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Ensuring Sustainability: International Paper's Commitment to Responsible Fiber Procurement
Originally published in International Paper's 2023 Sustainability Report NORTHAMPTON, MA / A...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ensuring Sustainability: International Paper’s Commitment to Responsible Fiber ProcurementOriginally published in International Paper's 2023 Sustainability ReportNORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 26, 2024 / International Paper's Global Fiber Procurement Policy serves as the foundation of our commitment to healthy and abundant forests. This policy states, \"We will not knowingly accept fiber from illegally logged forests or from forests where high conservation values are threatened by management activities.\"To achieve our goal to source 100% of fiber from sustainably managed forests, we engage in responsible fiber sourcing, with the following highlights:International Paper's Fiber Supply Team is a diverse group of more than 225 professionals who work together to ensure fiber is responsibly sourced across our mill footprintOur industry-leading mapping platform ForSite™ (see page 29) exemplifies transparency, risk mitigation and targeted collaboration. It enables us to know where our direct non-certified wood purchases come from and ensures that the right decisions are made before the fiber enters our mill systemWe maintain chain-of-custody certification at all mills, including certification to the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Controlled Wood Standard and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Fiber Sourcing StandardWe have developed and continue to support one of the largest private landowner assistance programs in the U.S. to offer FSC® Forest Management CertificationOur extensive fiber supply network and ForSite™ allow us to connect our forest conservation partners with private forest landowners to help make a positive impact on-the-ground and in the areas that matter mostForSite™ForSite™ is an innovative mapping tool used by our Fiber Supply Team to verify and track the fiber they are sourcing. This system guides our responsible fiber procurement on non-certified forestland in the U.S. It follows the framework and protocol of a HCVF Risk Assessment.This system uses GIS technology to display and organize a variety of pieces of spatial data - critical information that our Fiber Supply Team uses to make informed decisions prior to the fiber entering our supply chain. ForSite™ data includes an array of environmental and spatial attribut...