Wednesday, February 10, 2010

15 Companies to Obtain FSC Certification on Forests


15 companies recently obtained Forest Stewardship Council certification for their management practices covering a total area of over 1.5Million hectares. Applicants, including AbitibiBowater, Domtar, and Kruger among others. The Rainforest Alliance’s Smartwood Program conducted the assessment. Sustainability and environmentally friendly initiatives continue to be important programs for the Pulp and Paper industry.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The paper industry does a poor job of communicating their position in environmentally friendly initiatives. They continue to only focus their stories on folks inside the industry. Many still believe they pollute rivers and the sky and cut down every tree in sight.