Source Fibre Responsibly
- End sourcing of fibre from unknown and illegal sources, suppliers or operations.
- End the use of fibre from, and avoid suppliers associated with loss of, endangered forests and high conservation value forests, ecosystems and habitats.
- End the use of fibre from, and avoid suppliers associated with, conversion of natural forests or other high conservation value ecosystems into plantations for paper fibre.
- End the use of fibre from, and avoid suppliers associated with, loss or degradation of peatlands and high carbon stock forests.
- End the use of fibre, and avoid suppliers, associated with human or labor rights violations.
- Source any virgin wood fibre for paper from forest managers that have credible, independent, third-party certification for employing the most environmentally and socially responsible forest management and restoration practices. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is currently the only international certification programme that comes close to meeting this goal.
- Avoid sourcing from and promoting misleading and environmentally irresponsible forest certification programs.
- Support the development and use of sustainably grown and harvested alternative crops for paper where credible analysis indicates that they are environmentally and socially preferable to other virgin fibre sources and do not lead to loss of necessary food crops or high conservation value ecosystems.
- Eliminate use of toxic, bio-accumulative or persistent pesticides and herbicides in fibre production.
- Refuse fibre from genetically modified organisms.
- Replace ‘far’ with ‘near,’ using sustainably produced, locally-sourced fibre and minimising transportation wherever possible.
Relevant Reports
News and Resources Related to Responsible Sourcing
Asia Pulp and Paper found guilty of peatland clearance and fuelling forest fires in Indonesia
As the fire season looms in Indonesia, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies, owned by the Sinar Mas Group, has been actively clearing Sumatran peatland for pulpwood plantations in direct breach of its own commitments to...
Social conflict, abuses and intimidation in the Jambi region, Indonesia – a chronology of pulp industry actions and events
Tension is increasing around global paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) pulpwood concessions in Indonesia. Lately, Indigenous communities have been facing recurrent acts of intimidation, criminalisation and episodes of violence have escalated, contributing to a...
Earth Day Food-for-Thought: Development Funds Dissolving into Pulp
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a symbolic date celebrated around the world to show support for environmental action. But this year is different. 2020 carried high expectations in the fight against climate change, but people were caught by surprise by the...
Canopy’s EcoPaper Database Updated and Expanded for 2020
More and more companies are searching for products that support the solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis, including in their paper and packaging. To support their success and the marketplace of Next Generation Solutions, Canopy has released the updated...
The end of the misguided Amazar pulp mill project?
Kiu Hung International Holdings Limited has announced the decision of its Board of Directors that it will not proceed with the project. Of the many pulp and paper capacity expansions around the world, few were are as misguided and as threatening to native and intact...
Complaint Challenges Certification of Djarum Group Company by Forest Stewardship Council
On 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...
The buyers of the Amazar Pulp Mill acknowledged that they misinformed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Originally published by Rivers without Boundaries Civil society attempts to prevent the worst environmental and social impacts from Chinese-owned pulp-mill development in Zabaikalsky province scored a new important tactical victory at Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The KHI...
Massive forest fires and haze in Indonesia create public health and climate crisis
The world's tropical rainforests and the people who live in them are suffering continued tragedy from forest fires that are driven by the demand for agricultural commodities, including timber for pulp to make viscose, paper and packaging. In Indonesia, massive forest...
Tree plantation wildfires in Spain are a warning sign
Temperatures have peaked at record highs in many parts of Europe this week, and the consequences are being felt severely in Europe’s forests. As highlighted in a discussion document published by the EPN earlier this year, there is an increasingly clear link between...
Uruguayan citizens opposing UPM’s new pulp mill appeal to the Finnish government
In Uruguay, the citizen opposition to a new pulp mill planned by the Finnish paper giant UPM continues to grow. Last Friday, a citizen movement calling itself as the "national coordination of social organisations against UPM", representing more than 40 organisations...
UPM’s Paso de los Toros mill poses financial and reputational risks
In Uruguay, protests are rising against the installation of UPM’s planned new pulp mill project in Paso de los Toros. There has been strong social criticism on the conditions of the contract that the government signed with UPM, on the expected impacts of the pulp mill...
Chilean pulp mill’s major expansion could fuel conflicts
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...
