International Paper Establishes World’s Largest Forest Stewardship Council Manufacturing Platform

Continuing its commitment to provide more certification options for its customers, International Paper (NYSE: IP) today announced the expansion of its Forest Stewardship Council(R) (FSC(R)) Chain-of-Custody certification to include a majority of its U.S. pulp and paper mills and a number of converting facilities across its businesses. The increase establishes the company as having the largest FSC manufacturing platform across the globe. “Having FSC Chain-of-Custody certification at a majority of our International Paper mills demonstrates our continuing commitment to sustainability and to helping our customers achieve their sustainability goals,” said John Faraci, International Paper’s chairman and chief executive officer. “This FSC certification is the latest commitment by our company to provide multiple certification opportunities for our customers, including the widely recognized Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI(R)) program and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) systems.” Image: fsc.org. More…

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