How an ‘independent third-party’ assessment casts shadows over the most highly regarded sustainable forestry certification scheme. Is Paper Excellence, Canada’s largest forestry company, controlled by the notorious giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP)? The question is relevant because the certification standard Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) formally disassociated from APP in October 2007, citing “substantial, publicly […]
Read More*** The Environmental Paper Network and our 156 member organisations want to acknowledge the extraordinary circumstances of this moment, given the terrible impacts of COVID-19 for people around the world. The urgent need to respond to the pandemic and its impacts is rightly taking priority. However, climate change and deforestation remain existential threats, they make […]
Read MoreOn December 4, 2019, Yayasan Auriga Nusantara submitted a complaint to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) about PT Bukit Muria Jaya, a paper and packaging processor based in Karawang, West Java, owned by Djarum Group. The complaint indicates that the majority shareholder of PT Bukit Muria Jaya, Mr. Robert Budi Hartono, is a shareholder of two pulpwood plantation […]
Read MoreThe Environmental Paper Network and its members are extremely concerned by the torture and murder of Rosane Santiago Silveira, a mother and environmental and human rights activist who was killed in Brazil on January 29, 2019, and send our deepest condolences to her family. This weekend, more than 50 non-governmental organizations sent a letter seeking […]
Read More[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] 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 the Paper Use Playbook A valuable […]
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 MoreAn estimated 5000 local residents from 39 villages located in the Bangka Belitung islands, South Sumatra, protested today in front of the local government office against a concession for the acacia plantation awarded to a company called PT. Build Rimba Sejahtera (PT BRS). 75% of the concession area held by PT. BRS is already managed […]
Read MoreMighty Earth has submitted a complaint to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The complaint presents compelling evidence confirming that since 2013 Korindo’s oil palm companies have been responsible for clearing over 30,000 hectares (ha) of Indonesian rainforests in Papua and North Maluku. Last week, FSC notified Mighty Earth that their complaint was officially accepted for […]
Read MoreOriginally posted on the Greenpeace Canada website Sustainability policies announced by corporations have been capturing quite a lot of headlines recently and for good reason too: new sourcing policies focussing on the environment and indigenous rights are good for our forests and good for the planet. However, progress on implementing these policies is often painstakingly slow, […]
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