The Environmental Paper Network’s July Newsletter spotlights several high profile paper companies, including International Paper, that have announced Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain of custody certification at a portion of their pulp and paper operations. Many of IP’s largest customers, including Staples, OfficeMax, Universal Music Group, and TetraPak, have pushed IP to produce FSC certified products. This marks good progress, says the newsletter, as the industry is now acknowledging through these actions that FSC is the superior certification in the environmental paper marketplace. But what does this mean for what’s actually in your paper? In the case of IP, not much, yet, according to the forestry watchdog group Dogwood Alliance. But conservation groups are hopeful. You can get more of Dogwood Alliance’s perspective on the issue in this article.
