PROGRESS
Big shift in demand
Since first publishing this exclusive guide in mid 2008 and distributing it directly to more than 4000 printers and design houses nationwide, there has been a significant switch to using sustainable papers. One reports sustainable paper inventory rising from 10% to 41%.
More certified paper worldwide
An estimated 10% of forests worldwide are now certified by either the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Programme for the Enforcement of Forest Certification (PEFC) schemes. Some 224 million hectares
of forests are certified by PEFC and about 110 million hectares by the FSC.
Higher standards
There are also more papers on offer in New Zealand at a higher environmental standard.
This is due to a number of pressures:
- interest in the rating process;
- paper merchants putting pressure on their own suppliers to comply;
- companies and organizations wanting to use sustainable papers, and
- a paper buyer・s guide for government departments initiated by the Environment and Economic
Development ministries.
Exclusive buyers guide matrix -
We・re covering more suppliers We now include six suppliers・ papers in our comprehensive and exclusive matrix guide to paper choices.
New Zealand paper merchants now offer a wide range of FSC and PEFC chain of custody certified products. We are also starting to see the emergence of papers which are ：available in FSC Mixed sources； but customers need to pay a slight premium or they can buy non labeled FSC product for less.
In recognition of the difficulty in sourcing 100% FSC or PEFC pulp both certification systems also certify Mixed Sources through their labeling systems. Accordingly in our 2010 rating system we have allocated these a 4 rating compared to 5 for 100% chain of custody certified pulp.
We have also given Process Chlorine Free bleaching for recycled fibre equivalence with Total Chlorine Free bleaching for virgin pulp.
We recommend that you source your paper from those listed in this guide .
GREEN PAGES: From waste to print
When we read our daily newspaper, we generally don・t think about how the newsprint has been made. In New Zealand Norske Skog produces all our newsprint at its Tasman mill in Kawerau, now operating for more than 50 years. 100% of the fibre used to make our newspapers comes from what was effectively waste from sawn timber production or forest thinnings which are left over on the forest floor. More than 50% of this wood supply is FSC certified and all of it comes from New Zealand・s sustainably managed forests, managed to comply with the New Zealand Resource Management Act
"A year ago 10% of our papers were chain of custody certified by FSC or PEFC, now we are carrying 41%. This is a huge achievement given that approximately only 10% of the world・s forests are certified."
Andrew Preece, General Manager, Spicers Paper New Zealand
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