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

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

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

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