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ENVIRONMENTAL
LEADERSHIP
Making the Right Choices for
Paper and Practicing
Environmental Stewardship
About FPAC
• 21 member companies
• Represent 2/3 of certified forest area in Canada
• Work on behalf of wood, pulp and paper producers at
both the national and international levels
• Represent industry interests on issues including the
economy, trade, and the environment
• Encourage positive branding of industry
• Promote highest standards of forest management
• Involved with research and development and analysis
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About Boxfish
• Work to create sustainable transformations
• Work with governmets, established businesses, new
technologies and advocacy groups
• Linking reliable, prosperous businesses to a healthier
more livable environment
• EcoOpportunity
Building Environmental
Credentials in Forestry
Building Environmental
Credentials
Social Licence to Operate
• We get it
• We’re doing something about it
• We can do better
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Building Environmental
Credentials
Sustainability Commitments
• Certification (2002)
• Sustainability Initiative (2005)
• Illegal Logging (2006)
• Traceability (2006)
• Conservation Planning (2006)
• Carbon-neutrality (2007)
• Bio-pathways (2010)
• Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (2010)
Forging a Collaborative Path
New Social Dialogue
• Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement
• New collaborative relationship
• 3-year commitment: suspension of logging/suspension of
campaigns
• Solution space
• FPAC members commit to the highest environmental
standards of forest management and conservation.
• Environmental organizations commit to global
recognition and support for FPAC members’ efforts.
Forging a Collaborative Path
• Forest Practices - World Leading
• Protected Areas Network - Fill gaps where possible
• Caribou - Accelerate recovery planning
• Climate Change - Adopt full lifecycle approach
• Industry Prosperity - Improve economic conditions
• Market Recognition - Visible ENGO support for
industry and products in the marketplace
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Responsible Sourcing
Responsible Sourcing
• Environmental credentials articulated through
responsible sourcing principles:
– Harvest legally
– Regenerate promptly
– Reduce waste, support recovery and recycling
– Reduce greenhouse gases and help fight climate change
– Welcome independent scrutiny of how they manage forests
• Supported by a new social dialogue
– Environmental credentials include relationships with
conservation and environmental NGOs
Thank you
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