Responsible wood and pulp sourcing

We actively promote sustainable forestry by the procurement of certified pulp as well as the marketing and sales of certified paper. To ensure a responsible value chain, we do a yearly risk assessment on suppliers of pulp and transportation, that details their environmental performance regarding energy, water and raw materials consumption and air pollution.

Arctic Paper is committed to procure wood and pulp raw material only from responsible sources and have procedures in place to avoid:

• Illegally harvested wood;
• Wood harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights;
• Wood harvested in forests where high conservation values are threatened by management activities;
• Wood harvested in forests being converted to plantations or non-forest use;
• Wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted.

 

FSC^® and PEFC

To ensure sustainability all the way from the forest to the paper, Arctic Paper mills are FSC^® and PEFC chain of custody certified. 

The FSC^® (Forest Stewardship Council^®) was founded in 1993 on the initiatives of timber users, traders and representatives from environmental and human-rights organizations. FSC promotes ecologically, socially and economically responsible management of the world’s forests.

PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) is a global system that promotes sustainable forest management – environmentally, socially and economically, for present and future generations – through independent third-party forest certification.