Top forest products producers back certification expansion
5 November 2013Twenty-six of the world’s leading forest products companies have jointly committed to support and promote the expansion of forest certification.
The companies, members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Forest Solutions Group, are responsible for nearly 40% of annual global forest, paper and packaging sales.
A “leadership statement on the value and future of forest certification”, issued at WBCSD’s Council Week in Istanbul, recognises that reducing forest loss and forest degradation is a global priority requiring “immediate and concerted action”.
Mëtsa Group, SCA, Weyerhaeuser, Stora Enso and UPM are among the companies backing the declaration.
The group members have committed to working with stakeholders to spread sustainable forest management, set 2020 targets to increase the use of certification and grow markets for certified forest products.
