel van der Mark | Jun 5, 2018 | Transparency and Integrity
The acquisition of Fibria by Suzano has created the world’s largest pulp company with a production capacity of 8.6 million tonnes a year. This can be both a threat and an opportunity from a social and environmental perspective. Big companies can have big impacts. But...
