As the owner and manager of the Paper Calculator, the Environmental Paper Network would like to take this opportunity to address recent communications from paper industry-related groups that include misleading and inaccurate information regarding the Paper Calculator. Summary The Paper Calculator is supported by a respected coalition of over 150 not-for-profit organizations working together toward […]
Read MoreLast year, Bank of America set out to follow a scientific method and seek independent review of a life cycle assessment study to calculate the comparative carbon emissions and water consumption impacts of digital statements compared to paper statements. The results of the study guided them to confidently inform customers that for those focused on […]
Read MorePopular 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 information and features to help them measure the impacts of their paper and reduce that impact […]
Read MorePopular environmental impact estimator aims to drive innovation in paper use and purchasing 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 information and features to help them measure the impacts of their paper and reduce that impact through better choices. […]
Read More[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] A new assessment by the EPN of bank policies has been completed and published here: https://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 […]
Read MoreEMERYVILLE, CA, Jan 26, 2017 – An innovative Product Category Rule (PCR) specifying rules for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) focused on wood and paper has been developed by the North American Environmental Paper Network (EPN), an independent not-for-profit coalition with diverse expertise in forest and paper sustainability issues, and SCS Global Services (SCS), a leader in […]
Read MoreFor immediate release Contact: Joshua Martin, Environmental Paper Network, 828-242-4238 Emeryville, CA – The North American Environmental Paper Network (EPN) today announced that SCS Global Services (SCS), a leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification and standards development, will serve as the Program Operator for the development of Product Category Rules (PCR) Modules for Roundwood, […]
Read MoreA report published by the World Watch Institute’s Vital Signs project, entitled Paper Production Levels Off, suggests that global paper consumption may have peaked. In 2011 it reached 400 million tonnes, but 2013 figures are slightly below that (397.6 million tonnes). The top priorty for our network, and the first pillar of our Global Paper […]
Read MoreAs Greenpeace launches Forest Solutions: An insider’s look at Greenpeace collaborations in forest regions around the world, Greenpeace B.C. Director Stephanie Goodwin offers her perspectives on forest-based collaborations. This blog post was originally published on the website of Greenpeace Canada. I have a saying: when you have a knotty problem, widen the circle of brains working on it […]
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