Elopak finalised the certification according to the strictest standards of forestry certification in April. The FSC CoC-certification is an approved traceability system for raw materials, from forest to filling. It supports Elopak’s commitment to the EU that, by 2015, 100% of board supply shall be controlled and traceable, and that by 2018 all converting operations shall operate with full FSC certification.
Elopak’s CEO Niels Petter Wright said: “FSC compliance is a key part of our environmental strategy to ensure biodiversity through well managed forests. The FSC logo on our cartons is a visible declaration that we don’t have any part of the illegal logging trade within our value chain.”
Elopak’s main operations in Europe, including its converting plants in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, are fully compliant in terms of their operational and procurement systems, and will offer cartons that carry the assurance of the FSC logo to key customers in these regions.
More than 25% of the group’s total global volumes will now be FSC-labelled, increasing as the certification process continues throughout Elopak’s other key European sites.
Elopak’s director for the environment (with responsibility for developing and executing Elopak’s FSC certification) is Sveinar Kildal. He said: “Having FSC certification is of major importance to ensure that our raw materials come from well managed and certified forests. It ensures replantation and good carbon management of the world’s forests. This is the first, single, common certification system for all of Elopak’s operations and raw materials in the value chain, and it’s fully approved by the WWF, our environmental partners.”
Source: Elopak
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