CBC’s investigation and Greenpeace’s follow-up suggests there is evidence of deep links between APP and Paper Excellence, even if the FSC’s investigations have concluded otherwise. From the article:
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>Canada’s largest pulp-and-paper company should lose sustainability credentials because new information shows how deeply it’s linked to an Indonesian conglomerate with a record of rainforest destruction, Greenpeace Canada says.
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>In a complaint filed Tuesday afternoon, the environmentalist group says a “preponderance of evidence” shows that Paper Excellence is really part of the same business empire as Indonesian behemoth Asia Pulp & Paper, or APP, and that they’re both ultimately controlled by the same corporate parent, Jakarta-based Sinar Mas.
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>Greenpeace says Paper Excellence deserves to lose its association with the international Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as a result, because of the council’s rules against being indirectly involved in destructive forestry practices. Paper Excellence disputes the allegations.
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>Shane Moffatt, head of Greenpeace Canada’s nature and food campaign, said the core of the complaint is that Paper Excellence is a sister company of APP and both are ultimately controlled by Sinar Mas. Greenpeace believes “there is very, very strong evidence” to back up its assertion, he added.
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>He noted that the FSC severed its relationship with APP in 2007 because it failed to meet the FSC’s standards for forestry practices.
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>The FSC’s rules state that within 30 days, it has to alert Paper Excellence about Greenpeace’s complaint and convene the parties to attempt to mediate an informal resolution. If that doesn’t work, a more formal investigative process kicks in.
The FSC’s Canadian branch told CBC on Tuesday that it has examined the shareholder ties between the companies “multiple times — most recently a few weeks ago — and has concluded each time that there is no majority ownership relationship between APP and Paper Excellence.”
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CBC’s investigation and Greenpeace’s follow-up suggests there is evidence of deep links between APP and Paper Excellence, even if the FSC’s investigations have concluded otherwise. From the article:
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>Canada’s largest pulp-and-paper company should lose sustainability credentials because new information shows how deeply it’s linked to an Indonesian conglomerate with a record of rainforest destruction, Greenpeace Canada says.
>
>In a complaint filed Tuesday afternoon, the environmentalist group says a “preponderance of evidence” shows that Paper Excellence is really part of the same business empire as Indonesian behemoth Asia Pulp & Paper, or APP, and that they’re both ultimately controlled by the same corporate parent, Jakarta-based Sinar Mas.
>
>Greenpeace says Paper Excellence deserves to lose its association with the international Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as a result, because of the council’s rules against being indirectly involved in destructive forestry practices. Paper Excellence disputes the allegations.
…
>Shane Moffatt, head of Greenpeace Canada’s nature and food campaign, said the core of the complaint is that Paper Excellence is a sister company of APP and both are ultimately controlled by Sinar Mas. Greenpeace believes “there is very, very strong evidence” to back up its assertion, he added.
>
>He noted that the FSC severed its relationship with APP in 2007 because it failed to meet the FSC’s standards for forestry practices.
…
>The FSC’s rules state that within 30 days, it has to alert Paper Excellence about Greenpeace’s complaint and convene the parties to attempt to mediate an informal resolution. If that doesn’t work, a more formal investigative process kicks in.
The FSC’s Canadian branch told CBC on Tuesday that it has examined the shareholder ties between the companies “multiple times — most recently a few weeks ago — and has concluded each time that there is no majority ownership relationship between APP and Paper Excellence.”