From:Packaging News

Smurfit Kappa has announced that it has achieved 90% chain of custody certification by FSC, PEFC or SFI for the packaging it sells to customers.

The corrugated packaging giant said this is a new milestone in promoting sustainable forests, providing end-to-end transparency across the supply chain and an assurance of the sustainable origin of raw materials used.

Smurfit Kappa said it has implemented stringent sourcing, monitoring and risk management practices across its global operations.

These measures include:
● Certification of the plantations and forests that Smurfit Kappa owns and manages by FSC or PEFC forest management schemes

● Applying a third-party certified FSC, PEFC and/or SFI chain of custody system across its more than 300 sites

● Applying a strict sourcing policy for its virgin and recovered fibres

● Maintaining full transparency and traceability for complete fibre flow through the plantations and forests the company owns and manages, and through its network of trusted and certified suppliers

In 2014 Smurfit Kappa announced a certified Chains of Custody for all the paper produced and sourced for packaging.

Steven Stoffer, Group VP Development, said: “At Smurfit Kappa we understand the importance of sustainability in everything we do, and see it as our responsibility to ensure the products we supply to our customers meet the highest chain of custody standards. We are delighted to have achieved this target and take great pride in contributing to better management of the world’s forests and a more sustainable future.”