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FSC
FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) is an
independent, non-governmental, not for
profit organization established to promote
the responsible management of the world's
forests. Products carrying the FSC labels
are independently certified to assure
consumers that they come from forests that
are managed to meet the social, economic and
ecological needs of present and future
generations.
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PEFC
The PEFC Council (Programme for the
Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes)
is an independent, non-profit,
non-governmental organisation, founded in
1999 which promotes sustainable managed
forests through independent third party
certification.
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Kinds of FSC and PEFC Certificates:
FM Certificate
It is a voluntary process for verifying
responsible forest practices in all types of
forests and plantations across the world. It
is up to a forest owner, or representative
of a group of forest owners and operators,
to initiate the certification process by
requesting an independent certifier to
inspect the forest and to see if the
management meets the FSC requirements for
certification.
COC Certificate
Once a forest is certified it is important
to be able to trace the products that come
from it throughout the supply chain to
ensure that any claims on the origin of the
product are credible and verifiable. The FSC
chain of custody certification is a
voluntary process. FSC chain of custody is a
tracking system that allows manufacturers
and traders to demonstrate that timber comes
from a forest that is responsibly managed in
accordance with the FSC Principles and
Criteria. It tracks the flow of certified
wood through the supply chain and across
borders through each successive stage -
including processing, transformation and
manufacturing - all the way to the final
product.

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EMAS
EMAS is the EU voluntary instrument which
acknowledges organisations that improve
their environmental performance on a
continuous basis.
EMAS stands for
Environmental Management and Audit Scheme.
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NAPM Recycled Mark
NAPM Recycled Mark shows that the product
uses not less than 50% post-consumer waste.
NAPM stands for the National Association
of Paper Merchants.
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EUGROPA Recycled
Mark
EUGROPA Recycled Mark shows that the product
uses not less than 50% post-consumer waste.
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ISO 14001
An internationally recognised management
tool for organisations to attain excellence
in environmental performance and strive
towards environmental sustainability.
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SFI
A US program to certify forests to insure
they are being managed in a sustainable
manner through certification
SFI stands
for Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
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Pre-Consumer Waste
By-products generated after the
manufacturing process is completed and then
reconstituted into pre-consumer recycled
content.
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Post-Consumer
Waste
Material that has completed its life cycle
as a consumer item and is reconstituted into
post-consumer recycled fibre.
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Acid Free Paper
Paper which has had the acid removed from
the pulp so that it has a neutral 7.0pH.
This prolongs the life expectancy of the
paper from turning yellow or deteriorating
in quality.
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Adopted CHP
generation
CHP (Combined Heat & Power) generation seeks
to continually reduce water and energy
consumption and limiting greenhouse gas
emissions. This in turn minimises the
environmental impact of paper manufacture.
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100% Renewable
Electrical Energy
Paper mills use renewable electrical energy
for production, such as generating
electricity via wind mills.
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Commercial Forest
Pulp derived from commercially managed
forest
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Elemental Chlorine
Free
Chlorine is not used in the process of
bleaching of paper pulp.
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Totally Chlorine
Free
Chlorine is not used from fibre to the
process of bleaching of paper pulp.
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Process Chlorine
Free
Chlorine is not used in the process of
making paper pulp and paper production
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Recycled Paper
Recycled paper is made of recycled fibres.
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Recyclable Paper
This logo shows that the paper product CAN
BE recycled; it does not necessarily contain
recycled material.
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