French forest certification system submitted for endorsement

Smurfit Kappa has opened a new recycling plant in the Tuscan region of Italy, strengthening its recovered paper service in the region. Smurfit Kappa Marlia will process approximately 15,000 tonnes of recovered paper annually and this is expected to increase to 25,000 tonnes next year. The new plant is strategically located in the district where 60% of Italian containerboard and 90% of tissue paper is produced. The Marlia depot works closely with the local council, supermarkets and businesses to collect used paper and board which is transported to the Smurfit Kappa Ania Paper Mill in Lucca where it is used as raw material to produce new containerboard. Speaking about the new facility, General Manager, Luca Mannori, said: “We are delighted to have this new plant up and running, which is further evidence of our ongoing commitment to sustainable development and an important addition to the region. Click Read More below for additional information.

W&G Baird specialise in providing a professional, yet personalised print service with no job too big or too small. With over 150 years of experience, they can provide the customer with expertise and advice in everything from leaflets and business cards through to bespoke books, magazines and prospectuses. “We are very pleased to become a member of Two Sides. W&G Baird look forward to promoting the sustainable story of print media and enhancing our own sustainability journey,” says Patrick Moffett, Managing Director for W&G Baird. W&G Baird operates one of the largest sheet-fed capacity print rooms in the country, using the most sophisticated printing technology and finishing equipment available. In the last few years, W&G Baird have invested over £4 million in technology and people to remain at the forefront of the industry, which allows them to offer full service print solutions.

Tetra Pak announces the launch of the pioneering land restoration initiative The Araucaria Conservation Programme in Brazil, marking the industry’s first nature-based restoration project. The ambition is to generate positive environmental, economic and social benefits for local communities and restore and protect biodiversity in the region. Developed in collaboration with Apremavi, a Brazilian NGO specialising in conservation and restoration projects since 1987, the initiative is set to restore at least 7,000 hectares over a period of ten years – equivalent to 9,800 football pitches – of the Atlantic Forest, one of the richest biomes and the second most endangered in the world. Originally, this rainforest covered 17 Brazilian states, but today only 12 per cent of its original area is preserved, putting thousands of species that do not exist elsewhere at risk. The Araucaria Conservation Programme will target an area of particular risk, the Forest of Araucarias, which today only has 3 per cent of its original area preserved.