Environmental

UPM Raflatac's Forest Film™ label material has received the 2020 Innovation in Responsible Sourcing Award from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). The announcement came on Wednesday, September 30, at the SPC Innovator Awards ceremony as part of this year's SPC Advance virtual event.

The companies responsible for the pollution, NCR Corporation, Georgia-Pacific and Glatfelter, are paying for the cost of the project and will continue to pay into follow-up costs as the river continues to recover from the pollution. Cleanup costs are estimated to have reached $1 billion.

As part of its continued focus on global sustainability leadership and from Plastic to Purpose' campaign, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has released its innovative process aid for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Copper Clad Laminates (CCL) laminating systems.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is one of the founding members of the #GreenSource initiative to promote the role of forest-fiber industries in the effort to achieve the EU's climate neutrality target by 2050. #GreenSource brings together members of the European Pulp Industry Sector Association (EPIS) and the Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi).

Amcor announces its membership of the Digital Watermarks Initiative "HolyGrail 2.0", which brings together over 85 companies and organisations across the packaging value chain, including key customers and industry peers.

In both the Pulp & Paper and Personal Care divisions, we have made progress on the sustainability goals outlined in 2019.

The rating of 'A' or above is only given to 25% of the companies in the packaging sector.

The report serves as a foundation for demonstrating how the Company's ESG approach, strategies and commitments are embedded within the business, highlights ESG achievements for fiscal 2019, and sets the stage for ESG goals and continued disclosures.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says a 'nuisance condition' was confirmed during its investigation into an 'ash-like substance' near the WestRock facility in Evadale.

Amcor announced it has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative to create a path forward to a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025.

Domtar has successfully completed a surveillance audit on the Wabigoon Forest for the new Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) National Standard for Canada.

As pandemic-induced online shopping has boosted demand for boxes, DS Smith, a sustainable packaging leader, launched its Circular Design Principles, citing company research that shows better packaging design could save the industry $46 billion a year in logistics costs globally.

Officials with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said a recent fish kill along the southern reaches of the Escanaba River at Gladstone was the result of a pipe failure at Verso Corporation's Escanaba Paper Mill.

GP is expanding its offerings to include paper padded mailers.

This work reaches beyond International Paper's traditional supply chain in an effort to identify natural climate solutions that can be replicated anywhere around the world.

Kimberly-Clark announced it has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative rooted in four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, setting a national strategy, and creating scalable solutions to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025.

Industry and government are working with partners to harvest the growing number of trees killed by a spruce beetle outbreak.

Stora Enso has appointed Annette Stube as EVP, Head of Sustainability and a member of the Group Leadership Team. She will start on 1 September 2020.

Stora Enso will build a pilot facility for producing Cellufoam™ by Stora Enso, a lightweight, fiber-based foam material for protective packaging and cushioning.

This is the first sustainability-linked loan for CMPC and the first for BNP Paribas in Latin America. It is also the first sustainability-linked loan ("RCF") in Chile with comprehensive environmental Key Performance Indicators ("KPIs").

State officials are investigating after a fish kill was discovered downstream of a paper mill on the Escanaba River.

International Paper, one of the world's leading producers of renewable, fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, has joined the Savannah River Clean Water Fund (Fund), a coordinated effort to permanently protect and responsibly manage forests - nature's water filter - in the Savannah River watershed.

Menasha Corporation, parent company of Menasha Packaging, announces the publication of its tenth annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, highlighting the company's environmental, social and governance performance during calendar year 2019 and the first half of 2020.

Leading global packaging and paper manufacturer Mondi has achieved platinum status in the EcoVadis CSR ratings in recognition of the Group's strong commitment to sustainability.

Sappi has completed a sustainability performance measurement for its dissolving pulp brand, Verve.