Plantation Industry Leader In Sustainability

8 June 2007

A global sustainability progress update for the wood and paper industry launched 7 June has cited the sustainability achievements of Australia's plantation products and paper industry as examples of world-class best practice.
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) update reports progress against commitments in its 2006 CEO leadership statement. The update shows the ICFPA, including the Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) and its member companies, are continuously improving environmental performance.
A3P's performance against sustainability targets including sustainable forest management, illegal logging, energy use, environmental management and fibre use and recovery are cited as examples of best practice in the ICFPA update.
A3P is the only Australian national organisation that has proposed sustainability targets and committed to publicly reporting against them. It has also developed member guidelines for stopping the supply of illegally logged forest products into Australia.
Representing A3P at the launch, CEO Neil Fisher said the Australian plantation products and paper industry was serious about achieving and reporting transparently against key sustainability targets.
"We have developed a comprehensive, forward-thinking sustainability action plan that commits our members to 21 key sustainability targets.”

Paint Recycling Scheme A First

New Zealand-based Resene Paints has become the first manufacturer to offer nationwide recycling of paint.
A product stewardship, Paintwise, was launched at Resene’s Naenae plant in Lower Hutt by the Environment Minister David Benson-Pope.
"I congratulate Resene Paints and 3R Group, the program managers, for their commitment and vision to put the scheme in place," Benson-Pope said.
"The Government plans to encourage more such schemes which share the responsibility for the disposal of a product throughout its life cycle - from the designers to the end users.”
The Government is supporting a more comprehensive product stewardship regime as part of the Waste Minimisation (Solids) Bill, currently before the Local Government and Environment Select Committee. It will include regulations to support product stewardship schemes and ensure that those producers who take a leadership role in this area are not undermined by those who won't.
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