Currently Chinese floor industry is struggling: the increased prices of wood, freight, labor cost……The profits of floor industry is decreasing gradually. What’ more, except increased cost, the sales link also manage to ...
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Barry Callebaut has published its new sustainability strategy “Forever Chocolate” with the ambition to move sustainable chocolate from niche to norm in less than a decade. Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique said: ...
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Mars is urging the business community and global leaders at COP22 to take bold action to implement the targets agreed last year in Paris for tackling climate change. Mars combined this call to action with an announcement of plans for a ...
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Mondelēz International has laid out new milestones and requirements for suppliers to work toward a sustainable supply of palm oil as part of its updated Palm Oil Action Plan. The update advances the company's goal to make sustainable ...
The vast tracts of mangrove forest in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been almost erased by the immense construction of marine reclamation lands and industrial plants. The sharp decline of the mangroves and marine ...
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The group has just been awarded a PEFC sustainable forest management certification. APRIL is Indonesia’s second largest paper and pulp company, and will rely solely on plantations to provide the fibre for its pulp, and not ...
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Indonesian pulp and paper major Asia Pacific Resources International (April) has decided to make peace with green activists, throwing its weight behind the drive to put an end to deforestation. In response to international pressure group ...
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Last year, Asia Pulp & Paper installed solar panels in China that are providing 70.5 megawatts of solar power. APP is to add another 200 megawatts across eight of its mill companies in China. That is enough to power more than 500,000 ...
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Two billion people use a Unilever product on any given day. Last year, Unilever spent $7.6 billion on brand and marketing activities. For a long time now, Unilever has been promoting its socially responsible side beneath the sound of its ...
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Indonesia’s ability to export sustainable forestry products has just been given an adrenalin boost. All products recognised by the Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) will receive automatic accreditation from the ...
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The declaration is being heralded as an unprecedented international, multi-sector commitment to safeguard the world’s forests and to help tackle climate change. All signatories of the Declaration have committed to a vision of ...
“Certification is one of the most powerful tools companies can use to assure the public that they're committed to environmental responsibility and sustainable forest management.” Well said, Denis O’Hara. O’Hara ...
Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources, that are actionable until 2020. "This company was founded on the belief that there's an inherent goodness in ...
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is planning to offer Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)- certified sustainable palm oil to North American customers beginning in 2015. ADM is also working with agribusiness Wilmar International ...
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Avery Dennison Foundation announced a $200,000 grant to the Rainforest Alliance to foster best practices in forestry management, create jobs and increase access to sustainably-managed forest products. Workers in Brus Laguna, Honduras ...
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