Environmental

Canada is funding eight Saskatchewan tree projects with $24.5 million to plant more than five million trees under the 2 Billion Trees program.

Either Richard Bassett, the U.K. businessman who owns Cosmo Specialty Fibers, must start removing vast quantities of these chemicals from the site this month or the Environmental Protection Agency will step in and take over.

New York sued 3M, DuPont and other companies on Thursday, July 9, for causing a public nuisance by selling "forever chemicals" that they knew were toxic, for use in consumer products.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has extended its interim power purchase agreement with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited for one year, which began on July 1, 2026, and ends on June 30, 2027.

Eighteen years after signing their first agreement, Sofidel and WWF Italy renew one of the longest-standing partnerships in the history of WWF Italy, in a year when both organizations celebrate the 60th anniversary of their founding. The renewed partnership focuses on three areas of collaboration: climate and energy transition, responsible forest sourcing, and stakeholder awareness.

The prestigious "A" rating in the 2025 Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA) recognizes the effectiveness of the Group's supply chain decarbonization strategies.

Södra is taking the next step towards more circular flows in timber packaging. By switching to a new plastic solution, the share of recycled material increases from 50% to 70%, while strengthening the supply chains.

Stora Enso's first global project with fully electric truck deliveries of Sylva™ cross-laminated timber (CLT) elements has been taken place in Sweden.

Representing an investment of €86 million, this new facility, designed to produce green energy, replaces the old natural gas boilers, enabling a drastic reduction in the site's carbon footprint.

At the Cosmo Specialty Fibers site in Cosmopolis, regulators have repeatedly warned of growing dangers, including the potential for a "catastrophic release," which could threaten those on the site, the environment and public health.

Huhtamaki and Hesburger are strengthening their long-standing partnership through the development of new fiber lids, designed in close collaboration to support performance and sustainability in everyday foodservice applications.

The report outlines, among other things, the Company's progress towards its 2030 sustainability goals.

Metsä Board, a leading European producer of fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its updated near-term emissions reduction targets. Metsä Board has had SBTi validated targets in place since 2019.

Stora Enso has adopted a new target for 90 percent of the materials in its own operations to be circular by 2030, up from 79 percent in 2025.

Publishes carbon data supporting customers' sustainability goals and reporting.

Domtar is proud to announce that it has been selected as the winner of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)'s Leadership in Conservation Award. Since 2007, this annual award has recognized an SFI Certified organization, a team of partners or a research- or conservation-related individual for outstanding conservation achievements and innovation.

Smurfit Westrock has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, outlining ambitious new Better Planet targets, the significant progress made across climate, circularity and communities, and the role of paper based packaging in supporting a lower carbon, circular economy.

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (BTG Pactual TIG), one of the world's largest timberland managers, announced the close of fundraising for its Latin American Reforestation Strategy, reaching US$1.24 billion in commitments.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, has announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. Through the agreement, NextEra Energy Resources plans to build a 250-megawatt solar energy plant in West Texas, advancing Graphic Packaging's commitment to source renewable electricity and reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Kruger Energy has begun construction of the Saint-Paul-de-Montminy (SPDM) Wind Farm, a 196-MW project scheduled for commissioning in December 2027. Located within the municipalities of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire and Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, the project represents an investment of more than $580 million.

PepsiCo, Givaudan, Statkraft and Smurfit Westrock announce a renewable energy initiative enabled by the pep+ REnew program, supported by Statkraft, to reduce emissions across Europe.

Premier David Eby told the annual gathering of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) on Friday, April 10, said that the government plans to ease industrial carbon prices for pulp mills as the province's forestry sector continues to struggle to remain competitive.

These awards recognize Pregis channel partners for adopting product solutions that deliver measurable environmental and social outcomes during 2025.

Södra has now completed the initial inventory after storm Dave and a first compilation shows that approximately 1 million m³fub of forest has been damaged on member land in Götaland. Västra Götaland County and parts of Jönköping County are the hardest hit areas.

Initiative integrates fragments of native forests in the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and Amazon biomes, stimulating wildlife movement, the expansion of vegetation cover and the restoration of ecosystems.