The Pulp, Paper & Packaging Guidelines are intended to assist companies in the development of their own policies for sourcing pulp, paper and packaging and offer an number of recommendations on how to get there. The guidelines are not mandatory, but instead provide voluntary guidance. The guidelines propose a three-pronged approach to eliminating controversial sources from supply chains: 1) Develop sourcing policies that avoid controversial sources of pulp, paper and packaging contributing to deforestation. 2) Verify supply from high priority countries has low risk of controversial sources contributing to deforestation. 3) Disclose company policies, goals and progress to avoid controversial sources of pulp, paper and packaging contributing to deforestation in their individual supply chains.
Geographical Areas of Interest
Global
Supply Chain Focus
Forest production
Processing/Manufacturing
Retail/Use
Trade
Related CHapters
Contact Details
The Consumer Goods Forum
Sustainability – Climate Change and Waste Streams
Sabine Ritter, Executive Vice President
22/24 rue du Gouverneur Général Eboué
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux
France
+33 1 82 00 95 95 sustainability@theconsumergoodsforum.comTraceability
The guidelines recommend various means to improving traceability as a key step towards transparency: Documenting the legality of a source, using wood with chain of custody certification, and sourcing wood from certified sustainably managed forests
Legality
The Consumer Goods Forum Guidelines suggest the verification of legal sourcing by third-party inspection in high-priority countries (as defined in the guidelines), and monitoring in those countries where the risk of sourcing potential illegal timber is high.
Forest Conversion
The Consumer Goods Forum Guidelines suggest the verification of virgin fiber sourcing by third-party inspection in high-priority countries (as defined in the guidelines), and monitoring in those countries where the risk of contributing to deforestation and forest conversion is high.