Industry Links
- FSC
FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world's forests. Established in 1993 as a response to concerns over global deforestation, FSC is a pioneer forum where the global consensus on responsible forest management convenes and through democratic process effects solutions to the pressures facing the world's forests and forest-dependent communities. LINK
- SFI
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) label is a sign you are buying wood and paper products from a certified source, backed by a rigorous, third-party certification audit. LINK
- PEFC
PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system PEFC standards seek to transform the way forests are managed globally -- and locally -- to ensure that all of us can enjoy the environmental, social and economic benefits that forests offer. LINK
- The Environmental Paper Network
The Environmental Paper Network represents over 100 organizations working together to accelerate social and environmental transformation in the pulp and paper industry. LINK
- EPN Paper Calculator
The Paper Calculator is an innovative tool that allows users to calculate and compare the environmental impacts of different paper choices. The Paper Calculator was developed and operated by Environmental Defense Fund from 2005 until 2011, at which time it was transferred to the ownership of the Environmental Paper Network. LINK
- Better Paper Project
The Better Paper Project empowers the magazine industry to go green by helping publishers choose sustainable papers. LINK
- EPAT
The Environmental Paper Assessment Tool - or EPAT - is an innovative assessment tool that allows buyers and sellers of paper products to make evaluate environmental performance data and make informed choices about their paper purchases. LINK