On October 201110, Finland approved the new FSC standard, which was opened to forest owners on May10. Upm Huichuan, a forest industry group committed to sustainable development, applied for FSC certification for its forests in Finland for the first time. At the same time, UPM has expanded its forest service portfolio to provide FSC certification services for Finnish forest owners.
It is reported that UPM's forest in Finland has passed PEFC (Forest Certification and Accreditation Scheme) certification; The forest in Minnesota, USA has passed SFI (American Sustainable Forestry Initiative System) certification; British forests have passed the UKWAS (British Forest Protection Program) certification jointly recognized by FSC and PEFC; Uruguay's forests have passed FSC certification. The FSC certification applied by UPM will be first applied to the group's forests in southern Finland. Forest certification usually includes sustainable forest management certification and chain of custody certification of forest products production and marketing. The former is to evaluate the forest management of forest management units applying for certification according to internationally recognized principles and standards, so as to promote and realize forest management to meet the present and future social, economic and environmental needs, that is, sustainable forest management. The latter is to certify the whole process of forest products from forest management of origin to harvesting, transportation, processing, circulation and final consumers.
At present, there are two internationally recognized global forest certification systems: Forest Stewardship Committee (FSC) and Forest Certification and Accreditation Program Committee (PEFC). In addition, there are some national and regional forest certification systems, both of which can be covered.
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an independent non-governmental non-profit organization, established in Toronto, Canada, 1993, and headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The goal of FSC is to promote forest management activities that are environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically feasible. It promotes responsible world forest management and seeks to solve problems caused by poor forestry management. More than 6,543.8 billion hectares of forests in the world have been certified according to FSC standards, and thousands of products are produced by FSC certified wood and hold FSC trademarks. Look for the FSC mark when buying, and you can avoid buying endangered tree species or illegally cut products.
As one of the largest responsible papermaking enterprises in the world, UPM is committed to sustainable forest management on the road of leading new forestry. We not only strictly follow the Group's forest management and timber procurement policies in production and operation, but also all the forests owned by the Group have passed the forest certification of FSC, PEFC or other countries, and all the paper mills of the Group around the world have also passed the chain custody certification of FSC and PEFC, two international forest certification systems. In addition, UPM has established its own global chain of custody system to ensure that the wood and pulp purchased from abroad come from legally harvested unprotected forests. 1994, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China began to advocate, organize and establish China's environmental mark-"Green ten ring Mark", which is the highest standard of green product certification in China. The certification process consists of four parts: the technical requirements of environmental labeling products promulgated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, on-site inspection by technical experts, authorized inspection of products by authoritative testing institutions in the industry, and final comprehensive evaluation by technical committees. China environmental label requires certification enterprises to establish a guarantee system integrating ISO9000, ISO 14000 and product certification, and has formulated specific regulations to standardize and guarantee the operation of the system. At the same time, a strict annual inspection system is implemented for certified enterprises to ensure that the certified products continue to meet the standards.
Products with environmental protection marks not only show that the quality is qualified, but also meet the environmental protection requirements in the process of production, use and treatment. Compared with ordinary products, it has environmental advantages such as non-toxicity/low toxicity, less harm and resource saving, and forms social effects to improve environmental quality, and finally achieves the goal of coordinated development of environmental protection and economy. At present, more than 30 countries or regions in the world, such as Europe, the United States, Canadian, Japanese and China, have implemented environmental labels for more than 100 products. Environmental signs such as FSC have gradually become a powerful tool to prevent trade barriers and promote the public's active participation in environmental protection.
According to the official website of FSC, since 2007, more than 340 printing enterprises in China have passed FSC certification. Since the first half of 20 10, the domestic printing and packaging industry has heard the news of adopting environmental certification: SIG Combibloc, Tetra Pak China, Mengniu and other enterprises began to use FSC forest certification packaging materials, which set off a "green wave" of forest certification packaging.
As the production and operation organization of the Group's cultural paper in China and the Asia-Pacific region, UPM Huichuan Changshu Paper Factory has passed the chain custody certification of FSC and PEFC, providing different kinds of certified products to the market. Upm Huichuan Changshu Paper Factory was awarded the title of "Environmental Friendly Enterprise" as early as 2005, and its copy paper product "New Green Jiayin" was certified as the environmental symbol of China in 2008. It is reported that "New Green Good News" is about to be put into new packaging, and the latest FSC logo will be used in the new packaging.
PEFC certification proves that the wood fiber used in the paper label produced by Tampere factory is sustainable and legal. "We study the environmental impact of products in the whole life cycle," said Timo Lehesvirta, environmental director of UPM. "Sustainable forest management and wood procurement are part of the life cycle approach, and forest certification such as FSC and PEFC can let customers know the sustainability of raw materials."
Ma Yuanyuan, manager of the market environment, described this sustainability from a specific level: "From the perspective of the whole life cycle of paper, papermaking and the use of paper can be an environmental protection behavior-the wood in papermaking raw materials is a renewable resource, which is taken from a sustainably managed forest. The production process, packaging, logistics and warehousing also adopt environmentally friendly management methods. The final paper products can be recycled many times, and even the waste generated in the production process can be recycled. "
Facts have proved that scientific production, strict supervision and authoritative certification can not only effectively protect forests, but also make papermaking and paper use no longer the disorderly behavior of blindly seizing natural resources and destroying the environment in the traditional concept. On the other hand, the paper industry holding high the banner of environmental protection has also made remarkable achievements in the market.
Regarding the win-win situation of forest certification in environmental protection and market, Timo Varhama, general manager of UPM Japan, explained: "Environmentally certified forest products also generate added value in sales, and people are willing to pay more for certified products." In China, with the continuous optimization and adjustment of industrial structure, the added value of environmental certification is becoming more and more influential. The number of FSC paper products customers is increasing, and some government agencies and large companies explicitly require the use of environmentally certified paper products in procurement. For example, the copy paper product "New Green Jiayin" of Upm Huichuan Changshu Paper Factory became the first copy paper brand to enter the "China Municipal Government Green Product Purchase List" because of its China environmental certification mark.
"Based on the FSC certification of the company's forest, UPM's ability to provide certified wood products according to customer requirements has been improved. In this way, our products can better meet the needs of customers. " Kari Yl, Director of Marketing Department of UPM Huichuan Paper? Nen said.
Upm aims to maximize the share of certified fibers and promote forest certification worldwide. In order to achieve this goal, UPM will trace the source of all wood fibers purchased by the company. According to statistics, as of 20 10, the share of certified fiber in UPM products has reached 79%.