The world’s largest paper and packaging firm, International Paper, is doing its bit for sustainable forestry.
It has announced the relaunch of its Copier Grade paper product in the coming few weeks, which will be accredited by the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). The FSC certifies forests and forestry product firms if they adhere to a wide range of sustainable and responsible forestry management criteria. The FSC mark has been designed to help consumers to choose ethically produced products.
The paper for the Copier Grade product is made from trees sourced entirely from International Paper’s own plantations in Brazil, which it has complete control over in terms of forestry management practices.
No wood from any native Brazilian forests is used and the plantations are certified under the Brazilian forest Certification Programme and the PEFC.
Planting sustainable plantations of non-native trees in Brazil is an effective way to safeguard the natural forests that need to be protected for biodiversity, habitat and carbon sequestration reasons.
Those interested in investing in these kinds of projects can buy up a piece of plantation land in Brazil through Greenwood Management, which offers ethical forestry investment products in Brazil.
