Environmental

Pregis has made several recent investments in its European operations to support the growing protective packaging needs of its broad global customer base.

Huhtamaki is increasing the use of renewable and versatile materials, such as paper and cardboard, and nearly 70% of Huhtamaki's product portfolio is already made of fiber-based products.

Tetra Pak has been commended for its climate action and driving sustainable sourcing in its supply chain for the fourth time, achieving a place on the global environmental impact non-profit CDP's prestigious 'A List' based on the company's reporting in 2019.

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and Louisiana-Pacific Building Solutions (LP) announced the signing of a new, 10-year agreement that will positively impact more than 6.2 million acres of Manitoba's boreal forest, an area larger than the state of Vermont and about half the size of Nova Scotia.

Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has once again achieved a place on CDP's prestigious 'A List' for climate change.

Northern Pulp is asking for a judicial review of the Nova Scotia environment minister's decision to require an environmental assessment report for the company's proposed effluent facility.

Excess heat from the industrial processes at Stora Enso's Maxau paper mill in Germany, will be used to provide renewable, biomass-based district heating for the city of Karlsruhe.

UPM is among the first global forest industry companies making this commitment.

The biorefinery will produce a range of 100% wood-based biochemicals which enable a switch from fossil raw materials to sustainable alternatives in various consumer-driven end-uses.

The Lenzing Group initiated a project in Albania designed to promote sustainable forestry and improve local living conditions.

The modern bio-boiler plant not only improves the mill's energy efficiency but also environmental performance, occupational safety and fire safety.

Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation announced this week that it has begun the wind-down of its mill operations in a safe and environmentally sound way in order to meet its Jan. 31 deadline imposed by the government.

Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation announced this week that it has begun the wind-down of its mill operations in a safe and environmentally sound way in order to meet its Jan. 31 deadline imposed by the government.

Northern Pulp has informed the provincial government that it will continue with the environmental process for a proposed effluent treatment plant.

Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Port Hawkesbury Paper and IFE Project Management Canada (IFE) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their collaboration on the potential Pirate Harbour Wind Farm in Nova Scotia.

"We believe New Brunswicker's deserve to see the maximum environmental and economic benefits on their investment."

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has rejected a pulp mill's plea for a deadline extension that would have allowed it to continue dumping wastewater near a First Nation after Jan. 31.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied fines last month totaling $27,106 against the Georgia-Pacific Pulp and Paper Mill in Toledo regarding three separate incidents -- two involving unexpected releases from the mill's wastewater treatment system and one involving a lab testing issue.

Sonoco announced it has joined 4evergreen, an international industry alliance dedicated to boosting the role of fiber-based packaging to create a circular and more sustainable economy that reduces climate change and other environmental impacts.

Enviva applauds a new report, The Future of Bioenergy, published December 5, 2019 in the Global Change Biology journal and authored by Walter Reid and Mariam Ali of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Christopher Field of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.

A first milestone is set for 2030, when Lenzing plans to cut down on CO2 emissions per ton of product by 50% compared to a 2017 baseline. For 2050 Lenzing has announced a vision towards net-zero CO2 emissions.

Some of the world's best known brands are fuelling climate change by sourcing palm oil and wood pulp linked to Indonesian forest fires, reveals new Greenpeace International analysis.

According to a new report, Södra has a positive impact on global climate change, equivalent to 20% of Sweden's combined emissions of CO₂ equivalents.

Asia's pulp and paper giants - which supply materials for stationery, tissues and toilet roll - are being urged by environmentalists to follow the palm oil industry in stepping up collaboration to tackle forest loss and fires in Indonesia.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced the publication of its 2018 Sustainability and Social Responsibility Update Report.