Environmental

Kimberly-Clark has announced its new 2030 sustainability strategy and goals, aimed at addressing the social and environmental challenges of the next decade with commitments to improve the lives and well-being of one billion people in under-served communities around the world with the smallest environmental footprint.

The Procter & Gamble Company announced a new commitment to have its global operations be carbon neutral for the decade through a series of interventions that protect, improve and restore nature.

British Columbia Forest Practices Board proclaimed that an audit of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber-sale licensees operating under the program has found poor results.

Sofidel, one of the world's leading manufacturers of tissue paper for hygienic and domestic use, particularly well-known for its Regina brand, has had its emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, in line with what the latest climate science says is needed to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has been awarded with EcoVadis Gold rating for the company's sustainability management and performance for the fourth consecutive year. Compared with the results from the previous year, progress was especially made in sustainable procurement.

According to an email received by Del. Gary Howell on Monday, representatives for Verso Corporation say they have "exhausted" efforts to find a buyer for the shuttered Luke mill, but will continue to work toward slowing the seepage of black liquor into the Potomac.

DS Smith was joined by its global partner the Ellen MacArthur Foundation for a virtual event to explore the packaging company's brand-new Circle Design Principles.

More than 40 environment groups have called on Japan's Nippon Paper Group to remove timber logged in Victoria's native forests from its supply chain in the aftermath of bushfires and a landmark judgment that found a government forestry agency repeatedly breached conservation regulations.

As part of its annual reforestation efforts in 2020, Ilim Group will plant trees in an area covering 55,000 ha in the Irkutsk and Arkhangelsk regions, Russia, using over 6.5 million seedlings and 4 tons of pine and spruce tree seeds. The number of seedlings planted grows every year.

Biomass CHP, a kind of renewable energy power and heat generation, utilizes biomass resources, mainly crop straw and forestry waste. As one of the key industries encouraged and supported by the Chinese government, biomass CHP, beneficial for both the environment and economy, can alleviate energy shortage, as well as improve the environment and employment to a certain extent.

The government of New Brunswick and J.D. Irving Ltd. are on high alert following government-forced closures of N.B. parks and Crown land due to extremely dry forests that could cause forest fires. The province has already seen fire damage surpass its annual average.

J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has released its 2019 Sustainability Report for its Forestry and Forest Products Operations.

On the doorstep of a decisive decade for climate change, Kimberly-Clark has announced expanded new targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Smurfit Kappa has started up new recovery boiler at its Nettingsdorf kraftliner mill in Austria. The unveiling of the state-of-the-art boiler marks an important milestone in Smurfit Kappa's Future Energy Plant project, which was a Euro 134 million investment to increase the sustainability and efficiency of the leading kraftliner mill.

The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced WestRock, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, through its WestRock Foundation, has committed to supporting family forest owners addressing climate change by investing in the development of the Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP), a new program created by AFF and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

UPM is aiming to find sustainable solutions for replacing fossil-based raw materials and offering environmentally sound alternatives.

The natural gas boiler was unloaded at the mill in Green Bay to replace the coal-fired one.

The parent company for the idled Northern Pulp mill says it has filed an appeal with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court related to a ministerial order issued last month for the management of the site.

Out of a total of Euro 350 million invested in the conversion of the mill, approximately Euro 40 million will be used for environmental improvements of the mill. The investment will improve the mill's odour and noise situation and decrease the water emissions.

Stora Enso's drone research used a drone and a multispectral camera to detect insect damages in Finnish forests.

Suzano, the global reference in the production of bioproducts from planted eucalyptus, reports its first Greenhouse Gas Inventory with consolidated data after the merger that originated the new company.

Many brands and retailers could reduce the climate impact of their packaging up to 50 percent and avoid thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted to air.

DS Smith is launching its brand-new Circular Design Principles, as it reveals new research that shows there is a desperate need for consistent design to help cut through the confusion in the recycling of packaging.

Lecta has successfully completed the adaptation process of OHSAS 18001 certification to the new ISO 45001 standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems in all its manufacturing sites as planned.

Nova Scotia's environment minister says that regardless of any concerns Northern Pulp has with an order he recently issued, he expects the company to abide by the terms as outlined in the document.