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Consumer Behavior Change
Subaru Campaign Aims to Get Public to Stop Trashing Our National Parks
Subaru Campaign Aims to Get Public to Stop Trashing Our National Parks
Published on September 8, 2015
About a 2 minute read

On Friday, Subaru released a trailer for “Who We Are Is What We Leave Behind,” a video series documenting the car company’s National Parks zero-landfill initiative. See episode one below: ... View More

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Marketing & Communications
FSC Hosting Global Business Event, Launching Consumer Branding
FSC Hosting Global Business Event, Launching Consumer Branding
Published on August 21, 2015
About a 2 minute read

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the standard-setting and certification organization for sustainable forestry, will host its 5th annual premier global business event in Durban, South Africa from September 3rd to 5th. In Good Company 2015 (IGC 20... View More

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Starbucks Facing Increased Consumer Pressure to Go Deforestation-Free
Starbucks Facing Increased Consumer Pressure to Go Deforestation-Free
Published on August 18, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Like one of its baristas, Starbucks has given consumers warm words but has been a bit slow in delivering the goods.In 2013, Starbucks announced it would source 100 percent of its palm oil from certified sustainable suppliers by 2015, but the company ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Patagonia Partners With Buffalo Ranchers to Restore Great Plains, Produce Sustainable Jerky
Patagonia Partners With Buffalo Ranchers to Restore Great Plains, Produce Sustainable Jerky
Published on August 17, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Patagonia Provisions — a initiative from conscientious outdoor apparel brand Patagonia aimed at rethinking our food chain — has launched a groundbreaking partnership with family-owned meat company Wild Idea Buffalo to conserve and restore the gra... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Domtar Leads Pulp and Paper Industry in Self-Generated Energy
Domtar Leads Pulp and Paper Industry in Self-Generated Energy
Published on August 14, 2015
About a 2 minute read

This week, Domtar Corporation released its 2015 Sustainability Report, highlighting its environmental leadership in fiber-based product production and its support of sustainable harvesting.Among its most notable accomplishments, the company self-gene... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Asia Pulp & Paper Retiring Commercial Plantations to Protect Tropical Peatlands
Asia Pulp & Paper Retiring Commercial Plantations to Protect Tropical Peatlands
Published on August 13, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Today, Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) announced it is committing to retire roughly 7,000 hectares (~17,300 acres) of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands — the first time that plantations on tropical peatland h... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
WWF Combines Finance With Conservation to Protect Sumatran Rainforest
WWF Combines Finance With Conservation to Protect Sumatran Rainforest
Published on August 13, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Through an ambitious project model combining innovative financing approaches with traditional conservation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) and The Orangutan Project (TOP) are partnering with local communities to activel... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Consumer Goods Forum Publishes First-Ever Set of Palm Oil Sourcing Guidelines
Consumer Goods Forum Publishes First-Ever Set of Palm Oil Sourcing Guidelines
Published on August 11, 2015
About a 4 minute read

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a global industry network driven by its members to encourage the adoption of practices and standards that serve the consumer goods industry worldwide, has announced publication of the first-ever Sustainable Palm Oil So... View More

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Supply Chain
Trending: Reports Show #BusinessCase for Sustainable Forestry, While Banks Still Need to Recognize Value
Trending: Reports Show #BusinessCase for Sustainable Forestry, While Banks Still Need to Recognize Value
Published on August 5, 2015
About a 6 minute read

A new WWF cost-benefit analysis released today of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification on a cross-section of forest operators finds that tropical and small or medium producers, regardless of geography, can benefit significantly from attaini... View More

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Supply Chain
New Report Exposes Human Rights Abuses on Frontlines of Forest Fabric Production
New Report Exposes Human Rights Abuses on Frontlines of Forest Fabric Production
Published on August 4, 2015
About a 3 minute read

A new report released today from Rainforest Action Network (RAN) documents decades of human rights abuses suffered by communities at the frontlines of plantation expansion for tree-based fabric production. Lessons from the Incense Forest implicates p... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Wildlife Works Becomes Africa’s First Carbon-Neutral, Fair Trade Factory
Wildlife Works Becomes Africa’s First Carbon-Neutral, Fair Trade Factory
Published on July 20, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Forest conservation firm Wildlife Works' factory in Kenya has become the first in Africa to be both carbon neutral and certified by Fair Trade USA.On the heels of this announcement, Wildlife Works is launching its first-ever carbon-neutral, Fair Trad... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
WWF, Unilever Partnering to Engage Consumers on Deforestation, Help Protect 1M Trees
WWF, Unilever Partnering to Engage Consumers on Deforestation, Help Protect 1M Trees
Published on July 8, 2015
About a 3 minute read

WWF and Unilever have announced a one-year, international partnership to engage consumers in the fight against deforestation — one of the key drivers of climate change — with the goal of protecting a million trees.The partnership between the worl... View More

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Supply Chain
The Business Case for Zero Deforestation
The Business Case for Zero Deforestation
Published on July 6, 2015
About a 5 minute read

The recent announcement by McDonald's, which outlines its approach to combatting deforestation across its main commodity supply chains, is perhaps the most comprehensive environmental commitment of any major restaurant group. It sets an example for a... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Report: Biobased Products Industry Adds $369B, 4 Million Jobs to US Economy
Report: Biobased Products Industry Adds $369B, 4 Million Jobs to US Economy
Published on June 23, 2015
About a 3 minute read

A new report suggests the U.S. biobased products industry has a notable impact on the nation’s economy. It is the first research effort to quantify the effect of this industry from an economics and jobs perspective, according to U.S. Agricultural S... View More

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Supply Chain
Conflict Palm Oil Progress Report Calls Out Major Snack Food Brands for Lagging on Commitments
Conflict Palm Oil Progress Report Calls Out Major Snack Food Brands for Lagging on Commitments
Published on June 17, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Today, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) released a new progress report, titled Testing Commitments to Cut Conflict Palm Oil, ranking the relative strength of palm oil commitments made since the launch of its Snack Food 20 campaign two years ago. The 2... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Sprint to Be First US Company to Send Customer Mailings on Wheat-Straw Paper
Sprint to Be First US Company to Send Customer Mailings on Wheat-Straw Paper
Published on June 12, 2015
About a 3 minute read

In its latest effort to optimize paper use and reduce environmental impact, Sprint will pilot a new kind of forest friendly paper for customer mailings, beginning in August. While the paper, made of wheat-straw byproduct, is not noticeably different ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Trending: Fashion Loved, and Not So Loved, by Forests
Trending: Fashion Loved, and Not So Loved, by Forests
Published on June 8, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Last week, a colorful protest temporarily diverted attention from the red carpet parade at the 2015 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards at New York City’s Lincoln Center.Dressed in sleek formal wear, activists deployed a l... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Indonesian Pulp and Paper Giant APRIL Pledges Zero Deforestation, Greenpeace Applauds
Indonesian Pulp and Paper Giant APRIL Pledges Zero Deforestation, Greenpeace Applauds
Published on June 3, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL), one of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper, has today announced an end to deforestation as part of a new Sustainable Forest Management Plan.Deforestation for pulp and paper, and palm oil... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Sustainable Design, Consumer Behavior Change Key to Moving Away from Wood-Based Paper, Packaging
Sustainable Design, Consumer Behavior Change Key to Moving Away from Wood-Based Paper, Packaging
Published on June 2, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Jeff Mendelsohn, moderator and founder of New Leaf Paper, opened up Tuesday’s SB ‘15 San Diego panel about the use of non-wood fiber with two questions that — from a consumer’s perspective — are questions we all should embrace and act on, n... View More

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Supply Chain
New Business Guide Ranks Printers on Forest Sourcing, Sustainability Performance
New Business Guide Ranks Printers on Forest Sourcing, Sustainability Performance
Published on June 2, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Meeting your sustainability goals requires partners whose own policies and practices support you in hitting your targets. Printers are the gatekeepers to the eco-qualities of your paper products — be it your annual report or latest marketing materi... View More

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