Consuming Canada's Boreal Forest: The chain of ... - Greenpeace
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Appendix C:<br />
Procurement<br />
Policies<br />
<strong>Greenpeace</strong><br />
Procurement policies are increasingly incorporating language around ethical and sustainable<br />
standards that guide the purchasing decisions pertaining to certain products. More and<br />
more companies are formulating procurement policies that reflect a desire to use products<br />
that are more forest-friendly and to outline their commitment to recycled fibre, FSC-certified<br />
fibre and fibre from a non-forest source.<br />
<strong>The</strong> result <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> companies taking leadership roles in forest protection and imple-<br />
menting procurement policies to reflect this is a surge in demand for recycled and FSC-cer-<br />
tified fibre. 1 This is good news for <strong>Boreal</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> protection but to truly protect our forests,<br />
demand needs to continue to grow.<br />
Sample <strong>of</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> Leaders on Procurement Policies<br />
Limited Brands, parent company <strong>of</strong> Victoria’s Secret, has promised to give preference to<br />
products endorsed by the FSC certification program and to shift its catalogues to ten per<br />
cent post-consumer recycled fibre or FSC-certified fibre over 2007 and 2008.<br />
In 2006, Random House Group UK pledged a commitment to utilize papers obtained from<br />
well-managed and certified forests. For titles printed elsewhere in the world, Random House<br />
ensures that printers provide detailed accounts <strong>of</strong> the <strong>chain</strong> <strong>of</strong> custody for all papers.<br />
Harper Collins UK has committed to using post-consumer recycled fibre wherever possible,<br />
and gives preference to FSC-certified virgin fibres when necessary.<br />
In 2004, Dell announced a long-term goal <strong>of</strong> ensuring all its forest suppliers be certified to<br />
FSC standards.<br />
As <strong>of</strong> the beginning <strong>of</strong> the 2006 school year, the Montreal School Board had pledged to use<br />
only paper products containing a minimum <strong>of</strong> 30 per cent post-consumer recycled content.<br />
As <strong>of</strong> autumn 2007, Raincoast Books, publisher <strong>of</strong> the Harry Potter novels in Canada, plans<br />
to complete transition to 100 per cent post-consumer content papers for most <strong>of</strong> its publications.<br />
<strong>The</strong> publisher has promised to demand <strong>chain</strong>-<strong>of</strong>-custody for any remaining nonrecycled<br />
paper content.<br />
<strong>Consuming</strong> <strong>Canada's</strong> <strong>Boreal</strong> <strong>Forest</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>chain</strong> <strong>of</strong> destruction from logging companies to consumers